Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Net Cash Flow came in at -$828.9 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$1.1 billion a year earlier.
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Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Paychex reported Net Cash Flow of -$978.7 million; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was -$1.25 billion.
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Cash Flow was $837.3 million in FY2025, -$237.9 million in FY2024, $1.21 billion in FY2023 and -$894.7 million in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Cash Flow is -$2.64 billion (fiscal Q4 2024) to $1.75 billion (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Net Cash Flow at -$1.44 billion (Q4 2026), $1.05 billion (Q3 2026) and $238.8 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 467.78 Bn | 436.73 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -261.79 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 390.98 Bn | 263.11 Bn | - | 7.63 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 263.14 Bn | 190.92 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 198.23 Bn | 154.10 Bn | 8.70 Bn | -550.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 150.00 Bn | 128.46 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.45 Bn | 97.58 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -1.95 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.81 Bn | 69.16 Bn | 3.44 Bn | -2.69 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.52 Bn | 70.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.22 Bn | 44.21 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -495.04 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.39 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | -828.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -828.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -1.44 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 238.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.10 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 734.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -189.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -48.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.64 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 971.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -322.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | -227.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 737.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -81.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 777.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -861.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 165.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -350.50 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Net Cash Flow 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=net-cash-flow&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "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=net-cash-flow&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();