Paychex PAYX
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Paychex (PAYX) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Dividend Yield came in at 1.23% in Q2 2026, up 55.0% year-over-year from 0.79% in Q2 2025, and up 6.55% quarter-over-quarter from 1.16% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Paychex (PAYX) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex has disclosed Dividend Yield across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.23% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Dividend Yield rose 55.0% year-over-year to 1.23%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 4.61% (up 207.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 4.61%, up 207.0% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Yield came in at 1.23% for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 1.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividend Yield ranged from a high of 1.23% in Q2 2026 to a low of 0.55% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Dividend Yield over 5 years is 0.77%, with a median of 0.73% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Dividend Yield slipped 13 bps in 2022 and surged 55 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Yield stood at 0.64% in 2022, then rose by 15 bps to 0.73% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 0.67% in 2024, then surged by 44 bps to 0.97% in 2025, then gained by 27 bps to 1.23% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividend Yield figures were 1.23% in Q2 2026, 1.16% in Q1 2026, and 0.97% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Automatic Data Processing 110.44 Bn 106.21 Bn 2.51 Bn
2 Paychex 43.28 Bn 42.14 Bn 1.19 Bn
3 Paycom Software 10.27 Bn 10.07 Bn 412.40 Mn
4 Paylocity Holding 8.11 Bn 7.84 Bn 300.38 Mn
5 Kanzhun 7.88 Bn 5.57 Bn 306.38 Mn
6 Alight 393.98 Mn 180.98 Mn 142.00 Mn
7 Asure Software 267.49 Mn 247.81 Mn 25.06 Mn
8 Dhi 194.97 Mn 191.20 Mn 25.04 Mn
9 CXApp 5.71 Mn 5.71 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.23%
Feb 28, 2026 1.16%
Nov 30, 2025 0.97%
Aug 31, 2025 0.78%
May 31, 2025 0.68%
Feb 28, 2025 0.65%
Nov 30, 2024 0.67%
Aug 31, 2024 0.75%
May 31, 2024 0.82%
Feb 29, 2024 0.73%
Nov 30, 2023 0.73%
Aug 31, 2023 0.73%
May 31, 2023 0.85%
Feb 28, 2023 0.72%
Nov 30, 2022 0.64%
Aug 31, 2022 0.64%
May 31, 2022 0.64%
Feb 28, 2022 0.55%
Nov 30, 2021 0.55%
Aug 31, 2021 0.58%