Paychex (PAYX) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $424.9 million in Q2 2026, up 9.09% year-over-year from $389.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 9.51% quarter-over-quarter from $388.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $424.9 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.09% year-over-year to $424.9 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 9.75% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 9.75% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common came in at $424.9 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from $388.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $424.9 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $238.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $336.3 million, with a median of $337.3 million recorded in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for Dividends Paid - Common was 19.73% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 6.57% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $284.7 million in 2022, then grew by 12.47% to $320.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.18% to $352.8 million in 2024, then increased by 9.95% to $387.9 million in 2025, then advanced by 9.54% to $424.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $424.9 million in Q2 2026, $388.0 million in Q1 2026, and $387.9 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 1.57 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 373.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 683.20 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 332.00 Mn |
| 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 | 424.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 424.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 424.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 388.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 387.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 389.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 389.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 353.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 352.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 353.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 352.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 320.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 320.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 321.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 321.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 284.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 284.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 284.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 285.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 238.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 238.30 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();