Paychex (PAYX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Paychex has disclosed Operating Income across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $792.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $792.0 million, up 14.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 3.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
• The 5-year median for Operating Income is $538.1 million (2024), against an average of $545.7 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Income increased 20.1% in 2022 and fell 10.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Operating Income stood at $472.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 7.18% to $506.2 million in 2023, then increased by 6.3% to $538.1 million in 2024, then grew by 6.28% to $571.9 million in 2025, then soared by 38.49% to $792.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Income figures came in at $792.0 million (Q1 2026), $571.9 million (Q4 2025), and $541.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.