Paychex
PAYXNasdaqCIK 723531Industrials / Business Servicesfiscal year ends May73 quarters since 2008
Latest quarter Q1 FY2027, filed September 24, 2026. Trailing figures sum the latest four quarters. Market values at the latest close, from a market data vendor.
The last 16 quarters
Q2 FY2023 to Q1 FY2027, through the filing of September 24, 2026.
Net income losses drawn in red.
Operating cash flow less capital expenditures; negative quarters in red.
Positions at each quarter end, as filed; short-term investments are not included.
Income statement
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q1 FY2027 filed September 24, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q1 FY2027ended Aug 31, 2026filed Sep 24, 2026 | Q4 FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | Q3 FY2026ended Feb 28, 2026filed Mar 26, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Nov 30, 2025filed Dec 22, 2025 | Q1 FY2026ended Aug 31, 2025filed Sep 30, 2025 | Q4 FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | Q3 FY2025ended Feb 28, 2025filed Mar 26, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Nov 30, 2024filed Dec 19, 2024 | YoYQ1 FY2027vs Q1 FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,581 | 1,553 | 1,752 | 1,503 | 1,492 | 1,382 | 1,466 | 1,281 | +5.9% |
| Cost of revenue | 430 | 417 | 431 | 412 | 414 | 394 | 387 | 379 | +3.9% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selling, general and administrative | 581 | 584 | 586 | 574 | 584 | 602 | 430 | 400 | −0.5% |
| Operating income | 619 | 605 | 792 | 572 | 542 | 431 | 692 | 538 | +14.3% |
| Other income (expense) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | −54.2% |
| Pretax income | 565 | 554 | 739 | 520 | 498 | 389 | 686 | 544 | +13.6% |
| Income tax | 135 | 134 | 179 | 125 | 114 | 92 | 167 | 130 | +19.0% |
| Net income | 430 | 421 | 560 | 395 | 384 | 297 | 519 | 413 | +12.0% |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 1.21 | — | 1.56 | 1.10 | 1.06 | — | 1.43 | 1.14 | +14.2% |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 357 | — | 360 | 360 | 362 | — | 362 | 362 | — |
Fourth quarters are the fiscal year less the first nine months when the filer reports no discrete fourth quarter, and are marked. Diluted EPS is never derived, so a derived quarter shows none. Italic figures are derived.
Balance sheet
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q1 FY2027 filed September 24, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q1 FY2027ended Aug 31, 2026filed Sep 24, 2026 | Q4 FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | Q3 FY2026ended Feb 28, 2026filed Mar 26, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Nov 30, 2025filed Dec 22, 2025 | Q1 FY2026ended Aug 31, 2025filed Sep 30, 2025 | Q4 FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | Q3 FY2025ended Feb 28, 2025filed Mar 26, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Nov 30, 2024filed Dec 19, 2024 | YoYQ1 FY2027vs Q1 FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 601 | 1,088 | 1,743 | 1,486 | 809 | 1,629 | 1,564 | 1,202 | −25.7% |
| Short-term investments | 333 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 862 | 35 | 37 | 38 | −61.3% |
| Total current assets | 8,094 | 8,613 | 9,928 | 8,909 | 9,040 | 8,917 | 8,077 | 7,430 | −10.5% |
| Total assets | 15,661 | 16,175 | 17,511 | 16,519 | 16,663 | 16,564 | 11,222 | 10,555 | −6.0% |
| Total current liabilities | 6,340 | 6,841 | 7,879 | 7,041 | 7,129 | 6,956 | 5,800 | 5,329 | −11.1% |
| Long-term debt | 4,558 | 4,556 | 4,554 | 4,552 | 4,550 | 4,548 | 799 | 799 | +0.2% |
| Total liabilities | 11,955 | 12,439 | 13,498 | 12,639 | 12,692 | 12,436 | 7,105 | 6,629 | −5.8% |
| Stockholders’ equity | 3,706 | 3,735 | 4,014 | 3,880 | 3,971 | 4,128 | 4,117 | 3,926 | −6.7% |
| Shares outstanding (millions) | 356 | 356 | 358 | 359 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | — |
Positions at each period end. Nothing on this statement is derived. Long-term debt is the filed noncurrent line only; no total-debt composite is constructed across filers. Italic figures are derived.
