Paychex (PAYX) Gross Profit (2019 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Gross Profit of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 30.32% on a YoY basis from $871.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 17.54% sequentially from $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Gross Profit (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 8 years of Gross Profit data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Gross Profit rose 30.32% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $4.7 billion (up 24.79% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $4.6 billion, up 19.56% from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit declined to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Profit ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $769.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $952.8 million and a median of $901.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Profit.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Profit dropped 7.34% in 2024 and soared 30.32% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Gross Profit over 5 years: stood at $831.0 million in 2022, then grew by 3.77% to $862.3 million in 2023, then gained by 4.57% to $901.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 21.0% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then increased by 4.12% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Gross Profit at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.1 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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May 31, 2026 1.14 Bn
May 31, 2026 1.14 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 1.38 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 1.38 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.09 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.09 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.08 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.08 Bn
May 31, 2025 871.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 871.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 1.08 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 1.08 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 901.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 901.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 901.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 901.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 773.60 Mn
May 31, 2024 773.60 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 1.02 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.02 Bn