Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 356 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.1% from 359.9 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Paychex posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 355.6 million, down 1.4% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 360.5 million in FY2025 (+0.1%), 360.1 million in FY2024 (-0.1%), 360.5 million in FY2023 (+0.2%) and 359.9 million in FY2022 (unchanged).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) spans a low of 355.6 million in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 361.2 million in fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 0.2%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 1.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 355.6 million (Q4 2026), 358.3 million (Q3 2026) and 359 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 268.38 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 356.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 356.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 355.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 358.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 359.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 359.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 360.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 360.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 360.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 359.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 360.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 360.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 359.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 361.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 360.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 360.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 360.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 360.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 359.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 361.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 360.80 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();