Cash flow statement
Last eight quarters, newest first, through Q1 FY2027 filed September 24, 2026.
| Millions of dollars | Q1 FY2027ended Aug 31, 2026filed Sep 24, 2026 | Q4 FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | Q3 FY2026ended Feb 28, 2026filed Mar 26, 2026 | Q2 FY2026ended Nov 30, 2025filed Dec 22, 2025 | Q1 FY2026ended Aug 31, 2025filed Sep 30, 2025 | Q4 FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | Q3 FY2025ended Feb 28, 2025filed Mar 26, 2025 | Q2 FY2025ended Nov 30, 2024filed Dec 19, 2024 | YoYQ1 FY2027vs Q1 FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 414 | 581 | 813 | 445 | 718 | 344 | 716 | 295 | −42.4% |
| Capital expenditures | 56 | 66 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 47 | +0.4% |
| Free cash flow (CFO − capex) | 357 | 515 | 762 | 383 | 663 | 283 | 667 | 248 | −46.1% |
| Depreciation and amortization | 110 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 43 | 42 | +0.5% |
| Share repurchases | 0 | 249 | 75 | 127 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −100.0% |
| Dividends paid | 424 | 425 | 388 | 388 | 389 | 389 | 353 | 353 | +9.0% |
10-Qs file cash flows as year-to-date totals, so quarterly figures are differenced from consecutive filings and marked. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditures, computed from the two filed lines. Italic figures are derived.
Annual statements
Every fiscal year filed, newest first, through FY2026 filed July 17, 2026.
Income statement
| Millions of dollars | FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | FY2024ended May 31, 2024filed Jul 11, 2024 | FY2023ended May 31, 2023filed Jul 14, 2023 | FY2022ended May 31, 2022filed Jul 15, 2022 | FY2021ended May 31, 2021filed Jul 16, 2021 | FY2020ended May 31, 2020filed Jul 17, 2020 | FY2019ended May 31, 2019filed Jul 24, 2019 | FY2018ended May 31, 2018filed Jul 20, 2018 | FY2017ended May 31, 2017filed Jul 21, 2017 | FY2016ended May 31, 2016filed Jul 22, 2016 | FY2015ended May 31, 2015filed Jul 21, 2015 | FY2014ended May 31, 2014filed Jul 22, 2014 | FY2013ended May 31, 2013filed Jul 22, 2013 | FY2012ended May 31, 2012filed Jul 20, 2012 | FY2011ended May 31, 2011filed Jul 15, 2011 | FY2010ended May 31, 2010filed Jul 16, 2010 | FY2009ended May 31, 2009filed Sep 23, 2009 | FY2008ended May 31, 2008filed Sep 23, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6,301 | 5,410 | 5,132 | 4,907 | 4,554 | 3,998 | 3,954 | 3,692 | 3,314 | 3,102 | 2,952 | 2,740 | 2,519 | 2,326 | 2,230 | 2,084 | 2,001 | 2,083 | 2,066 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,675 | 1,540 | 1,479 | 1,453 | 1,356 | 1,271 | 1,281 | 1,178 | 1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,327 | 1,824 | 1,625 | 1,521 | 1,415 | 1,325 | 1,299 | 1,223 | 1,068 | 980 | 948 | 878 | 804 | 750 | 706 | 646 | 622 | 597 | 577 |
| Operating income | 2,511 | 2,208 | 2,174 | 2,033 | 1,840 | 1,461 | 1,461 | 1,371 | 1,292 | 1,254 | 1,147 | 1,054 | 983 | 905 | 854 | 786 | 725 | 805 | 828 |
| Other income (expense) | 70 | 74 | 81 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| Pretax income | 2,311 | 2,176 | 2,218 | 2,048 | 1,825 | 1,434 | 1,437 | 1,368 | 1,300 | 1,259 | 1,151 | 1,060 | 988 | 911 | 860 | 792 | 729 | 812 | 855 |
| Income tax | 551 | 519 | 528 | 491 | 432 | 337 | 339 | 334 | 306 | 433 | 394 | 385 | 361 | 342 | 312 | 277 | 252 | 279 | 279 |
| Net income | 1,760 | 1,657 | 1,690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 628 | 569 | 548 | 515 | 477 | 534 | 576 |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 4.89 | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.30 | 3.84 | 3.03 | 3.04 | 2.86 | 2.75 | 2.28 | 2.09 | 1.85 | 1.71 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.56 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 360 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 363 | 362 | 361 | 362 | 362 | 363 | 363 | 365 | 366 | 365 | 363 | 362 | 362 | 361 | 370 |
Balance sheet
