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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Payout ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

-87.40%-9.59%(-12.32%)
May 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 25, 2025), PAYX annual payout ratio is -87.40%, with the most recent change of -9.59% (-12.32%) on May 31, 2025.
  • During the last 3 years, PAYX annual payout ratio has fallen by -15.63% (-21.78%).

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TTM Payout Ratio:

90.15%0.00%(0.00%)
August 22, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 25, 2025), PAYX TTM payout ratio is 90.15%, unchanged on August 22, 2025.
  • Over the past year, PAYX TTM payout ratio has increased by +10.06% (+12.56%).
  • PAYX TTM payout ratio is now -81.97% below its all-time high of 500.00%.

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Quarterly Payout Ratio:

-130.99%-63.01%(-92.69%)
May 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 25, 2025), PAYX quarterly payout ratio is -130.99%, with the most recent change of -63.01% (-92.69%) on May 31, 2025.
  • Over the past year, PAYX quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -38.12% (-41.05%).
  • PAYX quarterly payout ratio is now -269.19% below its all-time high of 77.42%, reached on February 28, 1995.

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Payout ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income
x 100%

PAYX Payout ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year-12.3%+12.6%-41.0%
3 y3 years-21.8%+19.4%-36.4%
5 y5 years-7.9%+10.5%-29.9%

PAYX Payout ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowTTM vs highTTM vs highTTM vs lowTTM vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-21.8%at lowat high+23.4%-115.0%at low
5 y5-year-21.8%at lowat high+28.1%-136.6%at low
alltimeall time<-9999.0%+7.1%-82.0%>+9999.0%-269.2%+21.2%

