Paychex (PAYX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported EBITDA Margin of 48.76% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 2.55 percentage points from 46.21% a year earlier and up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Paychex (PAYX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Paychex's EBITDA Margin came in at 49.76%, up 2.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 49.18%, up 1.55 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +3.72 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA Margin came in at 47.63% in FY2025 (-1.29 pp), 48.92% in FY2024 (+0.42 pp), 48.51% in FY2023 (+0.07 pp) and 48.44% in FY2022 (+2.98 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of 40.40% in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 53.39% in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 8.33 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 4.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 48.74% (Q4 2026), 53.39% (Q3 2026) and 47.66% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.55% |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 52.36% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 29.96% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 34.25% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 18.59% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -25.13% |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 15.92% |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6,793.01% |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 48.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 48.76% |
| May 31, 2026 | 48.74% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 53.39% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 47.66% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 46.21% |
| May 31, 2025 | 40.40% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 52.63% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 48.49% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 48.86% |
| May 31, 2024 | 45.22% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 52.31% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 48.41% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 49.35% |
| May 31, 2023 | 45.01% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 51.53% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 47.98% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 49.13% |
| May 31, 2022 | 43.26% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 51.90% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 48.62% |
Paychex EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();