What is Paychex's investing cash flow?

Paychex (PAYX) reported investing cash flow of -$1.3B in Q2 2025.

How has Paychex's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?

Paychex's investing cash flow decreased by 1084.3% year-over-year, from -$110M to -$1.3B.

What is the long-term trend for Paychex's investing cash flow?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Paychex's investing cash flow has grown at a 49.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.51B to -$3.38B.

What does investing cash flow mean?

Total net cash provided by or used in investing activities — capex, acquisitions, investment purchases/sales, and other investing items.

Paychex PAYX Investing Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.5%

Gross profit$1.4B+22.8%

Operating income$604.7M+40.3%

Net income$420.6M+41.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.17+42.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-33.2%

Total debt$4.6B-0.8%

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$35.52B-35.3%

Enterprise value$39.04B-32.6%

P/E20.2×-12.9×

P/S5.5×-4.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%+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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities.

The official record: Paychex’s 10-Q, filed September 30, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paychex's investing cash flow?: Paychex (PAYX) reported investing cash flow of -$1.3B in Q2 2025.
How has Paychex's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?: Paychex's investing cash flow decreased by 1084.3% year-over-year, from -$110M to -$1.3B.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's investing cash flow?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Paychex's investing cash flow has grown at a 49.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.51B to -$3.38B.
What does investing cash flow mean?: Total net cash provided by or used in investing activities — capex, acquisitions, investment purchases/sales, and other investing items.