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Paychex PAYX Cash Flow Statement

TTM Q3 '26TTM Q2 '26TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25
$1.64B-5.9%$1.6B-7.2%$1.61B-5.0%$1.66B-2.0%$1.74B+4.8%
$415.1M+145%$347.2M+103%$279.8M+60.5%$209.5M+18.7%$169.4M-3.2%
$136.7M+106%$131.2M+107%$122.1M+98.2%$111.8M+83.0%$66.5M+7.8%
$35.7M+58.7%$24M+8.1%$24.4M+6.1%$24.2M+22.2%$22.5M+15.4%
$97.9M+690%$118.2M+1,291%$113.2M$130.7M-$16.6M
$1.8M-94.4%-$49.1M-203%$8.8M-76.2%$12M-52.4%$32.1M+1,017%
$7.4M+347%$6.7M+358%-$400K+84.6%-$400K+84.6%-$3M+69.7%
$13.6M$10.5M$10.3M$3.8M
$244.5M+4.1%$241M+3.0%$238.4M+2.3%$236.5M+2.1%$234.9M+2.4%
$2.32B+30.4%$2.22B+28.2%$2.07B+18.4%$1.9B+0.2%$1.78B-15.0%
$229.5M+33.0%$227.2M+38.0%$212.1M+34.0%$191.8M+18.8%$172.6M+3.9%
$2.97B$2.97B$2.97B$2.97B
$16.53B+77.1%$15.66B+79.3%$17.01B+185%$14.3B+108%$9.33B+16.7%
$15.85B+70.1%$14.93B+71.3%$15.83B+165%$14.29B+99.6%$9.32B+13.1%
$0$0
-$4.57B-1,178%-$3.38B-1,195%-$445.8M
$1.55B+10.1%$1.52B+10.1%$1.48B+10.2%$1.45B+10.1%$1.41B+10.0%
$1.97B+162%$2.26B+166%$2.29B+222%-$3.49B-1,107%
-$213.5M+89.5%$837.3M+452%-$2.14B
-$12.6M-350%-$24.9M-357%-$24.1M-387%-$23.4M-434%-$2.8M-217%
$244.5M+4.1%$241M+3.0%$238.4M+2.3%$236.5M+2.1%$234.9M+2.4%
-$3.7M+88.7%-$10.98M+56.0%
$13.6M$10.5M$10.3M$3.8M
$317.5M+35.5%$287.3M+25.1%$263.4M+12.4%$246.5M+0.7%$234.3M-9.2%
$5.8M+190%
$1.8M-94.4%-$49.1M-203%$8.8M-76.2%$12M-52.4%$32.1M+1,017%
-$19.2M-$14.4M
$35.7M+58.7%$24M+8.1%$24.4M+6.1%$24.2M+22.2%$22.5M+15.4%
$89.3M
$30.5M+6.6%$34.2M+38.5%$32.2M-11.0%$29.8M-1.0%$28.6M
$15.85B+70.1%$14.93B+71.3%$15.83B+165%$14.29B+99.6%$9.32B+13.1%
$23.9M
-$184.2M+90.0%-$290.7M+31.6%-$1.99B
$4.18B$3.14B
$2.09B+30.1%$2B+27.1%$1.86B+16.9%$1.71B-1.6%$1.61B-16.7%
$2.09B+30.1%$2B+27.1%$1.86B+16.9%$1.71B-1.6%$1.61B-16.7%

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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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