Paychex (PAYX) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Other Working Capital Changes of $19.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$29.5 million a year earlier.
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Paychex (PAYX) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Other Working Capital Changes at Paychex was $9.3 million, up 5.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at -$40 million.
- In prior fiscal years, Paychex's Other Working Capital Changes was $12 million in FY2025 (-52.4%), $25.2 million in FY2024 (+41.6%), $17.8 million in FY2023 (+131.2%) and $7.7 million in FY2022 (-51.3%).
- Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes has run from a low of -$71.2 million in fiscal Q3 2025 to a high of $95.2 million in fiscal Q2 2025 over five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$27.5 million (Q4 2026), -$20.3 million (Q3 2026) and $37.3 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 12.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -5.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -1.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -3.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 5.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -15.50 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 11.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 6.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 13.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 3.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -9.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 23.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 500,000.00 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 3.00 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Other Working Capital Changes 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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();