Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 42.88% year-on-year from $734.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 339.36% quarter-over-quarter from $238.8 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.0 billion, up 42.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $529.3 million (up 124.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $837.3 million, up 451.95% from the prior year.
- Net Cash Flow came in at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $238.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$2.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $165.7 million (2022), against an average of $76.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 412.99% in 2022 and plunged 2148.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Net Cash Flow stood at -$81.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 296.43% to -$322.3 million in 2023, then surged by 41.33% to -$189.1 million in 2024, then surged by 226.28% to $238.8 million in 2025, then surged by 339.36% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), $238.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 117.14 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | -1.51 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 306.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -1.58 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -21.02 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -1.40 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 238.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 238.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.10 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.10 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 734.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 734.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -189.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -189.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -48.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -48.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.64 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.64 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 971.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 971.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -322.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -322.30 Mn |