PAYX

Updated: Apr 21, 2026 10:15 PM

Paychex Inc

Market Cap: $33.35B P/S: 18x Ownership — Insider: 10.4% | Institutional: 84.4% | Retail: 5.2% TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE - APPLICATION

Paychex, Inc. is an American provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses.

Revenue

Revenue, Profit & Income — explained by Jerry the Goat Farmer
Total RevenueEvery single dollar that wanders onto Jerry's farm. Cheese sales, milk money, goat yoga memberships, and that one weird guy who pays $50 to just watch the goats. Jerry doesn't ask questions.
Gross ProfitThe money left after feeding the goats but before reality sets in. Jerry feels rich for exactly 11 minutes.
Net IncomeWhat Jerry actually gets to keep after the Jerrynment, cousin Larry, the feed store, and his ex-wife's lawyer all take their cut. This number is often... humbling.
Using alias: revenuea -> totalRevenue [annual] [income]
Using alias: profita -> grossProfit [annual] [income]
Using alias: incomea -> netIncome [annual] [income]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ totalRevenue                        20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ grossProfit                         20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ netIncome                           20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: totalRevenue, grossProfit, netIncome

               0.00B                  1.39B                  2.79B                  4.18B                   5.57B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  1.67B
  2007-05-31 |  1.89B
  2008-05-31 |  2.07B
  2009-05-31 |  2.08B
  2010-05-31 |  2.00B
  2011-05-31 |  2.08B
  2012-05-31 |  2.23B
  2013-05-31 |  2.33B
  2014-05-31 |  2.52B
  2015-05-31 |  2.74B
  2016-05-31 |  2.95B
  2017-05-31 |  3.15B
  2018-05-31 |  3.38B
  2019-05-31 |  3.77B
  2020-05-31 |  4.04B
  2021-05-31 |  4.06B
  2022-05-31 |  4.61B
  2023-05-31 |  5.01B
  2024-05-31 |  5.28B
  2025-05-31 |  5.57B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  1.39B                  2.79B                  4.18B                   5.57B

Costs

Operating Costs — explained by Jerry the Goat Farmer
Cost of Goods & Services SoldThe unglamorous stuff: hay, feed, vet bills for when Sergio the goat eats another iPhone. These goats don't feed themselves, and they definitely don't apologize.
Selling, General & AdministrativeThe "CHEESE HAPPENS" billboard on the highway, the accountant (cousin Larry, who definitely cheated in Monopoly as a kid), office supplies, and the therapy Jerry needs after dealing with cousin Larry.
Research & DevelopmentJerry's experimental ghost pepper goat cheese that made three customers cry. Also the goat treadmill. The goats refuse to use the goat treadmill.
Using alias: rnda -> researchAndDevelopment [annual] [income]
Using alias: sgaa -> sellingGeneralAndAdministrative [annual] [income]
Using alias: cogsa -> costofGoodsAndServicesSold [annual] [income]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ⚠️  SPARSE researchAndDevelopment              9/20 dates (45%)
  ✅ sellingGeneralAndAdministrative     20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ costofGoodsAndServicesSold          20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: researchAndDevelopment, sellingGeneralAndAdministrative, costofGoodsAndServicesSold

               0.00B                  0.46B                  0.91B                  1.37B                   1.82B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  0.56B ⊗
  2007-05-31 |  0.62B ⊗
  2008-05-31 |  0.66B ⊗
  2009-05-31 |  0.68B ⊗
  2010-05-31 |  0.65B
  2011-05-31 |  0.65B
  2012-05-31 |  0.70B
  2013-05-31 |  0.75B
  2014-05-31 |  0.80B
  2015-05-31 |  0.88B
  2016-05-31 |  0.95B
  2017-05-31 |  0.99B
  2018-05-31 |  1.08B
  2019-05-31 |  1.22B ⊗
  2020-05-31 |  1.30B ⊗
  2021-05-31 |  1.32B ⊗
  2022-05-31 |  1.42B ⊗
  2023-05-31 |  1.52B ⊗
  2024-05-31 |  1.62B ⊗
  2025-05-31 |  1.82B ⊗

