Paychex (PAYX) Interest Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $68.1 million in Q1 2026, up 201.33% year-on-year from $22.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.58% quarter-over-quarter from $68.5 million in Q4 2025.

Paychex (PAYX) Interest Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex has disclosed Interest Expenses across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $68.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $68.1 million, up 201.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $268.5 million (up 424.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $9.5 million (2024), against an average of $23.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses dropped 7.61% in 2023 and surged 621.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Paychex's Interest Expenses stood at $9.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 7.61% to $8.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 11.76% to $9.5 million in 2024, then soared by 621.05% to $68.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.58% to $68.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $68.1 million (Q1 2026), $68.5 million (Q4 2025), and $68.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -341.86 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 108.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn -
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 317.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 31.61 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn -
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 78.70 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 65.00 Mn
10 Paychex 36.04 Bn 34.25 Bn 1.38 Bn 68.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 68.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 68.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 68.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 68.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 68.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 68.20 Mn
May 31, 2025 63.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 63.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 22.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 22.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 9.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 9.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 9.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 9.60 Mn
May 31, 2024 9.50 Mn
May 31, 2024 9.50 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 9.90 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 9.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 8.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 8.50 Mn