Paychex (PAYX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2022)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $52.8 million in Q2 2026, up 10.23% year-over-year from $47.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.02% quarter-over-quarter from $49.8 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Short-term Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $52.8 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Short-term Investments rose 10.23% year-over-year to $52.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $52.8 million (up 10.23% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $52.8 million, up 10.23% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments came in at $52.8 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from $49.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $41.0 million in Q1 2024.
- Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $233.1 million, with a median of $53.8 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments surged 1564.52% in 2022 and plunged 87.2% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $165.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 71.07% to $47.9 million in 2023, then soared by 31.73% to $63.1 million in 2024, then declined by 19.65% to $50.7 million in 2025, then gained by 4.14% to $52.8 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short-term Investments figures were $52.8 million in Q2 2026, $49.8 million in Q1 2026, and $50.7 million in Q4 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 |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2022 | 853.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 39.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 36.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 203.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 174.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 30.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2020 | 27.20 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 73.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 34.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 40.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2019 | 39.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 35.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 248.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 82.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2018 | 66.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 97.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 81.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 133.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2017 | 138.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 214.00 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Short-term Investments API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();