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  0.46B                  0.91B                  1.37B                   1.82B

Cash

Cash, Debt & Cash Flow — explained by Jerry the Goat Farmer
Cash & Short-Term InvestmentsThe coffee can buried behind the barn, $47 in a savings account, and some cryptocurrency Jerry bought drunk in 2021. He's afraid to check on it.
Short/Long-Term DebtThe barn loan that'll follow Jerry to the grave (long-term) and the $200 he owes the feed store guy who's starting to give him looks (short-term).
Operating Cash FlowReal cash moving in and out. Not "my customer promised to pay me" money. Actual dollars. Jerry has trust issues now.
Using alias: casha -> cashAndShortTermInvestments [annual] [balance]
Using alias: debta -> shortLongTermDebtTotal [annual] [balance]
Using alias: paychecka -> operatingCashflow [annual] [cashflow]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ cashAndShortTermInvestments         20/20 dates (100%)
  ⚠️  SPARSE shortLongTermDebtTotal              9/20 dates (45%)
  ✅ operatingCashflow                   20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: cashAndShortTermInvestments, shortLongTermDebtTotal, operatingCashflow

               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.51B                  3.77B                   5.02B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  0.57B ⊗
  2007-05-31 |  0.63B ⊗
  2008-05-31 |  0.72B ⊗
  2009-05-31 |  0.69B
  2010-05-31 |  3.48B
  2011-05-31 |  0.72B ⊗
  2012-05-31 |  0.71B ⊗
  2013-05-31 |  0.68B ⊗
  2014-05-31 |  0.88B ⊗
  2015-05-31 |  0.90B ⊗
  2016-05-31 |  1.02B ⊗
  2017-05-31 |  0.96B ⊗
  2018-05-31 |  1.28B ⊗
  2019-05-31 |  1.27B
  2020-05-31 |  1.44B
  2021-05-31 |  1.26B
  2022-05-31 |  1.51B
  2023-05-31 |  1.70B
  2024-05-31 |  1.90B
  2025-05-31 |  5.02B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.51B                  3.77B                   5.02B

FCF

Free Cash Flow — explained by Jerry the Goat Farmer
Operating Cash FlowReal cash moving in and out. Not "my customer promised to pay me" money. Actual dollars. Jerry has trust issues now.
Capital ExpendituresBig, expensive purchases Jerry justifies at 2am: the industrial milking machine, new fencing, and a hot tub "for the goats" that somehow only Jerry uses.
Using alias: paychecka -> operatingCashflow [annual] [cashflow]
Using alias: capexa -> capitalExpenditures [annual] [cashflow]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ operatingCashflow                   20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ capitalExpenditures                 20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: operatingCashflow, capitalExpenditures

               0.00B                  0.49B                  0.98B                  1.46B                   1.95B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  0.57B
  2007-05-31 |  0.63B
  2008-05-31 |  0.72B
  2009-05-31 |  0.69B
  2010-05-31 |  0.61B
  2011-05-31 |  0.72B
  2012-05-31 |  0.71B
  2013-05-31 |  0.68B
  2014-05-31 |  0.88B
  2015-05-31 |  0.90B
  2016-05-31 |  1.02B
  2017-05-31 |  0.96B
  2018-05-31 |  1.28B
  2019-05-31 |  1.27B
  2020-05-31 |  1.44B
  2021-05-31 |  1.26B
  2022-05-31 |  1.51B
  2023-05-31 |  1.70B
  2024-05-31 |  1.90B
  2025-05-31 |  1.95B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  0.49B                  0.98B                  1.46B                   1.95B

Assets

Assets, Liabilities & Equity — explained by Jerry the Goat Farmer
🐐 Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Translation: What Jerry owns = What Jerry owes + What's actually Jerry's

