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Paychex PAYX Interest Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '26

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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

Reported directly by Paychex in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

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 interest expense?
Paychex (PAYX) reported interest expense of $68.1M in Q4 2025.
How has Paychex's interest expense changed year-over-year?
Paychex's interest expense increased by 201.3% year-over-year, from $22.6M to $68.1M.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's interest expense?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's interest expense has grown at a 31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.8M to $105.4M.
What does interest expense mean?
The cost of interest paid on debt obligations.
How do you interpret interest expense?
High interest expense relative to operating income may indicate financial risk or excessive leverage.
How does interest expense compare across companies?
Standard metric for assessing debt burden and financial health compared to industry peers.