Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Net Income was $429.7 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 12.0% from $383.8 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's Net Income was $1.81 billion through Aug 31, 2026, up 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $1.76 billion, up 6.2% from FY2025.
- Net Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Net Income was $1.66 billion in FY2025 (-2.0%), $1.69 billion in FY2024 (+8.5%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+11.8%) and $1.39 billion in FY2022 (+26.9%).
- Quarterly Net Income has moved between $296.4 million (fiscal Q4 2022) and $560.3 million (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Income has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Income over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 41.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 21.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Net Income in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $420.6 million (Q4 2026), $560.3 million (Q3 2026) and $395.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 2.57 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 978.60 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 363.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -8.22 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 429.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 429.70 Mn |
| 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 | 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 | 296.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 430.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 332.10 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Net Income 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-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-income", "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-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();