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SEC name PAYCHEX INC · CIK 0000723531 · Nasdaq · Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management

  • Sector Services
  • Incorporated DE
  • Fiscal year ends May 31

For the year ended 2026-05-31, Paychex Inc reported revenue of $6.51B. Revenue grew 16.9% from the prior annual period. Over the twelve months to 2026-08-31, revenue was $6.60B.

Key ratios (year ended 2026-05-31)

74.3%
Gross margin (computed)
38.6%
Operating margin
27.0%
Net margin
47.1%
Return on year-end equity
16.9%
Revenue growth (YoY)

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Latest selected filing: Form 4 (ownership change) · 2026-10-21

Headquarters locality: Rochester · View on map

Annual financials

Annual flows and balances are grouped by their actual period end. Select a figure to open its SEC filing. n/a means a matching observation is unavailable. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, and EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortization, for the same period, computed by TickerFacts.

The first column covers the twelve months to 2026-08-31 from the latest quarterly report: flows are the last fiscal year plus this year to date minus the same months a year earlier, and balances are as of that date. Per-share figures are annual only.

Period endedTTM to
2026-08-31		2026-05-312025-05-312024-05-312023-05-312022-05-312021-05-312020-05-312019-05-312018-05-312017-05-31
Revenue$6.60B$6.51B$5.57B$5.28B$5.01B$4.61B$4.06B$4.04B$3.77B$3.38B$3.15B
Cost of Revenue$1.69B$1.67B$1.54B$1.48B$1.45B$1.36B$1.27B$1.28B$1.18B$1.02Bn/a
Gross Profit (computed)$4.91B$4.84B$4.03B$3.80B$3.55B$3.26B$2.79B$2.76B$2.59B$2.36Bn/a
Operating Income$2.59B$2.51B$2.21B$2.17B$2.03B$1.84B$1.46B$1.46B$1.37B$1.29B$1.25B
Depreciation & Amortization$443.10M$442.60M$209.50M$176.50M$176.60M$191.80M$192.00M$209.70M$181.50M$138.00M$126.90M
EBITDA$3.03B$2.95B$2.42B$2.35B$2.21B$2.03B$1.65B$1.67B$1.55B$1.43B$1.38B
Net Income$1.81B$1.76B$1.66B$1.69B$1.56B$1.39Bn/an/an/an/an/a
EPS (Diluted)n/a$4.89$4.58$4.67$4.30$3.84$3.03$3.04$2.86$2.75$2.28
Total Assets$15.66B$16.17B$16.56B$10.38B$10.55B$9.64B$9.23B$8.55B$8.68B$7.92B$6.83B
Total Liabilities$11.96B$12.44B$12.44B$6.58B$7.05B$6.55B$6.28B$5.77B$6.06B$5.56B$4.88B
Long-Term Debt$4.56B$4.56B$4.95B$798.60M$798.20M$797.70M$797.30M$796.80M$796.40Mn/an/a
Shareholders' Equity$3.71B$3.74B$4.13B$3.80B$3.49B$3.09B$2.95B$2.78B$2.62B$2.36B$2.23B
Cash & Equivalents$600.90M$1.09B$1.63B$1.47B$1.22B$370.00M$995.20M$905.20M$673.60M$358.20M$184.60M
Operating Cash Flow$2.25B$2.56B$1.90B$1.90B$1.71B$1.59B$1.26B$1.44B$1.27B$1.28B$960.40M
Capital Expenditures$235.10M$234.90M$191.80M$161.40M$143.00M$133.80M$118.40M$127.00M$123.80M$154.00M$94.30M
Free Cash Flow$2.02B$2.32B$1.71B$1.74B$1.56B$1.46B$1.14B$1.31B$1.15B$1.12B$866.10M
Share Repurchases$450.90M$611.00M$104.50M$169.20M$0$145.20M$155.70M$171.90M$56.90M$143.10M$166.20M
Dividends Paid$1.62B$1.59B$1.45B$1.32B$1.18B$999.60M$908.70M$889.40M$826.80M$739.70M$662.30M
Shares Outstanding356.00M355.60M360.50M360.10M360.50M359.90M359.80M358.80M359.30M359.00M359.40M
Dividends Per Sharen/a$4.43$4.02$3.65$3.26$2.77$2.52$2.48$2.30$2.06$1.84
Weighted Average Diluted Sharesn/a360.00M362.00M362.10M362.30M363.10M362.10M361.00M361.80M361.50M362.60M
EPS (Basic)n/a$4.90$4.60$4.69$4.32$3.86$3.05$3.06$2.88$2.77$2.30

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