Paychex (PAYX) Interest & Investment Income (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Interest & Investment Income came in at $13.0 million in Q2 2026, down 36.59% year-over-year from $20.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 14.47% quarter-over-quarter from $15.2 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Interest & Investment Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Interest & Investment Income across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $13.0 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Interest & Investment Income fell 36.59% year-over-year to $13.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $63.4 million (down 12.91% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $63.4 million, down 12.91% from the prior year.
- Interest & Investment Income came in at $13.0 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $15.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest & Investment Income ranged from a high of $21.6 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$8.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Interest & Investment Income over 5 years is $14.1 million, with a median of $16.6 million recorded in 2025.
- The largest YoY upside for Interest & Investment Income was 474.07% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 41.67% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Interest & Investment Income stood at $10.1 million in 2022, then surged by 100.99% to $20.3 million in 2023, then fell by 22.17% to $15.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 4.43% to $16.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 21.21% to $13.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest & Investment Income figures were $13.0 million in Q2 2026, $15.2 million in Q1 2026, and $16.5 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int & Inv Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 77.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 306.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 843.87 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 70.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | - |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -1.25 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 13.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 15.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 16.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 18.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 20.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 16.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 15.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 19.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 21.60 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 21.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 18.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 14.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -5.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -8.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -2.70 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Interest & Investment Income API
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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=interest-and-investment-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-and-investment-income", "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=interest-and-investment-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();