Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $178.7 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 7.33% year-over-year to $178.7 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $509.3 million (down 5.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $518.6 million, down 1.71% from the prior year.
• Tax Provisions came in at $178.7 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $124.8 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 $90.1 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $127.5 million and a median of $124.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
• Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions gained 25.64% in 2023 and retreated 17.69% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Tax Provisions stood at $114.9 million in 2022, then increased by 8.96% to $125.2 million in 2023, then increased by 4.07% to $130.3 million in 2024, then dropped by 4.22% to $124.8 million in 2025, then surged by 43.19% to $178.7 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered $178.7 million, $124.8 million, and $113.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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