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Paychex PAYX Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$35.52B-35.3%
Enterprise value$39.04B-32.6%
P/E20.2×-12.9×
P/S5.5×-4.4×

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.

The official record: Paychex’s 8-K, filed June 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paychex's free cash flow?
Paychex (PAYX) reported free cash flow of $515M in Q1 2026.
How has Paychex's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Paychex's free cash flow increased by 81.8% year-over-year, from $283.3M to $515M.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Paychex's free cash flow has grown at a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.46B to $2.32B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.