Paychex (PAYX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 20.69% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (down 20.69% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.8 billion, down 20.69% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings fell to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$183.1 million in Q3 2023.
• A 5-year average of $955.6 million and a median of $879.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
• Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 47568.42% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 358.49% in 2022.
• Tracing PAYX's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 109.23% to -$167.2 million in 2023, then surged by 45.04% to -$91.9 million in 2024, then surged by 2221.87% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 7.39% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PAYX's Retained Earnings at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.