Paychex (PAYX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Invested Capital came in at $9.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 116.92% year-on-year from $4.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.53% quarter-over-quarter from $8.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Invested Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $9.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at $9.0 billion, up 116.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $9.0 billion (up 116.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.1 billion, up 97.33% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital came in at $9.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $8.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $9.1 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $3.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $3.8 billion (2024), against an average of $4.9 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Invested Capital climbed 2.77% in 2022 and soared 130.55% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Invested Capital stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 10.03% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then increased by 11.47% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 123.95% to $8.8 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.53% to $9.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $9.0 billion (Q1 2026), $8.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $8.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 60.16 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 5.83 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 24.75 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.50 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 73.52 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 6.99 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 6.35 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 8.97 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.97 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.83 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.92 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.08 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.13 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 3.94 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 3.87 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.60 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 3.77 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.54 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 3.60 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.50 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 3.41 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 3.22 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 3.15 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.09 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.29 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 3.13 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 3.05 Bn |
| May 31, 2021 | 2.96 Bn |