Paychex (PAYX) EV to FCF (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's EV to FCF was 22.18 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 16.4% from 26.53 a year earlier but up 54.2% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) EV to FCF (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's EV to FCF was 20.04 through Aug 31, 2026, down 17.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 14.38, down 55.5% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, EV to FCF was 32.36 in FY2025 (+34.4%), 24.07 in FY2024 (+2.8%), 23.42 in FY2023 (-21.3%) and 29.77 in FY2022 (-3.9%).
- Quarterly EV to FCF has moved between 14.38 (fiscal Q4 2026) and 33.72 (fiscal Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EV to FCF has declined for five straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EV to FCF over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 50.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 55.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's EV to FCF in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 14.38 (Q4 2026), 15.22 (Q3 2026) and 19.35 (Q2 2026).
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 | 22.56 |
| May 31, 2026 | 14.65 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 15.45 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 19.68 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 27.00 |
| May 31, 2025 | 32.93 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 33.64 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 33.31 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 29.40 |
| May 31, 2024 | 24.50 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 22.31 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.47 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 22.70 |
| May 31, 2023 | 23.57 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 24.56 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 27.15 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 30.48 |
| May 31, 2022 | 29.99 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 30.25 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 34.10 |
API Access
Paychex EV to FCF 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-fcf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-fcf", "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-fcf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();