Paychex income statement
In fiscal 2026, Paychex reported revenue of $6.51bn, up 16.9% on the year before, operating income of $2.51bn (a 38.6% margin) and net income of $1.76bn, or $4.89 per diluted share. Every line below comes from the company's 10-K and 10-Q filings; column headings link to the filing.
Income statement
| Fiscal year | 2010May 2010 | 2011May 2011 | 2012May 2012 | 2013May 2013 | 2014May 2014 | 2015May 2015 | 2016May 2016 | 2017May 2017 | 2018May 2018 | 2019May 2019 | 2020May 2020 | 2021May 2021 | 2022May 2022 | 2023May 2023 | 2024May 2024 | 2025May 2025 | 2026May 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,001 | 2,084 | 2,230 | 2,326 | 2,519 | 2,740 | 2,952 | 3,153 | 3,378 | 3,773 | 4,041 | 4,057 | 4,612 | 5,007 | 5,278 | 5,572 | 6,512 | 6,603 |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,018 | 1,178 | 1,281 | 1,271 | 1,356 | 1,453 | 1,479 | 1,540 | 1,675 | 1,691 |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,360 | 2,595 | 2,760 | 2,786 | 3,255 | 3,554 | 3,799 | 4,031 | 4,838 | 4,912 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 622 | 646 | 706 | 750 | 804 | 878 | 948 | 980 | 1,068 | 1,223 | 1,299 | 1,325 | 1,415 | 1,521 | 1,625 | 1,824 | 2,327 | 2,324 |
| Operating income | 725 | 786 | 854 | 905 | 983 | 1,054 | 1,147 | 1,254 | 1,292 | 1,371 | 1,461 | 1,461 | 1,840 | 2,033 | 2,174 | 2,208 | 2,511 | 2,588 |
| Interest expense | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 105 | 270 | 266 |
| Income before tax | 729 | 792 | 860 | 911 | 988 | 1,060 | 1,151 | 1,259 | 1,300 | 1,368 | 1,437 | 1,434 | 1,825 | 2,048 | 2,218 | 2,176 | 2,311 | 2,378 |
| Income tax | 252 | 277 | 312 | 342 | 361 | 385 | 394 | 433 | 306 | 334 | 339 | 337 | 432 | 491 | 528 | 519 | 551 | 572 |
| Net income | 477 | 515 | 548 | 569 | 628 | 675 | 757 | 826 | 994 | 1,034 | 1,098 | 1,098 | 1,393 | 1,557 | 1,690 | 1,657 | 1,760 | 1,806 |
| Diluted EPS | $1.32 | $1.42 | $1.51 | $1.56 | $1.71 | $1.85 | $2.09 | $2.28 | $2.75 | $2.86 | $3.04 | $3.03 | $3.84 | $4.30 | $4.67 | $4.58 | $4.89 | $5.04 |
| Diluted shares (average) | 362m | 362m | 363m | 365m | 366m | 365m | 363m | 363m | 362m | 362m | 361m | 362m | 363m | 362m | 362m | 362m | 360m | 359m |
| EBITDA | 811 | 875 | 952 | 1,003 | 1,088 | 1,160 | 1,262 | 1,381 | 1,430 | 1,553 | 1,670 | 1,653 | 2,032 | 2,210 | 2,351 | 2,417 | 2,953 | 2,882 |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Nov 2024 | 2025 Q3Feb 2025 | 2025 Q4May 2025 | 2026 Q1Aug 2025 | 2026 Q2Nov 2025 | 2026 Q3Feb 2026 | 2026 Q4May 2026 | 2027 Q1Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,317 | 1,509 | 1,427 | 1,540 | 1,558 | 1,809 | 1,606 | 1,631 |
| Cost of revenue | 379 | 387 | 394 | 414 | 412 | 431 | 417 | 430 |
| Gross profit | 938 | 1,122 | 1,033 | 1,126 | 1,145 | 1,378 | 1,188 | 1,200 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 400 | 430 | 602 | 584 | 574 | 586 | 584 | 581 |
| Operating income | 538 | 692 | 431 | 542 | 572 | 792 | 605 | 619 |
| Interest expense | 10 | 23 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
| Income before tax | 544 | 686 | 389 | 498 | 520 | 739 | 554 | 565 |
| Income tax | 130 | 167 | 92 | 114 | 125 | 179 | 134 | 135 |
| Net income | 413 | 519 | 297 | 384 | 395 | 560 | 421 | 430 |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $1.43 | $0.82 | $1.06 | $1.10 | $1.56 | $1.18 | $1.21 |
| EBITDA | 567 | 722 | 517 | 651 | 607 | 828 | 718 | 729 |
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