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

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $371.0 million in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 30.96% year-over-year to $371.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 35.85% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $2.3 billion, up 35.85% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow declined to $371.0 million in Q2 2026, from $807.0 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 $217.4 million in Q2 2024.
• A 5-year average of $468.2 million and a median of $426.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 117.63% in 2022 and plunged 41.46% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Tracing PAYX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $295.1 million in 2022, then rose by 0.75% to $297.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 1.61% to $292.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 64.55% to $481.3 million in 2025, then fell by 22.92% to $371.0 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PAYX's Free Cash Flow at $371.0 million in Q2 2026, $807.0 million in Q1 2026, and $481.3 million in Q4 2025.