Paychex (PAYX) Short term Debt (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Short term Debt of $400.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2172.73% on a YoY basis from $17.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $399.9 million in Q4 2025.

Paychex (PAYX) Short term Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 11 years of Short term Debt data on file, last reported at $400.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Short term Debt rose 2172.73% year-over-year to $400.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $400.0 million (up 2172.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $18.6 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Short term Debt steadied at $400.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $62.2 million and a median of $15.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Short term Debt.
  • Across the five-year window, Short term Debt fell 6.38% in 2025 and soared 2172.73% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Short term Debt over 5 years: stood at $10.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 34.65% to $13.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 33.82% to $18.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 2097.25% to $399.9 million in 2025, then grew by 0.03% to $400.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Short term Debt at $400.0 million in Q1 2026, $399.9 million in Q4 2025, and $18.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 400.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 399.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 18.50 Mn
May 31, 2025 18.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 17.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 18.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 18.90 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
Feb 28, 2021 7.00 Mn