| Millions of dollars | FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | FY2024ended May 31, 2024filed Jul 11, 2024 | FY2023ended May 31, 2023filed Jul 14, 2023 | FY2022ended May 31, 2022filed Jul 15, 2022 | FY2021ended May 31, 2021filed Jul 16, 2021 | FY2020ended May 31, 2020filed Jul 17, 2020 | FY2019ended May 31, 2019filed Jul 24, 2019 | FY2018ended May 31, 2018filed Jul 20, 2018 | FY2017ended May 31, 2017filed Jul 21, 2017 | FY2016ended May 31, 2016filed Jul 22, 2016 | FY2015ended May 31, 2015filed Jul 21, 2015 | FY2014ended May 31, 2014filed Jul 22, 2014 | FY2013ended May 31, 2013filed Jul 22, 2013 | FY2012ended May 31, 2012filed Jul 20, 2012 | FY2011ended May 31, 2011filed Jul 15, 2011 | FY2010ended May 31, 2010filed Jul 16, 2010 | FY2009ended May 31, 2009filed Sep 23, 2009 | FY2008ended May 31, 2008filed Sep 23, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 1,088 | 1,629 | 1,469 | 1,222 | 370 | 995 | 905 | 674 | 358 | 185 | 132 | 170 | 153 | 107 | 109 | 119 | 284 | 473 | 164 |
| Short-term investments | 36 | 35 | 34 | 373 | 854 | 37 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 139 | 221 | 367 | 399 | 398 | 208 | 345 | 83 | 20 | — |
| Total current assets | 8,613 | 8,917 | 7,252 | 7,528 | 6,582 | 6,170 | 5,465 | 5,678 | 5,894 | 5,272 | 4,864 | 5,088 | 5,003 | 4,833 | 5,076 | 4,258 | 4,159 | 4,240 | — |
| Total assets | 16,175 | 16,564 | 10,383 | 10,546 | 9,635 | 9,227 | 8,551 | 8,676 | 7,915 | 6,834 | 6,441 | 6,468 | 6,370 | 6,164 | 6,480 | 5,394 | 5,226 | 5,127 | — |
| Total current liabilities | 6,841 | 6,956 | 5,309 | 5,805 | 5,269 | 4,938 | 4,427 | 4,845 | 5,297 | 4,725 | 4,366 | 4,573 | 4,439 | 4,268 | 4,746 | 3,788 | 3,742 | 3,702 | — |
| Long-term debt | 4,556 | 4,548 | 799 | 798 | 798 | 797 | 797 | 796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | 12,439 | 12,436 | 6,582 | 7,053 | 6,550 | 6,279 | 5,769 | 6,057 | 5,559 | 4,878 | 4,529 | 4,682 | 4,593 | 4,390 | 4,875 | 3,898 | 3,824 | 3,786 | — |
| Stockholders’ equity | 3,735 | 4,128 | 3,801 | 3,493 | 3,085 | 2,948 | 2,781 | 2,620 | 2,357 | 2,227 | 1,912 | 1,786 | 1,777 | 1,774 | 1,605 | 1,496 | 1,402 | 1,341 | 1,197 |
| Shares outstanding (millions) | 356 | 360 | 360 | 361 | 360 | 360 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 361 | 361 | 363 | 366 | 363 | 362 | 361 | 361 | — |
Cash flow statement
| Millions of dollars | FY2026ended May 31, 2026filed Jul 17, 2026 | FY2025ended May 31, 2025filed Jul 11, 2025 | FY2024ended May 31, 2024filed Jul 11, 2024 | FY2023ended May 31, 2023filed Jul 14, 2023 | FY2022ended May 31, 2022filed Jul 15, 2022 | FY2021ended May 31, 2021filed Jul 16, 2021 | FY2020ended May 31, 2020filed Jul 17, 2020 | FY2019ended May 31, 2019filed Jul 24, 2019 | FY2018ended May 31, 2018filed Jul 20, 2018 | FY2017ended May 31, 2017filed Jul 21, 2017 | FY2016ended May 31, 2016filed Jul 22, 2016 | FY2015ended May 31, 2015filed Jul 21, 2015 | FY2014ended May 31, 2014filed Jul 22, 2014 | FY2013ended May 31, 2013filed Jul 22, 2013 | FY2012ended May 31, 2012filed Jul 20, 2012 | FY2011ended May 31, 2011filed Jul 15, 2011 | FY2010ended May 31, 2010filed Jul 16, 2010 | FY2009ended May 31, 2009filed Sep 23, 2009 | FY2008ended May 31, 2008filed Sep 23, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2,557 | 1,901 | 1,898 | 1,706 | 1,590 | 1,260 | 1,441 | 1,272 | 1,276 | 960 | 1,018 | — | 881 | 675 | 707 | 715 | 611 | 689 | 725 |
| Capital expenditures | 235 | 192 | 161 | 143 | 134 | 118 | 127 | 124 | 154 | 94 | 98 | 103 | 84 | 99 | 90 | 101 | 61 | 65 | 82 |
| Free cash flow (CFO − capex) | 2,322 | 1,709 | 1,736 | 1,563 | 1,456 | 1,142 | 1,314 | 1,148 | 1,122 | 866 | 921 | — | 797 | 577 | 617 | 615 | 550 | 624 | 642 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 443 | 210 | 177 | 177 | 192 | 192 | 210 | 182 | 138 | 127 | 115 | 107 | 105 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 81 |
| Share repurchases | 611 | 105 | 169 | 0 | 145 | 156 | 172 | 57 | 143 | 166 | 108 | 182 | 250 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1,000 |
| Dividends paid | 1,590 | 1,449 | 1,315 | 1,175 | 1,000 | 909 | 889 | 827 | 740 | 662 | 607 | 552 | 511 | 477 | 461 | 449 | 449 | 448 | 442 |
Insider activity
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and 10% owners, November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2026. Only open-market purchases and sales count as buys and sells; awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed in grey and never counted.
