Paychex (PAYX) Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Intangibles came in at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 1.42% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 46.38% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Intangibles across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.6 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Intangibles rose 1.42% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 1.42% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.6 billion, up 1.42% from the prior year.
- Intangibles came in at $2.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Intangibles ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $175.6 million in Q1 2025.
- Average Intangibles over 5 years is $807.9 million, with a median of $223.6 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Intangibles slipped 18.44% in 2022 and surged 907.95% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, 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 surged by 41.2% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Intangibles figures were $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 6.14 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | 4.18 Bn |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 49.67 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.63 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.68 Bn |
| 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 | 194.50 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 204.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 201.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 197.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 187.40 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 |
API Access
Paychex 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=intangibles&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=intangibles&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();