Paychex (PAYX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $792.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 14.48% year-over-year to $792.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (up 3.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.2 billion, up 1.55% from the prior year.
• Operating Income came in at $792.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $571.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $792.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $394.0 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $545.7 million and a median of $538.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Income rose 20.1% in 2022 and retreated 10.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Operating Income stood at $472.3 million in 2022, then grew by 7.18% to $506.2 million in 2023, then rose by 6.3% to $538.1 million in 2024, then increased by 6.28% to $571.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 38.49% to $792.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $792.0 million, $571.9 million, and $541.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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