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Paychex, Inc.
PAYX Technology Software Application
Paychex, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $6.5 billion, up 16.9% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +5.88%
- EPS
- +13.1%
- Free cash flow
- −46.1%
- Total debt
- −8.27%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
116.96
2.54
−2.13%
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Net income
Paychex, Inc.'s net income for fiscal 2026 was $1.8B, up 6.20% from $1.7B in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 it was $1.8B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $674.9M (fiscal 2015) to $1.8B (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Paychex, Inc. ranks 11th of 226 Software Application companies by net income.
Net income, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1.8B | 6.20% |
| FY2025 | $1.7B | (1.96%) |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | 8.55% |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | 11.81% |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | 26.91% |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | (0.05%) |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | 6.16% |
| FY2019 | $1.0B | 4.05% |
| FY2018 | $994.1M | 20.31% |
| FY2017 | $826.3M | 9.18% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $429.7M | 2.16% |
| May 2026 | $420.6M | (24.93%) |
| Feb 2026 | $560.3M | 41.70% |
| Nov 2025 | $395.4M | 3.02% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low $674.9M
High $1.8B
Ten-year median
$1.1B
Current reading's percentile
100
Net income against peers
| Company | Net income |
|---|---|
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | $3.3B |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | $2.6B |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | $1.8B |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | $1.6B |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | $1.3B |
| BSP Bending Spoons S.p.A. compare | $269.7M |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | $262.0M |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | −$53.8M |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −$13.7B |
What Net income is
Net Income tells an investor how much profit a company kept in a period after every cost, interest charge and tax.
Reported line item
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