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Paychex PAYX Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '26

Invested capital at other companies

Oneok logo
OneokOKE
8.6%-0.2pp
Rithm Capital logo
Rithm CapitalRITM
3.2%0.0pp
Citigroup logo
CitigroupC
32.6%+2.0pp
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan StanleyMS
16.9%+0.4pp
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC
20.5%-0.7pp
American Express logo
American ExpressAXP
49.1%-10.0pp

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$41.56B-17.3%
Enterprise value$45.1B-15.3%
P/E23.6×-6.7×
P/S6.4×-2.6×

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

Calculated from Paychex’s reported figures.

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

Filed
Jul 17, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0001193125-26-307785

FAQ

What is Paychex's invested capital?
Paychex (PAYX) reported invested capital of $7.28B in Q1 2026.
How has Paychex's invested capital changed year-over-year?
Paychex's invested capital increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $7.14B to $7.28B.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's invested capital?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Paychex's invested capital has grown at a 28.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.05B to $7.28B.
What does invested capital mean?
Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).

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