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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |