Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Paychex Stock-Based Comp decreased by 9.4% to $23.10M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 31.3%, from $17.60M to $23.10M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 20.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $14.40M | $12.40M | $14.00M | $12.80M | $13.60M | $14.40M | $15.30M | $16.30M | $16.60M | $16.00M | $14.70M | $14.40M | $16.00M | $16.50M | $16.40M | $17.60M | $61.30M | $26.80M | $25.50M | $23.10M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.9% | +12.9% | -8.6% | +6.3% | +5.9% | +6.3% | +6.5% | +1.8% | -3.6% | -8.1% | -2.0% | +11.1% | +3.1% | -0.6% | +7.3% | +248.3% | -56.3% | -4.9% | -9.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.6% | +16.1% | +9.3% | +27.3% | +22.1% | +11.1% | -3.9% | -11.7% | -3.6% | +3.1% | +11.6% | +22.2% | +283.1% | +62.4% | +55.5% | +31.3% |
Range$12.40M – $61.30M
CAGR+10.5%
Avg YoY Growth+33.1%
Median YoY Growth+13.8%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Paychex's stock-based comp?
- Paychex (PAYX) reported stock-based comp of $23.10M in Q4 2025.
- How has Paychex's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Paychex's stock-based comp increased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $17.60M to $23.10M.
- What is the long-term trend for Paychex's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's stock-based comp has grown at a 20.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $52.50M to $111.80M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.