Or as Jerry mutters every April during tax season:
"Everything I have equals everything I owe plus whatever scraps are left for me, a humble goat man just trying to make cheese in this cruel world."
Total AssetsEverything Jerry owns: 12 acres of land, a barn that's "rustic" (rotting), 47 goats, Sergio (appraised at $800, priceless to Jerry), the cheese cave, and a 2004 Ford F-150 held together by duct tape and prayer.
Total LiabilitiesEverything Jerry owes: bank loans, the feed store tab, back taxes, and a moral debt to his neighbor for "borrowing" that tractor in 2019. They both know he's not returning it.
Total Shareholder EquityIf Jerry sold absolutely everything, paid off every debt, and finally returned that tractor... this is what he'd have left. His actual net worth. Some days it's a retirement fund. Other days it's "enough for a bus ticket and a fresh start."
Using alias: assetsa -> totalAssets [annual] [balance]
Using alias: liabila -> totalLiabilities [annual] [balance]
Using alias: equitya -> totalShareholderEquity [annual] [balance]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ totalAssets                         20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ totalLiabilities                    20/20 dates (100%)
  ✅ totalShareholderEquity              20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: totalAssets, totalLiabilities, totalShareholderEquity

               0.00B                  4.14B                  8.28B                 12.42B                  16.56B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  5.55B
  2007-05-31 |  6.25B
  2008-05-31 |  5.31B
  2009-05-31 |  5.13B
  2010-05-31 |  5.23B
  2011-05-31 |  5.39B
  2012-05-31 |  6.48B
  2013-05-31 |  6.16B
  2014-05-31 |  6.37B
  2015-05-31 |  6.48B
  2016-05-31 |  6.44B
  2017-05-31 |  6.83B
  2018-05-31 |  7.46B
  2019-05-31 |  8.68B
  2020-05-31 |  8.55B
  2021-05-31 |  9.23B
  2022-05-31 |  9.64B
  2023-05-31 |  10.55B
  2024-05-31 |  10.38B
  2025-05-31 |  16.56B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  4.14B                  8.28B                 12.42B                  16.56B

Buffet

Using alias: incomea -> netIncome [annual] [income]
Using alias: debta -> shortLongTermDebtTotal [annual] [balance]
Using alias: equitya -> totalShareholderEquity [annual] [balance]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ netIncome                           20/20 dates (100%)
  ⚠️  SPARSE shortLongTermDebtTotal              9/20 dates (45%)
  ✅ totalShareholderEquity              20/20 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: annualReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: netIncome, shortLongTermDebtTotal, totalShareholderEquity

               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.51B                  3.77B                   5.02B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2006-05-31 |  1.65B ⊗
  2007-05-31 |  1.95B ⊗
  2008-05-31 |  1.20B ⊗
  2009-05-31 |  1.34B
  2010-05-31 |  3.48B
  2011-05-31 |  1.50B ⊗
  2012-05-31 |  1.60B ⊗
  2013-05-31 |  1.77B ⊗
  2014-05-31 |  1.78B ⊗
  2015-05-31 |  1.79B ⊗
  2016-05-31 |  1.91B ⊗
  2017-05-31 |  1.96B ⊗
  2018-05-31 |  2.02B ⊗
  2019-05-31 |  2.62B
  2020-05-31 |  2.78B
  2021-05-31 |  2.95B
  2022-05-31 |  3.09B
  2023-05-31 |  3.49B
  2024-05-31 |  3.80B
  2025-05-31 |  5.02B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.51B                  3.77B                   5.02B

Revenue-q

Using alias: revenue -> totalRevenue [quarterly] [income]
Using alias: profit -> grossProfit [quarterly] [income]
Using alias: income -> netIncome [quarterly] [income]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ totalRevenue                        25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ grossProfit                         25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ netIncome                           25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: totalRevenue, grossProfit, netIncome

               0.00B                  0.45B                  0.90B                  1.36B                   1.81B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  1.14B
  2020-05-31 |  0.92B
  2020-08-31 |  0.93B
  2020-11-30 |  0.98B
  2021-02-28 |  1.11B
  2021-05-31 |  1.03B
  2021-08-31 |  1.08B
  2021-11-30 |  1.11B
  2022-02-28 |  1.28B
  2022-05-31 |  1.14B
  2022-08-31 |  1.21B
  2022-11-30 |  1.19B
  2023-02-28 |  1.38B
  2023-05-31 |  1.23B
  2023-08-31 |  1.29B
  2023-11-30 |  1.26B
  2024-02-29 |  1.44B
  2024-05-31 |  1.30B
  2024-08-31 |  1.32B
  2024-11-30 |  1.32B
  2025-02-28 |  1.51B
  2025-05-31 |  1.43B
  2025-08-31 |  1.54B
  2025-11-30 |  1.56B
  2026-02-28 |  1.81B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  0.45B                  0.90B                  1.36B                   1.81B

