Financing Cash Flow
Paychex Financing Cash Flow increased by 140.4% to $235.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8814.8%, from -$2.70M to $235.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 37.8% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$758.50M | -$211.70M | -$91.20M | $269.50M | -$945.90M | -$809.70M | -$241.40M | $832.60M | -$492.90M | $1.07B | -$537.10M | $307.50M | -$2.71B | -$485.00M | -$291.40M | -$2.70M | $3.07B | -$515.40M | -$582.40M | $235.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +72.1% | +56.9% | +395.5% | -451.0% | +14.4% | +70.2% | +444.9% | -159.2% | +317.0% | -150.2% | +157.3% | -982.8% | +82.1% | +39.9% | +99.1% | >999% | -116.8% | -13.0% | +140.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.7% | -282.5% | -164.7% | +208.9% | +47.9% | +232.1% | -122.5% | -63.1% | -450.7% | -145.4% | +45.7% | -100.9% | +213.2% | -6.3% | -99.9% | >999% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Paychex's financing cash flow?
- Paychex (PAYX) reported financing cash flow of $235.30M in Q4 2025.
- How has Paychex's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Paychex's financing cash flow increased by 8814.8% year-over-year, from -$2.70M to $235.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Paychex's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's financing cash flow has grown at a 37.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$636.40M to $2.29B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.