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Paychex (PAYX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.48 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 9.11% to 0.48 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.7 through Feb 2026, down 25.5% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.85 for FY2025, 11.9% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.48 in Q1 2026 for Paychex, down from 0.81 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 4.1 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.36 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.96 across 5 years, with a median of 0.68 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: soared 373.5% in 2024 and later tumbled 66.45% in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.96 in 2022, then rose by 11.64% to 1.08 in 2023, then soared by 45.59% to 1.57 in 2024, then tumbled by 48.6% to 0.81 in 2025, then crashed by 40.34% to 0.48 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for PAYX at 0.48 in Q1 2026, 0.81 in Q4 2025, and 0.59 in Q3 2025.