Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Paychex (PAYX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.19%.

  • Paychex's Return on Invested Capital fell 2400.0% to 0.19% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.19%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 2400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.24% for FY2025, which is 1600.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Paychex reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.19% as of Q4 2025, which was down 2400.0% from 0.18% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Paychex's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.47% for Q3 2022, and its period low was 0.18% during Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Paychex's median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.42% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 0.39%.
  • In the last 5 years, Paychex's Return on Invested Capital surged by 700bps in 2022 and then tumbled by -2400bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Paychex's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.41% in 2021, then rose by 13bps to 0.46% in 2022, then fell by -6bps to 0.44% in 2023, then decreased by -2bps to 0.43% in 2024, then plummeted by -55bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.19% for Q4 2025, versus 0.18% for Q3 2025 and 0.25% for Q2 2025.