Paychex (PAYX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Retained Earnings of $1.8 billion for Q2 2026, down 11.8% sequentially from $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, and down 20.69% YoY from $2.3 billion in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 20.69% year-over-year to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $1.8 billion (down 20.69% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, down 20.69% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings fell to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $2.4 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$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.
- The widest YoY moves for Retained Earnings: up 47568.42% in 2022, down 358.49% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then slumped 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 slipped by 7.39% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $1.8 billion, $2.0 billion, and $2.0 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 56.47 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 23.95 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 6.01 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 12.09 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 26.97 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 16.42 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 22.85 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 1.81 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.28 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.39 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -91.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -80.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -145.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -145.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -167.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -183.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.99 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -171.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -133.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -47.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 3.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.51 Bn |