Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Net Cash Flow of -$1.4 billion for Q2 2026, down 521.64% on a YoY basis from $341.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 237.04% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 521.64% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (down 249.23% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$1.2 billion, down 249.23% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow declined to -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.0 billion 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$7.7 million and a median of $58.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 412.99% in 2022 and slumped 2148.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: 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 jumped by 226.28% to $238.8 million in 2025, then sank by 702.09% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Net Cash Flow at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $238.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 1.52 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - 117.14 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 306.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn -1.51 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.60 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn -193.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -21.02 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -732.80 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn -1.58 Bn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn -1.44 Bn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -1.44 Bn
May 31, 2026 -1.44 Bn
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