Paychex (PAYX) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Paychex recorded quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.23 in Q1 2026, down 2.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025, and down 37.52% year-over-year from 0.37 in Q1 2025.
Paychex's Equity Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.23 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 37.52% year-over-year to 0.23; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.23 (down 37.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.25, down 31.92% from the prior year.
- Equity Ratio came in at 0.23 for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.37 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.23 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.32 in 2022 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Equity Ratio increased 27.51% in 2025 and tumbled 37.52% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Equity Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then fell by 15.93% to 0.29 in 2023, then rose by 27.19% to 0.37 in 2024, then tumbled by 36.85% to 0.23 in 2025, then decreased by 2.42% to 0.23 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Equity Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.23, 0.23, and 0.24 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 0.53 |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 0.41 |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.89 |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 0.48 |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.54 |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 0.38 |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 0.52 |
| 10 | Paychex | 34.86 Bn | 33.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 0.34 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 0.33 |
| May 31, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 0.29 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 0.30 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2019 | 0.30 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 0.25 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 0.35 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 0.34 |
| May 31, 2018 | 0.30 |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 0.35 |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 0.26 |
| May 31, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 0.26 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 0.31 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 0.33 |
| May 31, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 0.27 |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 0.31 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 0.30 |
| May 31, 2015 | 0.28 |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 0.25 |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 0.28 |
| May 31, 2014 | 0.28 |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 0.25 |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 0.21 |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 0.30 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2012 | 0.25 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 0.26 |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 0.32 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 0.31 |
| May 31, 2011 | 0.28 |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 0.25 |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2010 | 0.27 |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 0.24 |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 0.30 |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 0.29 |
| May 31, 2009 | 0.26 |