Paychex (PAYX) Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Revenue came in at $1.63 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 5.9% from $1.54 billion a year earlier and up 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Paychex reported Revenue of $6.6 billion, up 14.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $6.51 billion, up 16.9% from FY2025.
- Revenue has increased in each of the last 16 fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Revenue was $5.57 billion in FY2025 (+5.6%), $5.28 billion in FY2024 (+5.4%), $5.01 billion in FY2023 (+8.6%) and $4.61 billion in FY2022 (+13.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Revenue is $1.11 billion (fiscal Q2 2022) to $1.81 billion (fiscal Q3 2026).
- Year-over-year, Revenue has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Revenue ran from 2.5% in fiscal Q1 2025 to 19.9% in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Revenue at $1.61 billion (Q4 2026), $1.81 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.56 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Revenue (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 19.35 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 11.48 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 11.35 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 5.47 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 4.35 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 122.37 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.63 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.61 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.81 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.28 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.11 Bn |
API Access
Paychex Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=revenue&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "revenue", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=revenue&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();