Paychex (PAYX) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Total Debt of $4.6 billion for Q2 2026, down 14.9% sequentially from $5.4 billion in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from $4.6 billion in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Total Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Total Debt for 11 years, with the latest figure at $4.6 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Total Debt changed 0.24% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $4.6 billion (changed 0.24% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $4.6 billion, changed 0.24% from the prior year.
- Total Debt retreated to $4.6 billion in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $5.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $5.4 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $798.6 million in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $814.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Total Debt dropped 1.21% in 2024, then soared 555.66% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Total Debt stood at $808.0 million in 2022, then gained by 0.5% to $812.0 million in 2023, then grew by 0.63% to $817.1 million in 2024, then surged by 555.0% to $5.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 14.87% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $4.6 billion, $5.4 billion, and $5.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 9.93 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 39.28 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 14.72 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 7.52 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | - |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.96 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 6.65 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.91 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 4.56 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 4.56 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.35 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.35 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.97 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 4.57 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 816.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 817.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 817.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 798.60 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 |