Paychex (PAYX) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's EV to CFO came in at 19.87 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 16.6% from 23.82 a year earlier but up 52.1% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Paychex reported EV to CFO of 17.95, down 17.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 13.06, down 55.1% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, EV to CFO was 29.09 in FY2025 (+32.1%), 22.03 in FY2024 (+2.7%), 21.45 in FY2023 (-21.3%) and 27.26 in FY2022 (-2.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EV to CFO is 13.06 (fiscal Q4 2026) to 30.59 (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, EV to CFO has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EV to CFO over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 47.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 55.1%).
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's EV to CFO at 13.06 (Q4 2026), 13.71 (Q3 2026) and 17.37 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 19.87 |
| May 31, 2026 | 13.06 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.71 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 17.37 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 23.82 |
| May 31, 2025 | 29.09 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 29.83 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 29.67 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 26.14 |
| May 31, 2024 | 22.03 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 20.28 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 21.36 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 20.89 |
| May 31, 2023 | 21.45 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 22.50 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 24.87 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 27.59 |
| May 31, 2022 | 27.26 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 27.42 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 30.59 |
API Access
Paychex EV to CFO 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=ev-to-cfo&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-cfo", "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=ev-to-cfo&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();