Paychex (PAYX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Paychex recorded quarterly Invested Capital of $9.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.53% quarter-over-quarter from $8.8 billion in Q4 2025, and up 116.92% year-over-year from $4.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Paychex's Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Invested Capital rose 116.92% year-over-year to $9.0 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $9.0 billion (up 116.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- A 5-year average of $4.9 billion and a median of $3.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
- Across the five-year window, Invested Capital grew 2.77% in 2022 and jumped 130.55% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Invested Capital stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 10.03% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 11.47% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 123.95% to $8.8 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.53% to $9.0 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital over the past three periods registered $9.0 billion, $8.8 billion, and $8.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 53.11 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 73.58 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 24.75 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.50 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 6.99 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 16.81 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 6.35 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 26.79 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 34.86 Bn | 33.07 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 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 2.98 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 2.90 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 2.78 Bn |
| May 31, 2020 | 2.79 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 2.81 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 2.62 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 2.58 Bn |
| May 31, 2019 | 2.62 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 2.65 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 2.48 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 2.44 Bn |
| May 31, 2018 | 2.36 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 2.45 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 2.34 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 2.00 Bn |
| May 31, 2017 | 2.23 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 1.95 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 1.92 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 2.04 Bn |
| May 31, 2016 | 1.91 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 1.87 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 1.86 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 1.79 Bn |
| May 31, 2015 | 1.79 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 1.87 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 1.83 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 1.79 Bn |
| May 31, 2014 | 1.78 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 1.79 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 1.76 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1.75 Bn |
| May 31, 2013 | 1.77 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 1.61 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 1.70 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 1.66 Bn |
| May 31, 2012 | 1.60 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 1.60 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 1.56 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 1.54 Bn |
| May 31, 2011 | 1.50 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 1.47 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 1.45 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1.44 Bn |
| May 31, 2010 | 1.40 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 1.40 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 1.39 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 1.36 Bn |
| May 31, 2009 | 1.34 Bn |