Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Net Income of $420.6 million for Q2 2026, down 48.26% on a YoY basis from $812.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 24.93% sequentially from $560.3 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Net Income data on file, last reported at $420.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Net Income fell 48.26% year-over-year to $420.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (down 19.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.8 billion, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Income eased to $420.6 million in Q2 2026, from $560.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Income ranged from a high of $812.9 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $298.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $439.5 million and a median of $416.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Income.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Income soared 113.98% in 2025 and plunged 48.26% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Net Income over 5 years: stood at $360.3 million in 2022, then increased by 8.99% to $392.7 million in 2023, then gained by 5.27% to $413.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 4.35% to $395.4 million in 2025, then climbed by 6.37% to $420.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Net Income at $420.6 million in Q2 2026, $560.3 million in Q1 2026, and $395.4 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Income (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 4.15 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - 208.31 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn -581.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 302.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 2.11 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 298.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 1.36 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -295.57 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 335.66 Mn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn 420.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 420.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 560.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 395.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 383.80 Mn
May 31, 2025 812.90 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