Paychex (PAYX) Market Capitalization (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Market Capitalization was $45.33 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 9.7% from $50.19 billion a year earlier but up 31.5% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Market Capitalization (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Market Capitalization at Paychex came in at $34.49 billion, down 39.4% from FY2025.
- Market Capitalization shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Market Capitalization was $56.93 billion in FY2025 (+31.6%), $43.27 billion in FY2024 (+14.4%), $37.83 billion in FY2023 (-15.1%) and $44.57 billion in FY2022 (+22.5%).
- Quarterly Market Capitalization has moved between $33.55 billion (fiscal Q3 2026) and $56.93 billion (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Market Capitalization has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 3.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Market Capitalization over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 31.6%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 39.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Market Capitalization in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $34.49 billion (Q4 2026), $33.55 billion (Q3 2026) and $40.1 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 45.33 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 34.49 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 33.55 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 40.10 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 50.19 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 56.93 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 54.63 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 52.67 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 47.22 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 43.27 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 44.14 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 43.88 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 44.15 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 37.83 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 39.80 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 44.71 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 44.45 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 44.57 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 42.98 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 43.01 Bn |
API Access
Paychex Market Capitalization API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=market-capitalization&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "market-capitalization", "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=market-capitalization&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();