Paychex (PAYX) Receivables (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Receivables was $2.3 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 16.6% from $1.97 billion a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Receivables at Paychex came in at $2.17 billion, up 11.5% from FY2025.
- Receivables has now increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Receivables was $1.95 billion in FY2025 (+21.5%), $1.6 billion in FY2024 (+14.3%), $1.4 billion in FY2023 (+8.2%) and $1.3 billion in FY2022 (+25.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Receivables in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Receivables has increased for 24 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Receivables has ranged between 1.5% (fiscal Q2 2023) and 39.5% (fiscal Q2 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Receivables in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $2.17 billion (Q4 2026), $2.03 billion (Q3 2026) and $2 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | 11.39 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 6.32 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 3.52 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.83 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 625.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | 3.10 Bn |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | -11.52 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.17 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.03 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.84 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.86 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.63 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.40 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.39 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.37 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.35 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.30 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
API Access
Paychex Receivables 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=receivables&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "receivables", "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=receivables&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();