Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Times Interest Earned for 12 consecutive years, with $11.63 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 62.01% to $11.63 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.7 through Feb 2026, down 80.27% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $20.95 for FY2025, 64.06% down from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned hit $11.63 in Q1 2026 for Paychex, up from $8.35 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $67.99 in Q1 2023 to a low of $6.77 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $43.51 across 5 years, with a median of $51.34 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Times Interest Earned: grew 17.43% in 2022 and later crashed 86.66% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at $51.34 in 2022, then grew by 16.0% to $59.55 in 2023, then decreased by 4.89% to $56.64 in 2024, then tumbled by 85.26% to $8.35 in 2025, then soared by 39.3% to $11.63 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Times Interest Earned for PAYX at $11.63 in Q1 2026, $8.35 in Q4 2025, and $7.95 in Q3 2025.