What is Paychex's change in AR?

Paychex (PAYX) reported change in AR of $11M in Q4 2025.

How has Paychex's change in AR changed year-over-year?

Paychex's change in AR decreased by 64.9% year-over-year, from $31.3M to $11M.

What does change in AR mean?

Increase or decrease in amounts owed by customers — the primary working capital driver for many businesses.

Paychex PAYX Change in AR

Change in AR at other companies

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$44.99M+68.1%

Trinet GroupTNET

$0+100%

InsperityNSP

$54M+980%

Workday, Inc.WDAY

-$747M-24.3%

Paycom SoftwarePAYC

$4.6M+158%

PaylocityPCTY

$7M+90.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.5%

Gross profit$1.4B+22.8%

Operating income$604.7M+40.3%

Net income$420.6M+41.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.17+42.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-33.2%

Total debt$4.6B-0.8%

Total equity$3.7B-9.5%

Total assets$16.2B-2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$580.9M+69.0%

CapEx$65.9M+8.9%

Free cash flow$515.0M+81.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$37.79B-28.0%

Enterprise value$41.31B-25.6%

P/E21.5×-10.2×

P/S5.8×-3.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%+1.9pp

Operating margin38.6%-1.1pp

Net margin27%-2.7pp

FCF margin35.7%+5.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.8%+3.0pp

Debt / equity1.2×+0.1×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Paychex in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable.

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 change in AR?: Paychex (PAYX) reported change in AR of $11M in Q4 2025.
How has Paychex's change in AR changed year-over-year?: Paychex's change in AR decreased by 64.9% year-over-year, from $31.3M to $11M.
What does change in AR mean?: Increase or decrease in amounts owed by customers — the primary working capital driver for many businesses.