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) Total debt
Paychex, Inc.'s total debt at the end of fiscal 2026 was $4.6B, down 8.27% from $5.0B in fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 it was $4.6B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $796.4M (fiscal 2019) to $5.0B (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period. Paychex, Inc. ranks 12th of 230 Software Application companies by total debt.
Total debt, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Total debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $4.6B | (8.27%) |
| FY2025 | $5.0B | 507.71% |
| FY2024 | $817.3M | 1.10% |
| FY2023 | $808.4M | 0.25% |
| FY2022 | $806.4M | 0.21% |
| FY2021 | $804.7M | 0.35% |
| FY2020 | $801.9M | 0.69% |
| FY2019 | $796.4M | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Total debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $4.6B | 0.04% |
| May 2026 | $4.6B | (8.03%) |
| Feb 2026 | $5.0B | (0.33%) |
| Nov 2025 | $5.0B | 0.03% |
| 35 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Total debt against peers
| Company | Total debt |
|---|---|
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | $11.3B |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | $7.6B |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | $6.7B |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | $4.6B |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | $3.0B |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | $2.0B |
| PTC PTC Inc. compare | $1.4B |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | $989.6M |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | $79.0M |
What Total debt is
Total Debt tells an investor how much a company has borrowed in all, whether the money is due within a year or later.
Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt
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