Paychex (PAYX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Profit After Tax of $1.7 billion for Q2 2026, up 1.16% on a YoY basis from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 205.71% sequentially from $560.3 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Profit After Tax data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Profit After Tax rose 1.16% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $2.7 billion (up 19.05% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 0.87% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax climbed to $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, from $560.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of -$50.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $433.1 million and a median of $337.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
  • Across the five-year window, Profit After Tax plunged 172.96% in 2024 and surged 1693100.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Profit After Tax over 5 years: stood at $333.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 95.23% to $15.9 million in 2023, then sank by 172.96% to -$11.6 million in 2024, then surged by 3508.62% to $395.4 million in 2025, then surged by 333.21% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Profit After Tax at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, $560.3 million in Q1 2026, and $395.4 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 2.28 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - 144.12 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn -581.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 263.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 2.11 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 298.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 1.36 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -295.57 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 335.66 Mn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn 1.71 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.71 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 560.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 395.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 28.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.69 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 519.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -11.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 64.80 Mn
May 31, 2024 100,000.00
Feb 29, 2024 520.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 15.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 -23.20 Mn
May 31, 2023 394.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -5.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 333.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 341.70 Mn
May 31, 2022 1.31 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 -50.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 290.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -6.70 Mn