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

Paychex has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $23.1 million for Q1 2026.

• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $23.1 million, up 31.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $136.7 million (up 105.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $16.3 million (2023), against an average of $19.8 million.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slipped 11.66% in 2024 and surged 283.12% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Share-based Compensation stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.92% to $14.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 11.56% to $16.4 million in 2024, then soared by 55.49% to $25.5 million in 2025, then decreased by 9.41% to $23.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $23.1 million (Q1 2026), $25.5 million (Q4 2025), and $26.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.