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Paychex (PAYX) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed EBIT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 43.78% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 340.0% to 43.78% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 37.5% through Feb 2026, down 463.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 39.62% for FY2025, 157.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin hit 43.78% in Q1 2026 for Paychex, up from 38.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 47.19% in Q1 2025 to a low of 30.2% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 40.58% across 5 years, with a median of 41.46% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIT Margin: skyrocketed 444bps in 2023 and later plummeted -700bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 40.42% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 41.28% in 2023, then grew by 2bps to 42.01% in 2024, then dropped by -9bps to 38.04% in 2025, then grew by 15bps to 43.78% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIT Margin for PAYX at 43.78% in Q1 2026, 38.04% in Q4 2025, and 36.31% in Q3 2025.