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Paychex PAYX Cash Flow Statement

Q3 '26Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25
$560.3M+41.7%$395.4M+3.0%$383.8M+29.1%$297.2M-42.8%$519.3M+25.6%
$111M+1.7%$109.1M-0.2%$109.3M+27.5%$85.7M+98.8%$43.1M+3.4%
$23.1M-9.4%$25.5M-4.9%$26.8M-56.3%$61.3M+248%$17.6M+7.3%
$21.8M+94.6%$11.2M-83.0%$66M-$6.6M
$16.9M+276%$4.5M-41.6%$7.7M+16.7%$6.6M+26.9%$5.2M+6.1%
$11M-70.4%$37.2M+96.8%$18.9M-38.6%$30.8M-1.6%$31.3M-2.8%
$109.7M$124.9M$101.1M
-$20.3M-154%$37.3M+226%-$29.5M-306%$14.3M+120%-$71.2M-175%
$300K-95.8%$7.1M-$0$0+100%-$400K
$2M+100%$1M-83.6%$6.1M+35.6%$4.5M+509%-$1.1M-238%
$62.8M+2.3%$61.4M+1.7%$60.4M+0.8%$59.9M+1.0%$59.3M+0.9%
$812.5M+82.6%$444.9M-38.1%$718.4M+109%$343.8M-52.0%$716M+143%
$51M-17.9%$62.1M+11.1%$55.9M-7.6%$60.5M+24.2%$48.7M+3.6%
$100K0.0%$100K-50.0%$200K-100.0%$2.97B$0
$4.17B+49.2%$2.8B-25.1%$3.73B-36.0%$5.83B+76.4%$3.3B-20.2%
$4.25B+30.5%$3.26B+27.9%$2.55B-56.0%$5.79B+73.6%$3.34B-19.6%
$0$0
-$1.3B+57.6%-$3.08B$0+100%
$388M0.0%$387.9M-0.3%$389.1M-0.1%$389.3M+10.3%$353M+0.1%
$75M-40.7%$126.5M-21.0%$160.1M
$0
$36.4M
-$582.4M-13.0%-$515.4M-117%$3.07B+113,889%-$2.7M+99.1%
$1.05B-$1.1B-422%$341M-53.6%$734.3M+488%
$1.6M-20.0%$2M-4.8%$2.1M+111%-$18.3M-71.0%-$10.7M-482%
$62.8M+2.3%$61.4M+1.7%$60.4M+0.8%$59.9M+1.0%$59.3M+0.9%
-$925K0.0%-$925K0.0%
$2M+100%$1M-83.6%$6.1M+35.6%$4.5M+509%-$1.1M-238%
$96.1M+20.0%$80.1M+16.9%$68.5M-5.9%$72.8M+10.5%$65.9M+17.3%
$1M$700K$1.4M+16.7%
-$4.9M+22.2%-$6.3M-$11.4M-104%
-$20.3M-154%$37.3M+226%-$29.5M-306%$14.3M+120%-$71.2M-175%
-$4.8M0.0%-$4.8M0.0%
$16.9M+276%$4.5M-41.6%$7.7M+16.7%$6.6M+26.9%$5.2M+6.1%
$20.1M+10.4%$18.2M-61.3%$47M+1,075%$4M
$5.5M+22.2%$4.5M-70.0%$15M+173%$5.5M-40.2%$9.2M+268%
$4.25B+30.5%$3.26B+27.9%$2.55B-56.0%$5.79B+73.6%$3.34B-19.6%
-$1.8M+58.1%-$4.3M+91.0%-$47.6M$4.9M-53.3%
$718.9M$81.4M+112%-$673.8M-289%$356.8M+594%
$36.4M
$0
$1.05B0.0%$1.05B0.0%
$761.5M+98.9%$382.8M-42.2%$662.5M+134%$283.3M-57.5%$667.3M+169%
$761.5M+98.9%$382.8M-42.2%$662.5M+134%$283.3M-57.5%$667.3M+169%

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Questions, answered.

How much cash does Paychex generate?
Paychex (PAYX) generated $2.3B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.
What is Paychex's free cash flow?
After $229.5M of capital expenditures, Paychex's free cash flow was $2.1B over the trailing twelve months, up 30.1% year over year.
Where does Paychex's cash flow data come from?
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