Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Goodwill of $4.5 billion for Q2 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $4.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 133058.82% sequentially from $3.4 million in Q1 2026.

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

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Goodwill data on file, last reported at $4.5 billion in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Goodwill changed 0.29% year-over-year to $4.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $4.5 billion (changed 0.29% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $4.5 billion, changed 0.29% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill improved to $4.5 billion in Q2 2026, from $3.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Goodwill ranged from a high of $4.5 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Goodwill surged 140.84% in 2025 and plunged 99.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Goodwill over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then gained by 2.86% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 0.13% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 140.84% to $4.5 billion in 2025, then gained by 0.0% to $4.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Goodwill at $4.5 billion in Q2 2026, $3.4 million in Q1 2026, and $4.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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