Paychex (PAYX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Profit After Tax of $1.7 billion for Q2 2026, up 205.71% sequentially from $560.3 million in Q1 2026, and up 1.16% YoY from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Profit After Tax for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Profit After Tax rose 1.16% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 19.05% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 0.87% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax climbed to $1.7 billion in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $560.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Profit After Tax peaked at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Profit After Tax slumped 172.96% in 2024, then jumped 1693100.0% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $333.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 95.23% to $15.9 million in 2023, then plunged 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.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax over the past three periods registered $1.7 billion, $560.3 million, and $395.4 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 4.83 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 2.42 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -295.57 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 978.60 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 3.06 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |