Paychex (PAYX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Payables came in at $132.4 million in Q1 2026, down 2.86% year-on-year from $136.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.02% quarter-over-quarter from $155.8 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Payables across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $132.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Payables for Q1 2026 came in at $132.4 million, down 2.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $132.4 million (down 2.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $148.4 million, up 20.65% from the prior year.
- Payables came in at $132.4 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from $155.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $155.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $94.9 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Payables is $114.4 million (2022), against an average of $119.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Payables surged 48.45% in 2022 and slipped 17.05% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Payables stood at $96.8 million in 2022, then grew by 9.4% to $105.9 million in 2023, then rose by 1.42% to $107.4 million in 2024, then soared by 45.07% to $155.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 15.02% to $132.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $132.4 million (Q1 2026), $155.8 million (Q4 2025), and $139.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 86.46 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.58 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 863.91 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 427.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 812.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 499.00 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 132.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 132.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 155.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 139.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 148.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 136.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 107.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 99.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 123.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 112.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 105.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 109.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 94.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 132.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 96.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 95.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 114.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 120.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 94.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 86.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 96.40 Mn |