Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $133.6 million in Q2 2026, up 23.82% year-over-year from $107.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 25.24% quarter-over-quarter from $178.7 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Tax Provisions across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $133.6 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Tax Provisions rose 23.82% year-over-year to $133.6 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $550.8 million (up 3.07% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $550.8 million, up 3.07% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions came in at $133.6 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down 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 $92.4 million in Q2 2022.
- Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is $133.0 million, with a median of $129.8 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions surged 70.13% in 2023 and declined 23.85% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $114.9 million in 2022, then grew by 8.96% to $125.2 million in 2023, then rose by 4.07% to $130.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.22% to $124.8 million in 2025, then increased by 7.05% to $133.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Provisions figures were $133.6 million in Q2 2026, $178.7 million in Q1 2026, and $124.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.38 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 847.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -926.40 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 140.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 279.20 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 177.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 1.56 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 133.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 135.30 Mn |
| 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 | 92.10 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 | 92.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 123.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 105.50 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();