Paychex (PAYX) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly EBITDA came in at $575.2 million in Q1 2026, up 10.28% year-on-year from $521.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 42.8% quarter-over-quarter from $402.8 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed EBITDA across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $575.2 million for Q1 2026.
- EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at $575.2 million, up 10.28% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.7 billion (down 4.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.7 billion, up 2.55% from the prior year.
- EBITDA came in at $575.2 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $402.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $575.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $209.5 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA is $401.8 million (2024), against an average of $409.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA slipped 18.67% in 2022 and surged 88.4% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Paychex's EBITDA stood at $333.4 million in 2022, then increased by 22.56% to $408.6 million in 2023, then fell by 1.66% to $401.8 million in 2024, then rose by 0.25% to $402.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 42.8% to $575.2 million in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA figures came in at $575.2 million (Q1 2026), $402.8 million (Q4 2025), and $412.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 3.21 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 145.23 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -586.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 431.33 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 457.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -1.37 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 575.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 575.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 402.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 412.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 333.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 521.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 401.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 492.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 380.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 520.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 408.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 396.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 394.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 461.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 333.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 341.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 209.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 379.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 290.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 326.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 257.60 Mn |