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PAYCHEX INC (PAYX)

PAYCHEX INC (CIK 0000723531, ticker PAYX, EIN 16-1124166) reported revenue of $6.51 billion ($6,512,000,000) for FY2026 (2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31) and net income of $1.76 billion ($1,760,100,000) for FY2026 (2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31), as filed in its 10-K filed 2026-07-17 (accession 0001193125-26-307785).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends May 31).

Data as of Oct 21, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version

  • Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

IdentifierValue
CIK0000723531
TickersPAYX (Nasdaq)
EIN16-1124166
SIC industry code8700 Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management
State or country of incorporationDE
Fiscal year endMay 31
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer
Entity typeoperating
Olympus entity IDorg_5whabdhdqy32s4htcr7t8ej04e
  • The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

MetricValueFiscal periodPeriodFormFiledAccession numberXBRL concept
Revenue$6,512,000,000FY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785Revenues
Net income$1,760,100,000FY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785NetIncomeLoss
Total assets$16,174,500,000FY2026as of 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785Assets
Total liabilities$12,439,400,000FY2026as of 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785Liabilities
Stockholders' equity$3,735,100,000FY2026as of 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785StockholdersEquity
Operating cash flow$2,556,700,000FY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Diluted earnings per share$4.89 per shareFY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-3110-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785EarningsPerShareDiluted
Shares outstanding355,682,860 sharesFY2026as of 2026-06-3010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
  • Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2017-2026, newest first, each with its filing.

MetricFiscal periodPeriodValueFormFiledAccession number
RevenueFY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-31$6,512,000,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
RevenueFY20252024-06-01 to 2025-05-31$5,571,700,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
RevenueFY20242023-06-01 to 2024-05-31$5,278,300,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
RevenueFY20232022-06-01 to 2023-05-31$5,007,100,00010-K2025-07-110000950170-25-095300
RevenueFY20222021-06-01 to 2022-05-31$4,611,700,00010-K2024-07-110000950170-24-082958
RevenueFY20212020-06-01 to 2021-05-31$4,056,800,00010-K2023-07-140000950170-23-032988
RevenueFY20202019-06-01 to 2020-05-31$4,040,500,00010-K2022-07-150000950170-22-012734
RevenueFY20192018-06-01 to 2019-05-31$3,772,500,00010-K2021-07-160000723531-21-000035
RevenueFY20182017-06-01 to 2018-05-31$3,377,700,00010-K2020-07-170000723531-20-000048
RevenueFY20172016-06-01 to 2017-05-31$3,153,000,00010-K2019-07-240000723531-19-000032
Net incomeFY20262025-06-01 to 2026-05-31$1,760,100,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
Net incomeFY20252024-06-01 to 2025-05-31$1,657,300,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
Net incomeFY20242023-06-01 to 2024-05-31$1,690,400,00010-K2026-07-170001193125-26-307785
Net incomeFY20232022-06-01 to 2023-05-31$1,557,300,00010-K2025-07-110000950170-25-095300
Net incomeFY20222021-06-01 to 2022-05-31$1,392,800,00010-K2024-07-110000950170-24-082958
Net incomeFY20212020-06-01 to 2021-05-31$1,097,500,00010-K2023-07-140000950170-23-032988
Net incomeFY20202019-06-01 to 2020-05-31$1,098,100,00010-K2022-07-150000950170-22-012734
Net incomeFY20192018-06-01 to 2019-05-31$1,034,400,00010-K2021-07-160000723531-21-000035
Net incomeFY20182017-06-01 to 2018-05-31$994,100,00010-K2020-07-170000723531-20-000048
Net incomeFY20172016-06-01 to 2017-05-31$826,300,00010-K2019-07-240000723531-19-000032
  • Revenue for FY2018 was restated: first reported as $3,380,900,000 (accession 0000723531-18-000026, filed 2018-07-20).
  • Revenue for FY2017 was restated: first reported as $3,151,300,000 (accession 0000723531-17-000023, filed 2017-07-21).
  • Net income for FY2018 was restated: first reported as $933,700,000 (accession 0000723531-18-000026, filed 2018-07-20).
  • Net income for FY2017 was restated: first reported as $817,300,000 (accession 0000723531-17-000023, filed 2017-07-21).

Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

FormFiledPeriod of reportAccession numberDocument
10-Q2026-09-242026-08-310000723531-26-000006payx-20260831.htm
10-K2026-07-172026-05-310001193125-26-307785payx-20260531.htm
10-Q2026-03-262026-02-280001193125-26-126204payx-20260228.htm
10-Q2025-12-222025-11-300001193125-25-328698payx-20251130.htm
10-Q2025-09-302025-08-310001193125-25-224997payx-20250831.htm
10-K2025-07-112025-05-310000950170-25-095300payx-20250531.htm
10-Q2025-03-262025-02-280000950170-25-045216payx-20250228.htm
10-Q2024-12-192024-11-300000950170-24-138425payx-20241130.htm
10-Q2024-10-012024-08-310000950170-24-110834payx-20240831.htm
10-K2024-07-112024-05-310000950170-24-082958payx-20240531.htm
10-Q2024-04-022024-02-290000950170-24-040129payx-20240229.htm
10-Q2023-12-212023-11-300000950170-23-072195payx-20231130.htm

Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

SchemeValueHow linkedSourcePublished
SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK0000723531published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000723531.json2026-10-21
Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN16-1124166published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000723531.json2026-10-21

Sources

  • EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000723531.json
  • EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000723531.json
  • Published by Olympus on Oct 21, 2026.
  • Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
  • Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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