Paychex (PAYX) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly EV to CFO came in at 57.4 in Q2 2026, down 64.28% year-over-year from 160.7 in Q2 2025, and up 46.84% quarter-over-quarter from 39.09 in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed EV to CFO across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 57.4 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, EV to CFO fell 64.28% year-over-year to 57.4; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 13.04 (down 55.13% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 13.04, down 55.13% from the prior year.
- EV to CFO came in at 57.4 for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 39.09 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EV to CFO ranged from a high of 188.33 in Q2 2024 to a low of 39.09 in Q1 2026.
- Average EV to CFO over 5 years is 97.68, with a median of 85.18 recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, EV to CFO surged 116.96% in 2024 and slumped 64.28% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, EV to CFO stood at 122.26 in 2022, then increased by 11.6% to 136.44 in 2023, then gained by 27.72% to 174.26 in 2024, then slumped by 50.26% to 86.67 in 2025, then plunged by 33.77% to 57.4 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EV to CFO figures were 57.4 in Q2 2026, 39.09 in Q1 2026, and 86.67 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 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
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();