Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) recorded Tax Provisions of $135.3 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 19.0% from $113.7 million a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Paychex's Tax Provisions came in at $572.4 million as of Aug 31, 2026, up 13.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $550.8 million, up 6.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Tax Provisions came in at $518.6 million in FY2025 (-1.7%), $527.6 million in FY2024 (+7.5%), $490.9 million in FY2023 (+13.7%) and $431.8 million in FY2022 (+28.2%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has ranged from $92.1 million in fiscal Q4 2025 to $178.7 million in fiscal Q3 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Provisions in the last five years was growth of 45.1% in fiscal Q4 2026, against a decline of 17.7% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $133.6 million (Q4 2026), $178.7 million (Q3 2026) and $124.8 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 13.56 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | 847.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | -844.41 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 329.70 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 93.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 177.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | -59.00 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 135.30 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();