Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) came in at $359.4 million in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $360.1 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $359.7 million in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $359.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) for Q1 2026 came in at $359.4 million, changed 0.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $359.4 million (changed 0.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) is $360.2 million (2022), against an average of $360.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) grew 0.19% in 2022 and slipped 0.19% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) stood at $360.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 0.11% to $360.6 million in 2023, then declined by 0.14% to $360.1 million in 2024, then fell by 0.11% to $359.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.08% to $359.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) figures came in at $359.4 million (Q1 2026), $359.7 million (Q4 2025), and $360.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 20.79 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 868.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 272.06 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 403.50 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 406.00 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 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 |