Paychex (PAYX) Interest Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Paychex's Interest Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $68.1 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 201.33% year-over-year to $68.1 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $268.5 million (up 424.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $105.4 million, up 182.57% from the prior year.
• Interest Expenses came in at $68.1 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from $68.5 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $68.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $8.5 million in Q4 2023.
• A 5-year average of $23.7 million and a median of $9.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses declined 7.61% in 2023 and soared 621.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Interest Expenses stood at $9.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.61% to $8.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.76% to $9.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 621.05% to $68.5 million in 2025, then declined by 0.58% to $68.1 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $68.1 million, $68.5 million, and $68.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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