Paychex (PAYX) Short-Term Debt issuances (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Short-Term Debt issuances of -$443.9 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with $81.4 million a year earlier.
Paychex (PAYX) Short-Term Debt issuances (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Short-Term Debt issuances at Paychex was -$544.1 million; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at -$18.8 million.
- In prior fiscal years, Paychex's Short-Term Debt issuances was -$290.7 million in FY2025, -$425.3 million in FY2024, $474.8 million in FY2023 (+231.6%) and $143.2 million in FY2022 (-57.9%).
- Quarterly Short-Term Debt issuances has run from a low of -$2.37 billion in fiscal Q4 2024 to a high of $1.38 billion in fiscal Q1 2024 over five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-Term Debt issuances for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$755.4 million (Q4 2026), $718.9 million (Q3 2026) and -$63.7 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ST Debt Issuance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | - |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | - |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | -443.90 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -443.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -719.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 700.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -63.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 81.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -673.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 356.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 51.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -25.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.37 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 619.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -50.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.39 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | -173.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 39.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -505.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -520.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 496.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 137.30 Mn |
Paychex Short-Term Debt issuances 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-issuances&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt-issuances", "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-issuances&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();