Paychex (PAYX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $515.0 million in Q2 2026, up 81.79% year-over-year from $283.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 32.37% quarter-over-quarter from $761.5 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $515.0 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 81.79% year-over-year to $515.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 35.85% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.3 billion, up 35.85% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $515.0 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $761.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $761.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $180.4 million in Q2 2024.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $460.9 million, with a median of $448.7 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 136.06% in 2022 and slumped 51.43% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $320.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.46% to $270.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 8.35% to $248.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 54.35% to $382.8 million in 2025, then soared by 34.54% to $515.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $515.0 million in Q2 2026, $761.5 million in Q1 2026, and $382.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | -5.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6.43 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 515.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 357.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 515.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 761.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 382.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 662.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 283.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 667.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 248.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 510.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 180.40 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 631.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 270.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 654.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 371.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 538.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 320.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 333.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 386.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 578.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 135.60 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();