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Paychex PAYX Cash Flow Statement

TTM Q3 '26TTM Q2 '26TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25
$1.64B+2.6%$1.6B-1.1%$1.61B-2.6%$1.66B-4.8%$1.74B+1.2%
$415.1M+19.6%$347.2M+24.1%$279.8M+33.6%$209.5M+23.7%$169.4M-1.0%
$136.7M+4.2%$131.2M+7.5%$122.1M+9.2%$111.8M+68.1%$66.5M+5.1%
$35.7M+48.8%$24M-1.6%$24.4M+0.8%$24.2M+7.6%$22.5M+1.4%
$97.9M-17.2%$118.2M+4.4%$113.2M-13.4%$130.7M+887%-$16.6M-295%
$1.8M+104%-$49.1M-658%$8.8M-26.7%$12M-62.6%$32.1M-32.8%
$7.4M+10.4%$6.7M+1,775%-$400K0.0%-$400K+86.7%-$3M-15.4%
$13.6M+29.5%$10.5M+1.9%$10.3M+171%$3.8M
$244.5M+1.5%$241M+1.1%$238.4M+0.8%$236.5M+0.7%$234.9M+0.4%
$2.32B+4.3%$2.22B+7.2%$2.07B+9.1%$1.9B+6.9%$1.78B+2.6%
$229.5M+1.0%$227.2M+7.1%$212.1M+10.6%$191.8M+11.1%$172.6M+4.9%
$2.97B0.0%$2.97B0.0%$2.97B0.0%$2.97B
$16.53B+5.5%$15.66B-7.9%$17.01B+18.9%$14.3B+53.2%$9.33B+6.9%
$15.85B+6.1%$14.93B-5.6%$15.83B+10.7%$14.29B+53.4%$9.32B+6.9%
$0$0
-$4.57B-35.3%-$3.38B-658%-$445.8M+1.8%
$1.55B+2.3%$1.52B+2.4%$1.48B+2.5%$1.45B+2.6%$1.41B+2.4%
$1.97B-12.9%$2.26B-1.3%$2.29B+166%-$3.49B-9.7%
-$213.5M-125%$837.3M+139%-$2.14B-12.4%
-$12.6M+49.4%-$24.9M-3.3%-$24.1M-3.0%-$23.4M-736%-$2.8M-129%
$244.5M+1.5%$241M+1.1%$238.4M+0.8%$236.5M+0.7%$234.9M+0.4%
-$3.7M+66.3%-$10.98M+39.9%
$13.6M+29.5%$10.5M+1.9%$10.3M+171%$3.8M
$317.5M+10.5%$287.3M+9.1%$263.4M+6.9%$246.5M+5.2%$234.3M+2.0%
$5.8M+9.4%
$1.8M+104%-$49.1M-658%$8.8M-26.7%$12M-62.6%$32.1M-32.8%
-$19.2M-33.3%-$14.4M-50.0%
$35.7M+48.8%$24M-1.6%$24.4M+0.8%$24.2M+7.6%$22.5M+1.4%
$89.3M
$30.5M-10.8%$34.2M+6.2%$32.2M+8.1%$29.8M+4.2%$28.6M+15.8%
$15.85B+6.1%$14.93B-5.6%$15.83B+10.7%$14.29B+53.4%$9.32B+6.9%
$23.9M-11.8%
-$184.2M+36.6%-$290.7M+85.4%-$1.99B-14.9%
$4.18B+33.3%$3.14B+50.0%
$2.09B+4.7%$2B+7.2%$1.86B+8.9%$1.71B+6.4%$1.61B+2.3%
$2.09B+4.7%$2B+7.2%$1.86B+8.9%$1.71B+6.4%$1.61B+2.3%

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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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