Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Net Income came in at $560.3 million in Q1 2026, up 7.9% year-on-year from $519.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 41.7% quarter-over-quarter from $395.4 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Net Income across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $560.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Net Income for Q1 2026 came in at $560.3 million, up 7.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.6 billion (down 5.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.7 billion, down 1.96% from the prior year.
- Net Income came in at $560.3 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $395.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Income ranged from a high of $560.3 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $297.2 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Income is $395.4 million (2025), against an average of $410.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Net Income increased 22.88% in 2022 and declined 21.77% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Net Income stood at $360.3 million in 2022, then rose by 8.99% to $392.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 5.27% to $413.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 4.35% to $395.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 41.7% to $560.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Net Income figures came in at $560.3 million (Q1 2026), $395.4 million (Q4 2025), and $383.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 3.21 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 208.31 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 302.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -581.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 335.66 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 469.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 560.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 560.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 395.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 383.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 297.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 519.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 413.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 427.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 379.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 498.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 392.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 419.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 350.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 467.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 360.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 379.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 298.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 430.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 332.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 333.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 263.00 Mn |