Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Goodwill of $4.5 billion for Q2 2026, up 133058.82% sequentially from $3.4 million in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from $4.5 billion in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Goodwill for 18 years, with the latest figure at $4.5 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Goodwill changed 0.29% year-over-year to $4.5 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $4.5 billion (changed 0.29% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $4.5 billion, changed 0.29% from the prior year.
- Goodwill improved to $4.5 billion in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $3.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Goodwill peaked at $4.5 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $3.4 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Goodwill.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Goodwill jumped 140.84% in 2025, then slumped 99.82% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Goodwill stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 2.86% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.13% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 140.84% to $4.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 0.0% to $4.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Goodwill over the past three periods registered $4.5 billion, $3.4 million, and $4.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 4.53 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.53 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 5.80 Mn |
| 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 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.82 Bn |