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Paychex PAYX Income Taxes Payable

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$110.3M+1,112%
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CBIZCBZ
$60.6M+43.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.5%
Gross profit$1.2B+15.0%
Operating income$604.7M+40.3%
Net income$420.6M+41.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.18+43.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-33.2%
Total debt$4.6B-0.3%
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$42.7B-14.5%
Enterprise value$46.24B-12.7%
P/E24.3×-5.9×
P/S6.6×-2.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.3%+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:AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent.

The source filing: Paychex’s 10-K, filed July 17, 2026.

Filed
Jul 17, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0001193125-26-307785
As of May 31,20262025
Accrued worksite employee compensation and related items844.8735.8
Short-term debt18.6
Long-term debt, net, current portion399.8
Accrued income taxes87.8
Deferred revenue69.469.4
Other current liabilities637.1552.0
Current liabilities before client fund obligations1,956.02,089.3
Client fund obligations4,884.64,867.0

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FAQ

What is Paychex's income taxes payable?
Paychex (PAYX) reported income taxes payable of $87.8M in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's income taxes payable?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Paychex's income taxes payable has grown at a 27.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25.8M to $87.8M.
What does income taxes payable mean?
Current income taxes owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities for the current and prior periods.

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