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Paychex (PAYX) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $807.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 20.94% to $807.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.2 billion through Feb 2026, up 47.77% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.7 billion for FY2025, 1.57% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $807.0 million in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $473.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $481.3 million in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 76.82% in 2024 and later soared 229.04% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $295.1 million in 2022, then rose by 0.75% to $297.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 24.32% to $225.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 113.91% to $481.3 million in 2025, then surged by 67.67% to $807.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for PAYX at $807.0 million in Q1 2026, $481.3 million in Q4 2025, and $662.5 million in Q3 2025.