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

Paychex's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.1 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 31.25% year-over-year to $23.1 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $136.7 million (up 105.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $111.8 million, up 82.98% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation came in at $23.1 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from $25.5 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 $19.8 million and a median of $16.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation dropped 11.66% in 2024 and soared 283.12% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Share-based Compensation stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then declined by 3.92% to $14.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.56% to $16.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 55.49% to $25.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 9.41% to $23.1 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $23.1 million, $25.5 million, and $26.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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