KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageDebt RatioDebt to EquityEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginFCF Payout RatioGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

Paychex (PAYX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Paychex (PAYX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.23%.

  • Paychex's Return on Capital Employed fell 1900.0% to 0.23% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.23%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1900.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.34% for FY2025, which is 800.0% down from last year.
  • Paychex's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.23% in Q4 2025, which was down 1900.0% from 0.23% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Paychex's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.51% in Q3 2023 and a low of 0.23% during Q3 2025
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.39%, with a median of 0.41% in 2022.
  • In the last 5 years, Paychex's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 1100bps in 2023 and then crashed by -2000bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Paychex's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.4% in 2021, then grew by 10bps to 0.44% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 0.43% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 0.43% in 2024, then plummeted by -45bps to 0.23% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.23% in Q4 2025, 0.23% for Q3 2025, and 0.32% during Q2 2025.