Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Tax Provisions of $133.6 million for Q2 2026, up 131.54% on a YoY basis from $57.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 25.24% sequentially from $178.7 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $133.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Provisions rose 131.54% year-over-year to $133.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $550.8 million (up 18893.1% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $550.8 million, up 18893.1% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions fell to $133.6 million in Q2 2026, from $178.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $178.7 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$423.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $99.2 million and a median of $125.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions slumped 478.55% in 2025 and soared 131.54% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $114.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.96% to $125.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.07% to $130.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 4.22% to $124.8 million in 2025, then grew by 7.05% to $133.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Tax Provisions at $133.6 million in Q2 2026, $178.7 million in Q1 2026, and $124.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -936.60 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -32.53 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn -53.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 194.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 614.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 140.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 422.00 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -1.09 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 92.44 Mn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn 133.60 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 133.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 178.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 124.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 113.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 -423.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 166.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 130.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 129.70 Mn
May 31, 2024 111.90 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 160.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 125.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 129.90 Mn
May 31, 2023 113.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 150.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 114.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 112.80 Mn
May 31, 2022 90.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 123.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 105.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 110.30 Mn