Paychex (PAYX) Depreciation & Amortization (CF) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Depreciation & Amortization (CF) of $109.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.5% from $109.3 million a year earlier but down 3.0% from the prior quarter.
Paychex (PAYX) Depreciation & Amortization (CF) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Depreciation & Amortization (CF) at Paychex was $443.1 million, up 58.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $442.6 million, up 111.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Depreciation & Amortization (CF) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Paychex's Depreciation & Amortization (CF) was $209.5 million in FY2025 (+18.7%), $176.5 million in FY2024 (-0.1%), $176.6 million in FY2023 (-7.9%) and $191.8 million in FY2022 (-0.1%).
- Quarterly Depreciation & Amortization (CF) has run from a low of $39 million in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of $113.2 million in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Depreciation & Amortization (CF) has increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 76.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Depreciation & Amortization (CF) in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 180.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a decline of 10.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Depreciation & Amortization (CF) for the three prior fiscal quarters was $113.2 million (Q4 2026), $111 million (Q3 2026) and $109.1 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dep. & Amort. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 7.05 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | 3.20 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 383.09 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 966.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 155.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 390.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | 24.00 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 109.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 109.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 113.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 111.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 109.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 109.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 85.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 43.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 41.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 39.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 45.60 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 44.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 44.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 41.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 44.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 44.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 44.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 44.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 49.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 48.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 48.60 Mn |
Paychex Depreciation & Amortization (CF) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=depreciation-and-amortization-cf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "depreciation-and-amortization-cf", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=depreciation-and-amortization-cf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();