Paychex (PAYX) EBT (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) recorded EBT of $565 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 13.6% from $497.5 million a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) EBT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Paychex's EBT came in at $2.38 billion as of Aug 31, 2026, up 12.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $2.31 billion, up 6.2% from FY2025.
- Annual EBT has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBT came in at $2.18 billion in FY2025 (-1.9%), $2.22 billion in FY2024 (+8.3%), $2.05 billion in FY2023 (+12.3%) and $1.82 billion in FY2022 (+27.2%).
- Quarterly EBT has ranged from $388.8 million in fiscal Q4 2022 to $739 million in fiscal Q3 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT in the last five years was growth of 42.4% in fiscal Q4 2026, against a decline of 20.8% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $554.2 million (Q4 2026), $739 million (Q3 2026) and $520.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 467.78 Bn | 436.73 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 390.98 Bn | 263.11 Bn | - | 5.61 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 263.14 Bn | 190.92 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.49 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 198.23 Bn | 154.10 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 4.55 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 150.00 Bn | 128.46 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.45 Bn | 97.58 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.81 Bn | 69.16 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 540.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.52 Bn | 70.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.22 Bn | 44.21 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -8.22 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.39 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 565.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 565.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 554.20 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Paychex EBT 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=ebt&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt", "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=ebt&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();