Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Goodwill history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.5 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Goodwill rose 141.06% year-over-year to $4.5 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $4.5 billion (up 141.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.5 billion, up 139.77% from the prior year.
• Goodwill came in at $4.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, roughly flat 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 $1.8 billion in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Goodwill.
• Across the five-year window, Goodwill decreased 0.24% in 2025 and soared 141.06% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Goodwill stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then climbed by 2.86% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then slipped by 0.13% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then jumped by 140.84% to $4.5 billion in 2025, then decreased by 0.02% to $4.5 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Goodwill over the past three periods registered $4.5 billion, $4.5 billion, and $4.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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