Paychex (PAYX) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2026, down 36.35% sequentially from 0.04% in Q1 2026, and down 32.0% YoY from 0.03% in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Return on Invested Capital for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 32.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.02% (down 32.0% YoY) and the FY2023 annual result came in at 1.64%, down 11.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.02% in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.43% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.02% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.31% and a median of 0.34% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital advanced 20 bps in 2022, then plunged 32 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.4% in 2022, then declined by 13 bps to 0.35% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 0.32% in 2024, then plunged by 73 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then slumped by 73 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.02%, 0.04%, and 0.09% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 0.04% |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | - |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 0.04% |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.30% |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.31% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.32% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.34% |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.32% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.31% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.35% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.37% |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.39% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.39% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.40% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.42% |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.43% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.43% |