Paychex PAYX Cash Flow Statement (2009-2026)

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Reported Financials

Paychex Quarterly Cash Flow Statement

Periods 71 quarters
Latest Aug 2026

Paychex reported cash from operations of $413.50M and free cash flow of $357.40M for the quarter ended Aug 2026, down 42.4% year over year. This cash flow statement covers 71 quarters of results from Feb 2009 through Aug 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.

Cash Flow Statement Feb2009 May2009 Aug2009 Nov2009 Feb2010 May2010 Aug2010 Nov2010 Feb2011 May2011 Aug2011 Nov2011 Feb2012 May2012 Aug2012 Nov2012 Feb2013 May2013 Aug2013 Nov2013 Feb2014 May2014 Aug2014 Nov2014 Feb2015 May2015 Aug2015 Nov2015 Feb2016 May2016 Aug2016 Nov2016 Feb2017 May2017 Aug2017 Nov2017 Feb2018 May2018 Aug2018 Nov2018 Feb2019 May2019 Aug2019 Nov2019 Feb2020 May2020 Aug2020 Nov2020 Feb2021 May2021 Aug2021 Nov2021 Feb2022 May2022 Aug2022 Nov2022 Feb2023 May2023 Aug2023 Nov2023 Feb2024 May2024 Aug2024 Nov2024 Feb2025 May2025 Aug2025 Nov2025 Feb2026 May2026 Aug2026
Operating Activities
Net Income
332.10M430.70M296.40M379.20M360.30M467.40M350.40M419.20M392.70M498.60M379.90M427.40M413.40M519.30M297.20M383.80M395.40M560.30M420.60M429.70M
Depreciation and DepletionDep. & Depletion
32.50M34.90M35.60M31.40M31.70M32.70M32.60M30.40M32.00M32.30M32.80M27.20M29.30M30.30M32.00M34.50M34.80M36.20M37.60M39.10M
Share-based CompensationStock Comp.
14.00M12.80M13.60M14.40M15.30M16.30M16.60M16.00M14.70M14.40M16.00M16.50M16.40M17.60M61.30M26.80M25.50M23.10M20.70M19.30M
Deferred Taxes
-6.00M-2.20M-1.00M2.50M-17.80M-10.30M-18.40M-3.20M-3.20M-14.50M-8.90M-11.00M1.50M-6.60M0.30M66.00M11.20M21.80M4.70M9.30M
Gains from Sales and DivestituresGains Divest
-17.10M
Cash from OperationsCash from Ops.
169.80M612.90M421.40M364.30M355.40M569.10M417.40M693.00M311.30M671.70M221.70M546.10M295.00M716.00M343.80M718.40M444.90M812.50M580.90M413.50M
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization
Amortization of Deferred ChargesAmort. Deferred Charges
-43.80M-44.80M51.90M53.00M-48.00M-48.90M56.10M57.20M-51.30M-51.60M58.30M58.50M-52.10M-52.60M59.90M60.40M-53.20M-54.00M64.60M66.00M
Depreciation & Amortization (CF)Dep. & Amort.
48.60M48.40M49.10M44.00M44.30M44.20M44.10M41.20M44.90M44.80M45.60M39.00M41.70M43.10M85.70M109.30M49.10M50.60M113.20M109.80M
Change in Working Capital
Change in ReceivablesChange Receivables
290.00M-164.30M-2.00M61.20M21.30M59.00M-5.80M-72.40M19.50M56.40M-116.50M36.40M32.20M31.30M30.80M18.90M37.20M11.00M38.70M73.30M
Change in Accured ExpensesChange Accured Exp.
124.10M-41.60M59.70M-61.10M49.90M89.80M7.70M104.40M-37.80M117.60M-311.20M65.60M-58.90M101.10M-65.50M124.90M-2.60M109.70M59.40M-56.70M
Other Working Capital ChangesOther WC Changes
58.40M-8.60M-18.90M-23.70M67.10M-31.30M5.70M-38.10M84.40M-55.50M34.40M-26.30M95.20M-71.20M14.30M-29.50M37.30M-20.30M-27.50M19.80M
Investing Activities
Capital ExpendituresCapex
34.20M34.70M34.50M30.60M35.30M31.10M46.00M38.70M40.70M40.70M41.30M35.60M47.00M48.70M60.50M55.90M62.10M51.00M65.90M56.10M
Sales of Property, Plant and EquipmentPP&E (Sale)
7.00M
Acquisitions
-1.60M208.00M0.30M2,967.50M0.20M0.10M0.10M18.10M
Change in Acquisitions & DivestmentsChange Acquisitions
Cash from Investing ActivitiesCash from Investing
-429.10M-716.70M-337.00M1,223.10M-195.30M-664.10M-152.00M-13.20M-96.50M-8.10M-143.10M-110.00M-192.70M21.00M-3075.10M-1302.70M376.30M1.40M-227.40M-335.80M
Financing Activities
Other financing activitiesOther financing
9.80M12.00M6.50M-19.20M4.10M2.90M1.80M4.00M3.00M8.10M11.00M-2.50M10.50M4.90M34.90M-47.60M-4.30M-1.80M1.70M-23.60M
Cash from Financing ActivitiesCash from Financing
-91.20M269.50M-945.90M-809.70M-241.40M832.60M-492.90M1,069.40M-537.10M307.50M-2714.50M-485.00M-291.40M-2.70M3,072.30M-515.40M-582.40M235.30M-1791.30M-906.60M
Dividend Payments
Dividends Paid - CommonDiv. Paid (Common)
238.30M238.50M285.20M284.60M284.70M284.80M321.40M321.90M320.20M320.40M352.90M353.40M352.80M353.00M389.50M389.10M387.90M388.00M424.90M424.10M
Additional items
Change in Cash
-350.50M165.70M-861.50M777.70M-81.30M737.60M-227.50M1,749.20M-322.30M971.10M-2635.90M-48.90M-189.10M734.30M341.00M-1099.70M238.80M1,049.20M-1437.80M-828.90M
Free Cash FlowFCF
135.60M578.20M386.90M333.70M320.10M538.00M371.40M654.30M270.60M631.00M180.40M510.50M248.00M667.30M283.30M662.50M382.80M761.50M515.00M357.40M
Net Cash FlowNCF
-350.50M165.70M-861.50M777.70M-81.30M737.60M-227.50M1,749.20M-322.30M971.10M-2635.90M-48.90M-189.10M734.30M341.00M-1099.70M238.80M1,049.20M-1437.80M-828.90M

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