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.
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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 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.58% |
| May 31, 2026 | 4.61% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.63% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.96% |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.54% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.62% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.85% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.84% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.75% |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.11% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 2.86% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.44% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.35% |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.24% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.18% |
API Access
Paychex Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();