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. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 5.88%, EPS grew 13.1%, free cash flow fell 46.1% and total debt fell 8.27%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Revenue growth
Paychex, Inc.'s revenue growth over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 14.0%, down 2.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.40% (fiscal 2021) to 16.9% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Software Application industry median of 12.4% and above the Technology sector median of 11.3%.
Revenue growth, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 16.9% | 11.32 |
| FY2025 | 5.56% | 0.14 |
| FY2024 | 5.42% | (3.15) |
| FY2023 | 8.57% | (5.11) |
| FY2022 | 13.7% | 13.28 |
| FY2021 | 0.40% | (6.70) |
| FY2020 | 7.10% | (4.59) |
| FY2019 | 11.7% | 4.56 |
| FY2018 | 7.13% | 0.32 |
| FY2017 | 6.81% | (0.94) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 5.88% | (6.61) |
| May 2026 | 12.5% | (7.38) |
| Feb 2026 | 19.9% | 1.59 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.3% | 1.48 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Revenue growth against peers
| Company | Revenue growth |
|---|---|
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | 26.0% |
| PTC PTC Inc. compare | 19.5% |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | 14.0% |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | 7.79% |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | 5.04% |
| BSP Bending Spoons S.p.A. compare | — |
| Software Application industry median | 12.4% |
| Technology sector median | 11.3% |
| Market median | 7.24% |
What Revenue growth is
Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.
(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|
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