Paychex (PAYX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Paychex has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.83 for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 39.99% year-over-year to 0.83; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.68 (down 19.21% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.68, down 19.21% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.83 for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.96 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.41 in Q1 2022.
• Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.85, with a median of 0.78 recorded in 2026.
• Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 49.39% in 2022 and surged 126.05% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.89 in 2022, then surged by 33.04% to 1.18 in 2023, then increased by 20.22% to 1.42 in 2024, then slipped by 28.77% to 1.01 in 2025, then dropped by 18.58% to 0.83 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.83 in Q2 2026, 0.51 in Q1 2026, and 1.01 in Q4 2025.