Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 356.6 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.5% from 361.9 million a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at Paychex came in at 360 million, down 0.6% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 362 million in FY2025 (unchanged), 362.1 million in FY2024 (-0.1%), 362.3 million in FY2023 (-0.2%) and 363.1 million in FY2022 (+0.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 0.3%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 1.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 360 million (Q4 2026), 359.5 million (Q3 2026) and 360.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.57 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 821.00 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 | 403.30 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 277.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | 1.84 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 | 356.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 356.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 360.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 359.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 360.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 361.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 362.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 362.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 361.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 361.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 362.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 361.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 362.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 362.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 362.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 362.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 362.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 362.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 363.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 363.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 363.10 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();