Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Paychex recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $359.4 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $359.7 million in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $360.1 million in Q1 2025.

Paychex's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $359.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) changed 0.19% year-over-year to $359.4 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $359.4 million (changed 0.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $360.2 million, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) came in at $359.4 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, roughly flat from $359.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) ranged from a high of $360.8 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $359.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $360.2 million and a median of $360.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average).
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) increased 0.19% in 2022 and dropped 0.19% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Paychex's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) stood at $360.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.11% to $360.6 million in 2023, then fell by 0.14% to $360.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.11% to $359.7 million in 2025, then declined by 0.08% to $359.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) over the past three periods registered $359.4 million, $359.7 million, and $360.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 1.44 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 950.00 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 2.05 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.30 Bn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 1.04 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 272.06 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 410.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 403.50 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 276.00 Mn
10 Paychex 34.86 Bn 33.07 Bn 1.38 Bn 359.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 359.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 359.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 360.10 Mn
May 31, 2025 360.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 360.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 360.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 360.10 Mn
May 31, 2024 360.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 359.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 360.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 360.80 Mn
May 31, 2023 360.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 360.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 360.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 360.10 Mn
May 31, 2022 360.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 360.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 360.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 360.10 Mn
May 31, 2021 359.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 360.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 360.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 359.10 Mn
May 31, 2020 358.50 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 358.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 358.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 358.60 Mn
May 31, 2019 359.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 359.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 359.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 359.10 Mn
May 31, 2018 359.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 359.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 359.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 358.90 Mn
May 31, 2017 359.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 359.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 360.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 361.00 Mn
May 31, 2016 360.70 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 360.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 360.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 361.10 Mn
May 31, 2015 362.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 363.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 363.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 363.10 Mn
May 31, 2014 364.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 364.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 364.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 365.30 Mn
May 31, 2013 363.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 363.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 363.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 363.00 Mn
May 31, 2012 362.40 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 362.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 362.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 362.20 Mn
May 31, 2011 361.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 361.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 361.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 361.60 Mn
May 31, 2010 361.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 361.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 361.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2009 361.20 Mn
May 31, 2009 360.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2009 360.74 Mn