Paychex (PAYX) Gross Profit (2019 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Gross Profit came in at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 27.72% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 26.27% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Gross Profit (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Gross Profit across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.
- Gross Profit for Q1 2026 came in at $1.4 billion, up 27.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $4.6 billion (up 19.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.0 billion, up 6.11% from the prior year.
- Gross Profit came in at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $1.1 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 $809.3 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Profit is $919.9 million (2024), against an average of $963.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Profit advanced 0.92% in 2023 and advanced 27.72% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Gross Profit stood at $809.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.55% to $862.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 4.57% to $901.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 21.0% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 26.27% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Gross Profit figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1.03 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| 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 | 938.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 938.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 919.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 919.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 862.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 862.30 Mn |