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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Paychex Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock decreased by 40.7% to $75.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -9.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026Mar 26, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $79.70M | $36.30M | $36.30M | $36.30M | $36.30M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $42.30M | $42.30M | $42.30M | $42.30M | $104.00M | $500.00K | $0.00 | $0.00 | $160.10M | $126.50M | $75.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -54.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +145.9% | -99.5% | -100.0% | — | — | -21.0% | -40.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -54.5% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | +145.9% | -98.8% | -100.0% | -100.0% | +53.9% | >999% | — |
Range$0.00 – $160.10M
CAGR-1.3%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth-100.0%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Paychex's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Paychex (PAYX) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $75.00M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Paychex's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $155.70M to $104.50M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.