Paychex (PAYX) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's EBITDA history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $575.2 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, EBITDA rose 10.28% year-over-year to $575.2 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (down 4.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
• A 5-year average of $409.7 million and a median of $401.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
• Across the five-year window, EBITDA dropped 18.67% in 2022 and soared 88.4% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Paychex's EBITDA stood at $333.4 million in 2022, then rose by 22.56% to $408.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 1.66% to $401.8 million in 2024, then gained by 0.25% to $402.8 million in 2025, then surged by 42.8% to $575.2 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, EBITDA over the past three periods registered $575.2 million, $402.8 million, and $412.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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