Paychex (PAYX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Operating Income of $619.2 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 14.3% from $541.9 million a year earlier and up 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Paychex's Operating Income came in at $2.59 billion, up 17.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $2.51 billion, up 13.7% from FY2025.
- Operating Income has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Income came in at $2.21 billion in FY2025 (+1.5%), $2.17 billion in FY2024 (+6.9%), $2.03 billion in FY2023 (+10.5%) and $1.84 billion in FY2022 (+26.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Income spans a low of $394 million in fiscal Q4 2022 and a high of $792 million in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 40.3%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 10.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $604.7 million (Q4 2026), $792 million (Q3 2026) and $571.9 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 467.78 Bn | 436.73 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 912.00 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 390.98 Bn | 263.11 Bn | - | 6.73 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 263.14 Bn | 190.92 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 198.23 Bn | 154.10 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 150.00 Bn | 128.46 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 162.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.45 Bn | 97.58 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -1.82 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.81 Bn | 69.16 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.52 Bn | 70.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.22 Bn | 44.21 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -8.33 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.39 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 619.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 619.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 604.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 792.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 571.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 541.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 431.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 691.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 538.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 546.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 481.80 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 649.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 506.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 536.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 453.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 611.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 472.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 495.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 394.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 562.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 440.30 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Operating 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=operating-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();