Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)

Paychex recorded quarterly Total Debt of $5.0 billion in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 506.67% year-over-year from $816.6 million in Q1 2025.

Paychex's Total Debt history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 506.67% year-over-year to $5.0 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $5.0 billion (up 506.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.9 billion, up 505.43% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt came in at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, roughly flat from $5.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $5.0 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $806.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $816.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Across the five-year window, Total Debt decreased 0.09% in 2025 and soared 506.67% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Paychex's Total Debt stood at $808.0 million in 2022, then rose by 0.5% to $812.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 0.63% to $817.1 million in 2024, then surged by 506.06% to $5.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 0.04% to $5.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $5.0 billion, $5.0 billion, and $5.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 7.05 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 14.44 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 10.51 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn -
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 2.91 Bn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 849.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 3.98 Bn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 6.16 Bn
10 Paychex 34.86 Bn 33.07 Bn 1.38 Bn 4.95 Bn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 4.95 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 4.95 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 4.95 Bn
May 31, 2025 4.95 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 816.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 817.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 817.60 Mn
May 31, 2024 817.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 817.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 812.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 812.00 Mn
May 31, 2023 808.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 808.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 808.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 808.10 Mn
May 31, 2022 806.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 806.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 806.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 804.50 Mn
May 31, 2021 804.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 804.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 803.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 803.00 Mn
May 31, 2020 801.90 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 847.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 847.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 853.00 Mn
May 31, 2019 796.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 853.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 57.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 56.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 57.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 133.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 57.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 55.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 103.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 51.30 Mn