Paychex (PAYX) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Equity Ratio came in at 0.23 in Q1 2026, down 37.52% year-on-year from 0.37 in Q1 2025, and down 2.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Equity Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.23 for Q1 2026.
- Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.23, down 37.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.23 (down 37.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Equity Ratio is 0.32 (2022), against an average of 0.31.
- Across the five-year window, Equity Ratio grew 27.51% in 2025 and plunged 37.52% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Equity Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then declined by 15.93% to 0.29 in 2023, then increased by 27.19% to 0.37 in 2024, then plunged by 36.85% to 0.23 in 2025, then retreated by 2.42% to 0.23 in 2026.
- The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 0.90 |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 0.41 |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.89 |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 0.32 |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.54 |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 0.48 |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 0.38 |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 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 |