Paychex (PAYX) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Price to FCF came in at 66.96 in Q2 2026, down 66.68% year-over-year from 200.94 in Q2 2025, and up 51.97% quarter-over-quarter from 44.06 in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Price to FCF across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 66.96 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Price to FCF fell 66.68% year-over-year to 66.96; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 14.85 (down 55.41% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 14.85, down 55.41% from the prior year.
- Price to FCF came in at 66.96 for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 44.06 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Price to FCF ranged from a high of 239.85 in Q2 2024 to a low of 44.06 in Q1 2026.
- Average Price to FCF over 5 years is 114.27, with a median of 97.17 recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Price to FCF soared 135.5% in 2024 and plunged 66.68% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Price to FCF stood at 139.68 in 2022, then grew by 16.1% to 162.18 in 2023, then surged by 30.96% to 212.39 in 2024, then slumped by 50.68% to 104.75 in 2025, then tumbled by 36.07% to 66.96 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Price to FCF figures were 66.96 in Q2 2026, 44.06 in Q1 2026, and 104.75 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 | 22.48 |
| May 31, 2026 | 14.85 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 16.05 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 20.09 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 26.97 |
| May 31, 2025 | 33.31 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 34.01 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 33.55 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 29.65 |
| May 31, 2024 | 24.92 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 22.90 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.92 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 23.44 |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.20 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 25.21 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 27.62 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 30.99 |
| May 31, 2022 | 30.61 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 30.12 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 34.23 |
API Access
Paychex Price to FCF 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=price-to-fcf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-fcf", "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=price-to-fcf&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();