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Paychex PAYX Cash Flow Statement

Q3 '26Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25
$560.3M+7.9%$395.4M-4.4%$383.8M-10.2%$297.2M-21.8%$519.3M+4.2%
$111M+158%$109.1M+162%$109.3M+180%$85.7M+87.9%$43.1M-3.8%
$23.1M+31.3%$25.5M+55.5%$26.8M+62.4%$61.3M+283%$17.6M+22.2%
$21.8M+430%$11.2M$66M+700%-$6.6M+54.5%
$16.9M+225%$4.5M-8.2%$7.7M+2.7%$6.6M+34.7%$5.2M+6.1%
$11M-64.9%$37.2M+15.5%$18.9M-48.1%$30.8M+126%$31.3M-44.5%
$109.7M+8.5%$124.9M+90.4%$101.1M-14.0%
-$20.3M+71.5%$37.3M-60.8%-$29.5M-12.2%$14.3M-58.4%-$71.2M-28.3%
$300K+175%$7.1M-$0$0+100%-$400K
$2M+282%$1M+25.0%$6.1M+1,625%$4.5M-$1.1M-22.2%
$62.8M+5.9%$61.4M+4.4%$60.4M+3.2%$59.9M+2.7%$59.3M+1.7%
$812.5M+13.5%$444.9M+50.8%$718.4M+31.6%$343.8M+55.1%$716M+6.6%
$51M+4.7%$62.1M+32.1%$55.9M+57.0%$60.5M+46.5%$48.7M+19.7%
$100K$100K$200K$2.97B$0
$4.17B+26.2%$2.8B-32.4%$3.73B+262%$5.83B+577%$3.3B+22.2%
$4.25B+27.4%$3.26B-21.5%$2.55B+151%$5.79B+610%$3.34B+21.8%
$0$0
-$1.3B-1,084%-$3.08B-2,049%$0+100%
$388M+9.9%$387.9M+9.9%$389.1M+10.1%$389.3M+10.3%$353M+10.2%
$75M$126.5M+25,200%$160.1M+53.9%
$0
$36.4M
-$582.4M-99.9%-$515.4M-6.3%$3.07B+213%-$2.7M-101%
$1.05B+42.9%-$1.1B-2,149%$341M+113%$734.3M-24.4%
$1.6M+115%$2M-28.6%$2.1M-25.0%-$18.3M-896%-$10.7M-694%
$62.8M+5.9%$61.4M+4.4%$60.4M+3.2%$59.9M+2.7%$59.3M+1.7%
-$925K+88.7%-$925K+88.7%
$2M+282%$1M+25.0%$6.1M+1,625%$4.5M-$1.1M-22.2%
$96.1M+45.8%$80.1M+42.5%$68.5M+32.8%$72.8M+20.1%$65.9M+7.7%
$1M-28.6%$700K-58.8%$1.4M+55.6%
-$4.9M+12.5%-$6.3M+25.0%-$11.4M+0.9%
-$20.3M+71.5%$37.3M-60.8%-$29.5M-12.2%$14.3M-58.4%-$71.2M-28.3%
-$4.8M-$4.8M
$16.9M+225%$4.5M-8.2%$7.7M+2.7%$6.6M+34.7%$5.2M+6.1%
$20.1M$18.2M-88.3%$47M+4.2%$4M-92.3%
$5.5M-40.2%$4.5M+80.0%$15M+19.0%$5.5M+27.9%$9.2M+73.6%
$4.25B+27.4%$3.26B-21.5%$2.55B+151%$5.79B+610%$3.34B+21.8%
-$1.8M-137%-$4.3M-141%-$47.6M-1,804%$4.9M-39.5%
$718.9M+101%$81.4M+424%-$673.8M+71.6%$356.8M-41.9%
$36.4M
$0
$1.05B$1.05B
$761.5M+14.1%$382.8M+54.4%$662.5M+29.8%$283.3M+57.0%$667.3M+5.8%
$761.5M+14.1%$382.8M+54.4%$662.5M+29.8%$283.3M+57.0%$667.3M+5.8%

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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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