Paychex (PAYX) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has 11 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 32.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.02% (down 32.0% YoY), and the FY2023 full-year result was 1.64%, down 11.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.02% in Q2 2026, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.43% in Q1 2022 to a low of 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.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital rose 20 bps in 2022 and slumped 32 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Tracing PAYX's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.4% in 2022, then decreased by 13 bps to 0.35% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 0.32% in 2024, then sank by 73 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then tumbled by 73 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PAYX's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q2 2026, 0.04% in Q1 2026, and 0.09% in Q4 2025.