Paychex (PAYX) EBT (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly EBT came in at $739.0 million in Q1 2026, up 7.76% year-on-year from $685.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 42.06% quarter-over-quarter from $520.2 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) EBT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed EBT across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $739.0 million for Q1 2026.
- EBT for Q1 2026 came in at $739.0 million, up 7.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 5.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.2 billion, down 1.9% from the prior year.
- EBT came in at $739.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $520.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT ranged from a high of $739.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $388.8 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT is $520.2 million (2025), against an average of $537.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, EBT increased 19.82% in 2022 and declined 20.84% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's EBT stood at $475.2 million in 2022, then rose by 8.99% to $517.9 million in 2023, then increased by 4.98% to $543.7 million in 2024, then fell by 4.32% to $520.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 42.06% to $739.0 million in 2026.
- The last three EBT figures came in at $739.0 million (Q1 2026), $520.2 million (Q4 2025), and $497.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (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 | - | 176.65 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -634.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 428.10 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 673.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 1.78 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 | 739.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 739.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 520.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 497.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 389.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 685.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 543.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 557.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 491.80 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 659.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 517.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 549.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 463.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 617.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 475.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 492.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 388.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 554.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 437.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 443.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 345.90 Mn |