Paychex (PAYX) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 1.01 in Q2 2026, down 22.92% year-over-year from 1.31 in Q2 2025, and up 45.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.69 in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.01 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 22.92% year-over-year to 1.01; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.9 (up 3.34% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.9, up 3.34% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio came in at 1.01 for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 0.69 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.31 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.55 in Q1 2022.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.84, with a median of 0.82 recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio soared 208.58% in 2022 and declined 22.92% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.79 in 2022, then increased by 3.19% to 0.82 in 2023, then advanced by 4.66% to 0.85 in 2024, then increased by 14.95% to 0.98 in 2025, then gained by 2.98% to 1.01 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Payout Ratio figures were 1.01 in Q2 2026, 0.69 in Q1 2026, and 0.98 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.90 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.90 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.95 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.92 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.87 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.79 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.77 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.75 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.73 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.53 |
API Access
Paychex Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();