Paychex (PAYX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.14 for Q2 2026, down 16.71% on a YoY basis from 1.37 in Q2 2025, and up 138.04% sequentially from 0.48 in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.14 in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 16.71% year-over-year to 1.14; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.68 (down 19.22% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.68, down 19.22% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 1.14 in Q2 2026, from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.62 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.36 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.83 and a median of 0.8 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 45.1% in 2022 and surged 87.87% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.96 in 2022, then rose by 11.64% to 1.08 in 2023, then grew by 11.99% to 1.21 in 2024, then slumped by 33.18% to 0.81 in 2025, then soared by 42.0% to 1.14 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.14 in Q2 2026, 0.48 in Q1 2026, and 0.81 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 0.06 |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 0.31 |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | - |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | - |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.35 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.14 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 1.14 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.59 |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.37 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.62 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.47 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.96 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.79 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.96 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.76 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.67 |