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Paychex (PAYX) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.31% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 4.0% to 0.31% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.26% through Feb 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.31% in Q1 2026 for Paychex, up from 0.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.36% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.21% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.31% across 5 years, with a median of 0.32% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: grew 4bps in 2023 and later dropped -9bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.31% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 0.32% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 0.32% in 2024, then fell by -19bps to 0.26% in 2025, then grew by 18bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for PAYX at 0.31% in Q1 2026, 0.26% in Q4 2025, and 0.26% in Q3 2025.