Paychex (PAYX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Short-term Investments of $36.3 million for Q2 2026, up 5.22% on a YoY basis from $34.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 4.72% sequentially from $38.1 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $36.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Short-term Investments rose 5.22% year-over-year to $36.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $36.3 million (up 5.22% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $36.3 million, up 5.22% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments declined to $36.3 million in Q2 2026, from $38.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $861.9 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $34.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $126.5 million and a median of $50.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments tumbled 87.2% in 2024 and soared 1469.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Short-term Investments over 5 years: stood at $165.6 million in 2022, then sank by 79.23% to $34.4 million in 2023, then increased by 10.47% to $38.0 million in 2024, then soared by 33.42% to $50.7 million in 2025, then declined by 28.4% to $36.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Short-term Investments at $36.3 million in Q2 2026, $38.1 million in Q1 2026, and $50.7 million in Q4 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
May 31, 2026 36.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 38.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 50.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 861.90 Mn
May 31, 2025 34.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 49.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 54.90 Mn
May 31, 2024 47.80 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 36.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 34.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 49.80 Mn
May 31, 2023 373.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 240.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 165.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 60.10 Mn
May 31, 2022 50.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 55.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 376.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 39.60 Mn