Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) recorded Shares Outstanding of 355.8 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.2% from 360.1 million a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Paychex reported Shares Outstanding of 358.9 million, down 0.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding came in at 360.2 million in FY2025 (unchanged), 360.3 million in FY2024 (unchanged), 360.4 million in FY2023 (-0.1%) and 360.6 million in FY2022 (+0.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 0.2% in fiscal Q4 2022, against a decline of 1.2% in fiscal Q1 2027 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 358.9 million (Q4 2026), 358.7 million (Q3 2026) and 359.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 2.97 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 402.30 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | 1.83 Bn |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 352.53 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 355.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 355.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 358.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 358.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 359.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 360.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 360.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 360.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 360.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 360.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 360.30 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 359.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 360.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 360.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 360.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 360.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 360.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 360.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 360.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 360.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 360.70 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();