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Paychex, Inc. PAYX

Technology  —  Software Application
101.37 (0.22) (0.22%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$36.0B
P/E
20.1×
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Debt to equity

Paychex, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 was 1.2×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2026 (1.2×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (fiscal 2018) to 1.2× (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.0× and above the Technology sector median of 0.1×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 1.2× 1.38%
FY2025 1.2× 459.63%
FY2024 0.2× (7.09%)
FY2023 0.2× (11.48%)
FY2022 0.3× (4.25%)
FY2021 0.3× (5.31%)
FY2020 0.3× (5.16%)
FY2019 0.3× —
FY2018 0.0× —
FY2017 0.0× —

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Aug 2026 1.2× 0.84%
May 2026 1.2× (1.17%)
Feb 2026 1.2× (3.65%)
Nov 2025 1.3× 2.37%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 1.2×
Ten-year median 0.2×
Current reading's percentile 100

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
FICO Fair Isaac Corporation compare −1.4×
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare 0.0×
MSTR Strategy Inc compare 0.2×
WDAY Workday, Inc. compare 0.5×
ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare 0.6×
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare 0.6×
TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare 0.9×
SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare 1.1×
PAYX Paychex, Inc. 1.2×
Software Application industry median 0.0×
Technology sector median 0.1×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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