The last 25 transactions
| Traded | Insider | Role | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Held after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Gibson John B | President and CEO, Director | tax withholding | 409 | $110.75 | $45K | 80,957 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Doody Joseph | Director | other | 725 | $0.00 | — | 970 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Joseph Pamela A | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 12,740 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Velli Joseph M | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 82,695 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Doody Joseph | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 1,695 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Simmons Christopher C | VP, Controller & Treasurer | tax withholding | 38 | $110.78 | $4K | 3,252 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Mucci Martin | Director | award | 1,137 | $0.00 | — | 436,028 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Schrader Robert L. | Sr. VP, CFO | tax withholding | 116 | $110.78 | $13K | 18,431 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Hansen J. Michael | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 1,594 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Payton Theresa M. | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 3,770 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Bonadio Tom | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 22,474 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Price Kevin A | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 4,921 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Tucci Joseph M | Director | award | 970 | $0.00 | — | 68,334 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Velli Joseph M | Director | open-market sale | 7,839 | $107.68 | $844K | 81,725 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Ante Adam Brooks | Sr. Vice President, Paycor | tax withholding | 1,762 | $100.84 | $178K | 54,213 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Bergstrom Ryan Norman | Chief Product Officer | tax withholding | 1,393 | $100.84 | $140K | 43,295 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Golisano B Thomas | 10% owner | gift | 562,635 | $99.91 | $56M | 35M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Golisano B Thomas | 10% owner | giftindirect | 334 | $127.04 | $42K | 37,884 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Simmons Christopher C | VP, Controller & Treasurer | tax withholding | 130 | $122.02 | $16K | 3,290 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Doody Joseph | Director | other | 164 | $0.00 | — | 725 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Doody Joseph | Director | otherindirect | 164 | $0.00 | — | 23,922 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Schrader Robert L. | Sr. VP, CFO | open-market sale | 2,600 | $115.09 | $299K | 18,547 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Mucci Martin | Director | gift | 9,309 | $113.98 | $1M | 434,891 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Simmons Christopher C | VP, Controller & Treasurer | open-market sale | 2,615 | $115.92 | $303K | 3,420 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Gibson John B | President and CEO | tax withholding | 14,083 | $110.00 | $2M | 67,048 | Jul 17, 2026 |
Full insider history for Paychex, or insider activity across all companies. A record of filings, not a recommendation.
Sources
Fiscal year ends in month 5; periods are labeled with the issuer's own fiscal calendar. Values are as most recently filed (restatements apply; per-share values are on current split basis per the connector's split table, flagged in adjusted). Flow items flagged in `derived` were computed (Q4 = FY − nine months; quarterly cash flow differenced from year-to-date filings) rather than read from a filing. `reconciliation.repaired` lists periods where a full-year figure was filed in a quarter slot: that row was dropped and the quarter rebuilt from the annual figure. `reconciliation.quarantined` lists periods where four filed quarters do not sum to the filed year — those quarterly values are withheld, so a blank there is a withholding rather than an absence of reporting.
- Filer
- Paychex, Inc., CIK 723531 on EDGAR
- Extract generated
- September 25, 2026
- Withheld
- 1 line-years whose four quarters do not sum to the filed year: revenue FY2017
- Repaired
- 1 quarters where a full-year figure was filed in a quarter slot and the quarter was rebuilt: other income FY2018
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Income statement
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CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueMarketableSecuritiesCurrentAssetsCurrentAssetsLiabilitiesCurrentLongTermDebtNoncurrentLiabilitiesStockholdersEquitydei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstandingCash flow statement
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