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Paychex Income Statement

Revenue, expenses, and profitability over time

Paychex generated $6.3B in trailing twelve-month revenue, up 0.2% year-over-year. Net income was $1.6B with a 25.84% net margin. Gross margin stands at 73.93% and operating margin at 36.9%. Diluted EPS is $4.54, which declined 0.1% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-03-26
Market Cap$35.9B
P/E Ratio21.95
ROE40.26%

Operating Income

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Gross profit$937.8M$1.1B$1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.4B

Net Income

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Net income$413.4M$519.3M$297.2M$383.8M$395.4M$560.3M

Other

MetricQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Total net securities (losses)-$0-$400K$0-$0$7.1M$300K
Deferred taxes-$6.6M$66M$11.2M$21.8M
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net-$925K-$925K-$925K
Accounts payable and other current liabilities$101.1M$124.9M$109.7M
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable$32.2M$31.3M$30.8M$18.9M$37.2M$11M
Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net$800K-$1.1M$4.5M$6.1M$1M$2M
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities, Net-$5.6M-$11.4M-$6.3M-$4.9M
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets$95.2M-$71.2M$14.3M-$29.5M$37.3M-$20.3M
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation-$291.4M-$2.7M$3.1B-$515.4M-$582.4M
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation-$192.7M$0-$3.1B-$1.3B
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation$295M$716M$343.8M$718.4M$444.9M$812.5M
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock$500K$160.1M$126.5M$75M
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock$352.8M$353M$389.3M$389.1M$387.9M$388M
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired$0$0$3B$200K$100K$100K
Payments to Acquire Other Productive Assets$2.5M$9.2M$5.5M$15M$4.5M$5.5M
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment$47M$48.7M$60.5M$55.9M$62.1M$51M
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments in debt securities classified as available for sale$4.2B$3.3B$5.8B$2.5B$3.3B$4.2B
Proceeds from Short-Term Debt$0
Net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses$4.9M$5.2M$6.6M$7.7M$4.5M$16.9M
Stock-based compensation$16.4M$17.6M$61.3M$26.8M$25.5M$23.1M