Paychex (PAYX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $20.7 million in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 66.23% year-over-year to $20.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $96.1 million (down 14.04% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $119.6 million, down 12.19% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation eased to $20.7 million in Q2 2026, from $23.1 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $61.3 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $12.8 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $19.9 million and a median of $16.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 283.12% in 2025 and slumped 66.23% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Tracing PAYX's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.92% to $14.7 million in 2023, then gained by 11.56% to $16.4 million in 2024, then soared by 55.49% to $25.5 million in 2025, then fell by 18.82% to $20.7 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PAYX's Share-based Compensation at $20.7 million in Q2 2026, $23.1 million in Q1 2026, and $25.5 million in Q4 2025.