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Paychex (PAYX) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Return on Assets for 18 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 6.0% to 0.1% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Feb 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.12% for FY2025, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets hit 0.1% in Q1 2026 for Paychex, roughly flat from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Assets ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.1% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Assets has averaged 0.14% across 5 years, with a median of 0.14% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Assets: grew 3bps in 2022 and later fell -7bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Assets stood at 0.16% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 0.13% in 2023, then grew by 22bps to 0.16% in 2024, then tumbled by -41bps to 0.1% in 2025, then grew by 0bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Assets for PAYX at 0.1% in Q1 2026, 0.1% in Q4 2025, and 0.1% in Q3 2025.