Paychex (PAYX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Share-based Compensation of $19.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 28.0% from $26.8 million a year earlier and down 6.8% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Paychex was $88.6 million, down 27.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $96.1 million, down 14.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Paychex's Share-based Compensation was $111.8 million in FY2025 (+83.0%), $61.1 million in FY2024 (-2.4%), $62.6 million in FY2023 (+18.6%) and $52.8 million in FY2022 (+0.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 46.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with growth of 283.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 66.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $20.7 million (Q4 2026), $23.1 million (Q3 2026) and $25.5 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.07 Bn | 418.02 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 383.87 Bn | 256.01 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 259.07 Bn | 186.85 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 543.99 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.58 Bn | 151.45 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 144.38 Bn | 122.84 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.25 Bn | 97.38 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.11 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.35 Bn | 70.44 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 48.57 Bn | 41.56 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.25 Bn | 34.33 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 19.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 19.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 20.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 23.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 26.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 61.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 17.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 16.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 14.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 16.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 16.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 15.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 12.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 14.00 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();