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Paychex (PAYX) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 44.61% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 90.0% to 44.61% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 35.85% through Feb 2026, up 764.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 30.67% for FY2025, 222.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 44.61% in Q1 2026 for Paychex, up from 32.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 54.78% in Q3 2023 to a low of 6.65% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 34.85% across 5 years, with a median of 35.47% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: skyrocketed 2459bps in 2023 and later crashed -2418bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 25.25% in 2022, then dropped by -4bps to 24.24% in 2023, then dropped by -28bps to 17.57% in 2024, then soared by 82bps to 32.02% in 2025, then surged by 39bps to 44.61% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for PAYX at 44.61% in Q1 2026, 32.02% in Q4 2025, and 44.39% in Q3 2025.