Paychex (PAYX) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$20.3 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 71.49% year-over-year to -$20.3 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.8 million (down 94.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.0 million, down 52.38% from the prior year.
• Other Working Capital Changes came in at -$20.3 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from $37.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $95.2 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$71.2 million in Q1 2025.
• A 5-year average of $882352.9 and a median of -$18.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
• Across the five-year window, Other Working Capital Changes plunged 263.95% in 2023 and soared 503.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Other Working Capital Changes stood at $67.1 million in 2022, then grew by 25.78% to $84.4 million in 2023, then rose by 12.8% to $95.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 60.82% to $37.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 154.42% to -$20.3 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes over the past three periods registered -$20.3 million, $37.3 million, and -$29.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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