Paychex (PAYX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $807.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 20.94% year-over-year to $807.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 47.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.7 billion, down 1.57% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow came in at $807.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $481.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $807.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $86.1 million in Q2 2024.
• A 5-year average of $473.4 million and a median of $481.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 76.82% in 2024 and surged 229.04% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Free Cash Flow stood at $295.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 0.75% to $297.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 24.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then soared by 113.91% to $481.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 67.67% to $807.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $807.0 million, $481.3 million, and $662.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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