Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Paychex recorded quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $388.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $387.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.92% year-over-year from $353.0 million in Q1 2025.

Paychex's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $388.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.92% year-over-year to $388.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 10.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, up 10.14% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common came in at $388.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, roughly flat from $387.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $389.5 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $238.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $331.1 million and a median of $321.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • On a YoY basis, Dividends Paid - Common climbed as much as 19.73% in 2022 and fell as far as 6.57% in 2022.
  • Paychex's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $284.7 million in 2022, then increased by 12.47% to $320.2 million in 2023, then grew by 10.18% to $352.8 million in 2024, then rose by 9.95% to $387.9 million in 2025, then grew by 0.03% to $388.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $388.0 million, $387.9 million, and $389.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 395.00 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 147.39 Bn 146.35 Bn 11.88 Bn -
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn -
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn -
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn -
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 687.10 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 333.00 Mn
10 Paychex 34.86 Bn 33.07 Bn 1.38 Bn 388.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 388.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 388.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 387.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 387.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 389.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 389.10 Mn
May 31, 2025 389.50 Mn
May 31, 2025 389.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 353.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 353.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 352.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 352.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 353.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 353.40 Mn
May 31, 2024 352.80 Mn
May 31, 2024 352.80 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 320.40 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 320.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 320.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 320.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 321.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 321.90 Mn
May 31, 2023 321.40 Mn
May 31, 2023 321.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 284.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 284.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 284.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 284.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 284.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 284.60 Mn
May 31, 2022 285.20 Mn
May 31, 2022 285.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 238.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 238.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 238.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 238.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 238.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 238.10 Mn
May 31, 2021 238.20 Mn
May 31, 2021 238.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 223.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 223.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 223.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 223.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 223.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 223.20 Mn
May 31, 2020 222.60 Mn
May 31, 2020 222.60 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 222.50 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 222.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 222.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 222.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 222.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 222.00 Mn
May 31, 2019 222.90 Mn
May 31, 2019 222.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 201.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 201.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 201.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 201.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 201.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 201.40 Mn
May 31, 2018 201.00 Mn
May 31, 2018 201.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 179.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 179.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 179.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 179.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 179.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 179.10 Mn
May 31, 2017 165.40 Mn
May 31, 2017 165.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 165.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 165.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 165.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 165.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 166.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 166.30 Mn
May 31, 2016 151.50 Mn
May 31, 2016 151.50 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 151.40 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 151.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 151.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 151.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 151.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 151.90 Mn
May 31, 2015 137.40 Mn
May 31, 2015 137.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 138.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 138.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 137.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 137.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 138.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 138.30 Mn
May 31, 2014 127.20 Mn
May 31, 2014 127.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 127.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 127.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 127.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 127.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 127.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 127.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 240.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 240.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 120.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 120.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 116.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 116.40 Mn
May 31, 2012 116.20 Mn
May 31, 2012 116.20 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 115.90 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 115.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 116.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 116.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 112.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 112.40 Mn
May 31, 2011 112.40 Mn
May 31, 2011 112.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 112.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 112.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 112.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 112.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 112.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 112.00 Mn
May 31, 2010 112.20 Mn
May 31, 2010 112.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 112.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 112.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 112.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 112.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2009 112.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2009 112.10 Mn
May 31, 2009 111.92 Mn
May 31, 2009 111.92 Mn
Feb 28, 2009 111.94 Mn
Feb 28, 2009 111.94 Mn