FY2026 · ended May 31, 2026 · Revenue $6.30B, +16.5% YoY · Filed Jul 17, 2026
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) files with the SEC under industry code 8700, Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management. In fiscal 2026, which ended May 31, 2026, it reported revenue of $6.3 billion and net income of $1.8 billion. Free cash flow was $2.3 billion. As of Aug 31, 2026 it held $934.2 million in cash and investments and $4.6 billion in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$6.39B
+13.7% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$1.81B
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$2.25B
+8.6% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$2.02B
+8.4% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$5.04
+13.0% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share (TTM)
$4.54
+10.2% vs year-ago TTM
Shares outstanding
355.68M
-1.3% vs prior year
Net cash
$-3.69B
as of Aug 31, 2026
Operating margin
40.5%
FY 2027
Company profile
- Industry
- Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (SIC 8700)
- Listed as
- PAYX (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- May 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Rochester, NY
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 723531
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 |
FY 2025 May 31, 2025 |
FY 2024 May 31, 2024 |
FY 2023 May 31, 2023 |
FY 2022 May 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.3B | $5.4B | $5.1B | $4.9B | $4.6B |
| Operating income | $2.5B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.8B |
| Net income | $1.8B | — | — | — | — |
| Diluted EPS | $4.89 | $4.58 | $4.67 | $4.30 | $3.84 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.6B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow | $2.3B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Total assets | $16.2B | $16.6B | $10.4B | $10.5B | $9.6B |
| Total liabilities | $12.4B | $12.4B | $6.6B | $7.1B | $6.5B |
| Stockholders' equity | $3.7B | $4.1B | $3.8B | $3.5B | $3.1B |
| Cash and investments | $1.1B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.2B |
| Total debt | $4.6B | $5.0B | $885.5M | $886.0M | $906.3M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Sep 24, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| ARS | Annual report to shareholders | Sep 4, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| 10-K | Annual report | Jul 17, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
All 1000 Paychex, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.