Paychex (PAYX) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Income from Continuing Operations was $429.7 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 12.0% from $383.8 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's Income from Continuing Operations was $1.81 billion through Aug 31, 2026, up 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $1.76 billion, up 6.2% from FY2025.
- Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Income from Continuing Operations was $1.66 billion in FY2025 (-2.0%), $1.69 billion in FY2024 (+8.5%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+11.8%) and $1.39 billion in FY2022 (+26.9%).
- Quarterly Income from Continuing Operations has moved between $296.4 million (fiscal Q4 2022) and $560.3 million (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income from Continuing Operations has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 41.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 21.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Income from Continuing Operations in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $420.6 million (Q4 2026), $560.3 million (Q3 2026) and $395.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.07 Bn | 418.02 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 383.87 Bn | 256.01 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 259.07 Bn | 186.85 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 4.42 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.58 Bn | 151.45 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 144.38 Bn | 122.84 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.25 Bn | 97.38 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 978.60 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.11 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 363.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.35 Bn | 70.44 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 48.57 Bn | 41.56 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -8.22 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.25 Bn | 34.33 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 429.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 429.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 420.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 560.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 395.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 383.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 297.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 519.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 413.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 427.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 379.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 498.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 392.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 419.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 350.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 467.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 360.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 379.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 296.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 430.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 332.10 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Income from Continuing Operations 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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();