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Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Goodwill came in at $10.2 million in Q2 2026, down 99.61% year-over-year from $2.6 billion in Q2 2025, and down 99.77% quarter-over-quarter from $4.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex has disclosed Goodwill across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $10.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Goodwill fell 99.61% year-over-year to $10.2 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $10.2 million (down 99.61% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $10.2 million, down 99.61% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill came in at $10.2 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $4.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Goodwill ranged from a high of $4.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $10.2 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Goodwill over 5 years is $2.2 billion, with a median of $1.9 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Goodwill was 141.06% in 2026 against a maximum downside of 99.61% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Goodwill stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 2.86% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then decreased by 0.13% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 140.84% to $4.5 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 99.77% to $10.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Goodwill figures were $10.2 million in Q2 2026, $4.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $4.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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1 Palantir Technologies 460.85 Bn 451.55 Bn 1.64 Bn
2 Oracle 437.09 Bn 400.44 Bn -
3 Sap Se 258.74 Bn 237.66 Bn 8.40 Bn
4 Salesforce 195.52 Bn 184.12 Bn 8.70 Bn
5 ServiceNow 145.61 Bn 140.94 Bn 2.82 Bn
6 Automatic Data Processing 104.89 Bn 100.66 Bn 2.51 Bn
7 Intuit 76.97 Bn 69.77 Bn 3.46 Bn
8 Relx 60.41 Bn 60.04 Bn -
9 Strategy 57.09 Bn 54.64 Bn 81.55 Mn
10 Paychex 37.16 Bn 36.02 Bn 1.19 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Aug 31, 2026 4.53 Bn
May 31, 2026 4.53 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 4.53 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 4.53 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 4.52 Bn
May 31, 2025 4.51 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 1.88 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 1.88 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 1.88 Bn
May 31, 2024 1.88 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.88 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 1.88 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 1.88 Bn
May 31, 2023 1.83 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 1.83 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 1.83 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 1.83 Bn
May 31, 2022 1.83 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 1.83 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 1.83 Bn
API Access

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