Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill & Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Goodwill & Intangibles was $6.16 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 3.9% from $6.41 billion a year earlier and down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Goodwill & Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Goodwill & Intangibles at Paychex came in at $6.21 billion, down 3.9% from FY2025.
- Goodwill & Intangibles shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Goodwill & Intangibles was $6.46 billion in FY2025 (+211.1%), $2.08 billion in FY2024 (+2.8%), $2.02 billion in FY2023 (-1.7%) and $2.06 billion in FY2022 (-1.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Goodwill & Intangibles since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Goodwill & Intangibles was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 102.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Goodwill & Intangibles over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 211.1%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 3.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Goodwill & Intangibles in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $6.21 billion (Q4 2026), $6.27 billion (Q3 2026) and $6.34 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 41.64 Bn | 36.72 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6.16 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 6.21 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.27 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.34 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.41 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 6.46 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.06 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.07 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.09 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.04 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.06 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.08 Bn |
API Access
Paychex Goodwill & Intangibles API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=goodwill-and-intangibles&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "goodwill-and-intangibles", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=goodwill-and-intangibles&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();