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Paychex PAYX Cash ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.8B+19.9%
Gross profit$1.4B+22.8%
Operating income$792.0M+14.5%
Net income$560.3M+7.9%
EPS (diluted)$1.56+9.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B+11.4%
Total debt$4.6B+434%
Total equity$4.0B-2.5%
Total assets$17.5B+56.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$812.5M+13.5%
CapEx$51.0M+4.7%
Free cash flow$761.5M+14.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$35.2B-38.4%
Enterprise value$38.07B-32.3%
P/E21.5×-11.4×
P/S5.6×-5.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%+1.9pp
Operating margin36.9%-4.6pp
Net margin25.8%-6.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity40.3%-4.0pp
Debt / equity1.1×+0.9×
Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Paychex’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Paychex’s 10-Q, filed March 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paychex's cash ratio?
Paychex (PAYX) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q4 2025.
How has Paychex's cash ratio changed year-over-year?
Paychex's cash ratio decreased by 18.0% year-over-year, from 0.3× to 0.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's cash ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's cash ratio has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3× to 1×.
What does cash ratio mean?
How much of its short-term bills the company could pay with cash on hand right now.
How do you interpret cash ratio?
A buffer against stress, but persistently high cash ratios can indicate under-deployed capital. Interpret alongside the company's capital-allocation strategy.
How does cash ratio compare across companies?
Varies widely by business model and treasury policy; best read against the company's own history.