Costs-q

Using alias: rnd -> researchAndDevelopment [quarterly] [income]
Using alias: sga -> sellingGeneralAndAdministrative [quarterly] [income]
Using alias: cogs -> costofGoodsAndServicesSold [quarterly] [income]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ⚠️  SPARSE researchAndDevelopment              0/25 dates (0%)
  ✅ sellingGeneralAndAdministrative     25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ costofGoodsAndServicesSold          25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in M)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: researchAndDevelopment, sellingGeneralAndAdministrative, costofGoodsAndServicesSold

               0.00M                 150.57M                301.15M                451.72M                 602.30M
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  340.30M ⊗
  2020-05-31 |  323.80M ⊗
  2020-08-31 |  341.10M ⊗
  2020-11-30 |  319.90M ⊗
  2021-02-28 |  328.40M ⊗
  2021-05-31 |  359.60M ⊗
  2021-08-31 |  327.50M ⊗
  2021-11-30 |  336.60M ⊗
  2022-02-28 |  361.00M ⊗
  2022-05-31 |  390.30M ⊗
  2022-08-31 |  359.60M ⊗
  2022-11-30 |  359.30M ⊗
  2023-02-28 |  396.20M ⊗
  2023-05-31 |  406.50M ⊗
  2023-08-31 |  389.50M ⊗
  2023-11-30 |  387.60M ⊗
  2024-02-29 |  409.70M ⊗
  2024-05-31 |  438.10M ⊗
  2024-08-31 |  391.80M ⊗
  2024-11-30 |  399.70M ⊗
  2025-02-28 |  429.80M ⊗
  2025-05-31 |  602.30M ⊗
  2025-08-31 |  584.30M ⊗
  2025-11-30 |  573.50M ⊗
  2026-02-28 |  585.70M ⊗

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00M                 150.57M                301.15M                451.72M                 602.30M

Cash-q

Using alias: cash -> cashAndShortTermInvestments [quarterly] [balance]
Using alias: debt -> shortLongTermDebtTotal [quarterly] [balance]
Using alias: paycheck -> operatingCashflow [quarterly] [cashflow]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ cashAndShortTermInvestments         25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ shortLongTermDebtTotal              25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ operatingCashflow                   25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: cashAndShortTermInvestments, shortLongTermDebtTotal, operatingCashflow

               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.52B                  3.78B                   5.04B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  0.95B
  2020-05-31 |  0.91B
  2020-08-31 |  0.90B
  2020-11-30 |  0.90B
  2021-02-28 |  0.90B
  2021-05-31 |  1.00B
  2021-08-31 |  1.10B
  2021-11-30 |  0.89B
  2022-02-28 |  0.89B
  2022-05-31 |  0.88B
  2022-08-31 |  1.18B
  2022-11-30 |  1.10B
  2023-02-28 |  1.32B
  2023-05-31 |  1.22B
  2023-08-31 |  1.65B
  2023-11-30 |  1.36B
  2024-02-29 |  1.69B
  2024-05-31 |  1.47B
  2024-08-31 |  1.46B
  2024-11-30 |  1.20B
  2025-02-28 |  1.56B
  2025-05-31 |  5.02B
  2025-08-31 |  5.02B
  2025-11-30 |  5.04B
  2026-02-28 |  5.01B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.52B                  3.78B                   5.04B

FCF-q

Using alias: paycheck -> operatingCashflow [quarterly] [cashflow]
Using alias: capex -> capitalExpenditures [quarterly] [cashflow]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ operatingCashflow                   25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ capitalExpenditures                 25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in M)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: operatingCashflow, capitalExpenditures

