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
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 |