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-on-year from $17.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $399.9 million in Q4 2025.
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.
- Short term Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $400.0 million, up 2172.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $400.0 million (up 2172.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Short term Debt is $17.6 million (2025), against an average of $104.5 million.
- Across the five-year window, Short term Debt fell 6.38% in 2025 and soared 2172.73% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Paychex's 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.
- The last three Short term Debt figures came in at $400.0 million (Q1 2026), $399.9 million (Q4 2025), and $399.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |