Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Margin for Paychex (PAYX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 24.58%.

  • Paychex's FCF Margin rose 57400.0% to 24.58% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 33.08%, marking a year-over-year increase of 38400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 30.67% for FY2025, which is 22200.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Paychex reported FCF Margin of 24.58% as of Q4 2025, which was up 57400.0% from 43.02% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Paychex's FCF Margin registered a high of 50.88% during Q3 2023, and its lowest value of 12.23% during Q4 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for FCF Margin was 33.31% (2021), whereas its average is 31.94%.
  • Its FCF Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 232100bps in 2023, then crashed by -162800bps in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Paychex's FCF Margin (Quarter) stood at 12.23% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 120bps to 26.89% in 2022, then fell by -20bps to 21.51% in 2023, then decreased by -12bps to 18.83% in 2024, then soared by 31bps to 24.58% in 2025.
  • Its FCF Margin stands at 24.58% for Q4 2025, versus 43.02% for Q3 2025 and 19.85% for Q2 2025.