Paychex (PAYX) Short term Debt (2016 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Short term Debt came in at $400.0 million in Q1 2026, up 2172.73% year-over-year from $17.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $399.9 million in Q4 2025.
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Paychex (PAYX) Short term Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Short term Debt across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $400.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Short term Debt rose 2172.73% year-over-year to $400.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $400.0 million (up 2172.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $399.8 million, up 2037.97% from the prior year.
- Short term Debt came in at $400.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, roughly flat from $399.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Short term Debt ranged from a high of $400.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $8.7 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Short term Debt over 5 years is $104.5 million, with a median of $17.6 million recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Short term Debt retreated 6.38% in 2025 and jumped 2172.73% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Short term Debt stood at $10.1 million in 2022, then surged by 34.65% to $13.6 million in 2023, then surged by 33.82% to $18.2 million in 2024, then surged by 2097.25% to $399.9 million in 2025, then increased by 0.03% to $400.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short term Debt figures were $400.0 million in Q1 2026, $399.9 million in Q4 2025, and $399.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 400.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 399.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 399.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 399.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 17.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 18.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 18.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 18.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 18.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 13.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 13.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 10.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 10.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 8.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 8.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 7.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 7.40 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();