               0.00M                 203.12M                406.25M                609.38M                 812.50M
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  488.10M
  2020-05-31 |  388.20M
  2020-08-31 |  215.00M
  2020-11-30 |  215.70M
  2021-02-28 |  439.90M
  2021-05-31 |  389.70M
  2021-08-31 |  385.60M
  2021-11-30 |  169.80M
  2022-02-28 |  612.90M
  2022-05-31 |  337.20M
  2022-08-31 |  364.30M
  2022-11-30 |  355.40M
  2023-02-28 |  604.20M
  2023-05-31 |  409.30M
  2023-08-31 |  655.80M
  2023-11-30 |  348.50M
  2024-02-29 |  671.70M
  2024-05-31 |  221.70M
  2024-08-31 |  546.10M
  2024-11-30 |  295.00M
  2025-02-28 |  716.00M
  2025-05-31 |  405.40M
  2025-08-31 |  718.40M
  2025-11-30 |  444.90M
  2026-02-28 |  812.50M

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00M                 203.12M                406.25M                609.38M                 812.50M

Assets-q

Using alias: assets -> totalAssets [quarterly] [balance]
Using alias: liabil -> totalLiabilities [quarterly] [balance]
Using alias: equity -> totalShareholderEquity [quarterly] [balance]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ totalAssets                         25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ totalLiabilities                    25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ totalShareholderEquity              25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: totalAssets, totalLiabilities, totalShareholderEquity

               0.00B                  4.38B                  8.76B                 13.13B                  17.51B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  9.47B
  2020-05-31 |  8.55B
  2020-08-31 |  8.38B
  2020-11-30 |  8.62B
  2021-02-28 |  9.67B
  2021-05-31 |  9.23B
  2021-08-31 |  9.37B
  2021-11-30 |  9.69B
  2022-02-28 |  10.28B
  2022-05-31 |  9.64B
  2022-08-31 |  9.13B
  2022-11-30 |  9.21B
  2023-02-28 |  10.60B
  2023-05-31 |  10.55B
  2023-08-31 |  12.20B
  2023-11-30 |  12.05B
  2024-02-29 |  13.02B
  2024-05-31 |  10.38B
  2024-08-31 |  10.49B
  2024-11-30 |  10.55B
  2025-02-28 |  11.22B
  2025-05-31 |  16.56B
  2025-08-31 |  16.66B
  2025-11-30 |  16.52B
  2026-02-28 |  17.51B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  4.38B                  8.76B                 13.13B                  17.51B

Buffet-q

Using alias: income -> netIncome [quarterly] [income]
Using alias: debt -> shortLongTermDebtTotal [quarterly] [balance]
Using alias: equity -> totalShareholderEquity [quarterly] [balance]


Data Completeness:
------------------------------------------------------------
  ✅ netIncome                           25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ shortLongTermDebtTotal              25/25 dates (100%)
  ✅ totalShareholderEquity              25/25 dates (100%)

Plot for PAYX (in B)
  reports: quarterlyReports
  showing last 25 entries
  Legend: netIncome, shortLongTermDebtTotal, totalShareholderEquity

               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.52B                  3.78B                   5.04B
               |                      |                      |                      |                       |

  2020-02-29 |  2.76B
  2020-05-31 |  2.78B
  2020-08-31 |  2.78B
  2020-11-30 |  2.89B
  2021-02-28 |  2.98B
  2021-05-31 |  2.95B
  2021-08-31 |  3.04B
  2021-11-30 |  3.12B
  2022-02-28 |  3.29B
  2022-05-31 |  3.09B
  2022-08-31 |  3.14B
  2022-11-30 |  3.21B
  2023-02-28 |  3.40B
  2023-05-31 |  3.49B
  2023-08-31 |  3.59B
  2023-11-30 |  3.52B
  2024-02-29 |  3.75B
  2024-05-31 |  3.80B
  2024-08-31 |  3.85B
  2024-11-30 |  3.93B
  2025-02-28 |  4.12B
  2025-05-31 |  5.02B
  2025-08-31 |  5.02B
  2025-11-30 |  5.04B
  2026-02-28 |  5.01B

               |                      |                      |                      |                       |
               0.00B                  1.26B                  2.52B                  3.78B                   5.04B

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