Paychex (PAYX) Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Intangibles came in at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, up 895.56% year-on-year from $175.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.54% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Intangibles across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.
- Intangibles for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 billion, up 895.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 895.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 178.9% from the prior year.
- Intangibles came in at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Intangibles ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $175.6 million in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Intangibles is $212.5 million (2022), against an average of $645.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Intangibles slumped 65.78% in 2022 and jumped 907.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Intangibles stood at $203.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.42% to $201.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 10.55% to $179.8 million in 2024, then surged by 907.95% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 3.54% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Intangibles figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 2.67 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 106.23 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 990.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 28.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.65 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.75 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.81 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 175.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 179.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 187.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 698.20 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 204.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 201.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 197.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 661.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 196.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 203.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 212.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 224.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 234.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 245.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 260.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 656.40 Mn |