Paychex (PAYX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Return on Assets [ROA] was 11.35% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.63 percentage points from 9.71% a year earlier and up 0.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at Paychex came in at 10.75%, down 1.55 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -1.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.30% in FY2025 (-3.85 pp), 16.15% in FY2024 (+0.72 pp), 15.43% in FY2023 (+0.66 pp) and 14.77% in FY2022 (+2.42 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.05 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 2.90 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 6.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 10.45% (Q4 2026), 9.62% (Q3 2026) and 9.62% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 372.99 Bn | 337.93 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 29.40% |
| 2 | Oracle | 347.94 Bn | 220.50 Bn | - | 6.70% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 299.08 Bn | 227.06 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 11.18% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 183.01 Bn | 138.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 8.95% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 121.50 Bn | 108.30 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 7.15% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 106.24 Bn | 85.50 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.55% |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.23 Bn | 74.58 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 12.00% |
| 8 | Relx | 75.40 Bn | 74.52 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.55 Bn | 48.52 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.54 Bn | 37.62 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 11.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11.35% |
| May 31, 2026 | 10.45% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 9.62% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.93% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 15.98% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.34% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.28% |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.44% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.25% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 13.44% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 14.04% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.73% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 15.17% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 15.99% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 15.33% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.98% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 13.61% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 13.43% |
API Access
Paychex Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();