PAYX Payout ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Aug 2025
-
90.15%(+2.5%)
-
May 2025
-87.40%(+12.3%)
87.96%(+7.7%)
-130.99%(+92.7%)
Feb 2025
-
81.67%(+1.3%)
-67.98%(-20.3%)
Nov 2024
-
80.63%(+1.1%)
-85.34%(+3.2%)
Aug 2024
-
79.74%(+2.0%)
-82.69%(-11.0%)
May 2024
-77.81%(+3.1%)
78.16%(+0.8%)
-92.87%(+44.5%)
Feb 2024
-
77.56%(+0.9%)
-64.26%(-21.2%)
Nov 2023
-
76.89%(+0.9%)
-81.54%(+6.2%)
Aug 2023
-
76.19%(+0.5%)
-76.79%(-16.1%)
May 2023
-
75.81%(-0.4%)
-91.58%(+50.3%)
May 2023
-75.45%(+5.1%)
76.14%(0.0%)
-
Feb 2023
-
76.14%(+1.8%)
-60.93%(-22.9%)
Nov 2022
-
74.81%(+2.4%)
-79.02%(+5.3%)
Aug 2022
-
73.05%(+1.3%)
-75.05%(-21.9%)
May 2022
-71.77%(-13.3%)
72.14%(+2.5%)
-96.05%(+73.5%)
Feb 2022
-
70.40%(-4.4%)
-55.37%(-22.8%)
Nov 2021
-
73.65%(-3.0%)
-71.76%(+0.5%)
Aug 2021
-
75.96%(-8.4%)
-71.37%(-21.2%)
May 2021
-82.80%(+2.2%)
82.89%(-2.4%)
-90.57%(+41.8%)
Feb 2021
-
84.93%(+0.3%)
-63.85%(-22.2%)
Nov 2020
-
84.64%(-1.0%)
-82.05%(-22.2%)
Aug 2020
-
85.52%(+4.8%)
-105.48%(+4.6%)
May 2020
-80.99%(+1.3%)
81.58%(+1.0%)
-100.86%(+60.7%)
Feb 2020
-
80.78%(-0.2%)
-62.76%(-27.0%)
Nov 2019
-
80.94%(+0.1%)
-85.93%(+2.3%)
Aug 2019
-
80.82%(+0.5%)
-84.03%(-13.1%)
May 2019
-79.93%(+7.4%)
80.42%(+1.2%)
-96.74%(+56.1%)
Feb 2019
-
79.43%(+6.8%)
-61.98%(-27.4%)
Nov 2018
-
74.40%(-0.7%)
-85.37%(+3.3%)
Aug 2018
-
74.91%(-0.4%)
-82.68%(-10.5%)
May 2018
-74.41%(-8.2%)
75.18%(+2.8%)
-92.33%(+88.5%)
Feb 2018
-
73.13%(-15.1%)
-48.97%(-45.9%)
Nov 2017
-
86.10%(+2.6%)
-90.44%(+6.3%)
Aug 2017
-
83.93%(+3.1%)
-85.12%(+0.5%)
May 2017
-81.04%(+1.1%)
81.42%(-0.0%)
-84.69%(+3.7%)
Feb 2017
-
81.45%(-0.5%)
-81.68%(-0.1%)
Nov 2016
-
81.86%(+0.4%)
-81.74%(+6.9%)
Aug 2016
-
81.52%(+1.4%)
-76.49%(-10.1%)
May 2016
-80.14%(-2.0%)
80.38%(-0.0%)
-85.06%(+1.4%)
Feb 2016
-
80.39%(+0.5%)
-83.92%(+4.7%)
Nov 2015
-
80.00%(0.0%)
-80.18%(+10.4%)
Aug 2015
-
80.00%(-3.2%)
-72.64%(-14.8%)
May 2015
-81.76%(+0.5%)
82.61%(-0.2%)
-85.24%(+4.5%)
Feb 2015
-
82.78%(+0.9%)
-81.58%(+2.3%)
Nov 2014
-
82.02%(-0.2%)
-79.71%(-1.3%)
Aug 2014
-
82.18%(+0.4%)
-80.74%(-7.4%)
May 2014
-81.37%(-2.9%)
81.87%(+28.6%)
-87.18%(+9.3%)
Feb 2014
-
63.64%(-24.7%)
-79.76%(-1.0%)
Nov 2013
-
84.47%(+0.2%)
-80.53%(+2.5%)
Aug 2013
-
84.28%(+1.0%)
-78.56%(<-9900.0%)
May 2013
-83.78%(-0.3%)
83.44%(-19.6%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Feb 2013
-
103.82%(+23.9%)
-166.30%(+105.0%)
Nov 2012
-
83.77%(-0.5%)
-81.14%(+6.7%)
Aug 2012
-
84.21%(+0.1%)
-76.03%(-19.3%)
May 2012
-84.03%(-3.5%)
84.11%(+0.1%)
-94.24%(+10.1%)
Feb 2012
-
84.00%(+0.1%)
-85.60%(+3.6%)
Nov 2011
-
83.89%(-0.5%)
-82.62%(+9.4%)
Aug 2011
-
84.35%(-3.4%)
-75.49%(-20.1%)
May 2011
-87.09%(-7.4%)
87.32%(-0.7%)
-94.53%(+10.0%)
Feb 2011
-
87.94%(-3.6%)
-85.91%(+2.5%)
Nov 2010
-
91.18%(-1.5%)
-83.79%(-1.3%)
Aug 2010
-
92.54%(-1.5%)
-84.91%(-12.6%)
May 2010
-94.04%(+12.1%)
93.94%(0.0%)
-97.10%(-3.0%)
Feb 2010
-
93.94%(+3.8%)
-100.13%(+12.4%)
Nov 2009
-
90.51%(+2.9%)
-89.09%(-1.8%)
Aug 2009
-
87.94%(+5.0%)
-90.69%(-7.8%)
May 2009
-83.92%(+9.4%)
83.78%(+4.9%)
-98.37%(+14.9%)
Feb 2009
-
79.87%(+2.8%)
-85.59%(+7.2%)
Nov 2008
-
77.71%(+1.5%)
-79.82%(+6.1%)
Aug 2008
-
76.58%(+0.2%)
-75.25%(-5.8%)
May 2008
-76.74%(+31.3%)
76.43%(+4.0%)
-79.85%(+5.2%)
Feb 2008
-
73.51%(+4.5%)
-75.92%(+0.8%)
Nov 2007
-
70.34%(+5.9%)
-75.32%(-1.0%)
Aug 2007
-
66.43%(+13.5%)
-76.11%(+14.8%)
May 2007
-58.46%
58.52%(+6.8%)
-66.27%(+4.6%)
Feb 2007
-
54.81%(+4.9%)
-63.33%(+5.0%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2006
-
52.27%(+3.7%)
-60.31%(+33.8%)
Aug 2006
-
50.39%(+0.8%)
-45.07%(-9.1%)
May 2006
-49.81%(-4.8%)
50.00%(+0.9%)
-49.57%(-6.5%)
Feb 2006
-
49.57%(+0.0%)
-53.04%(-1.6%)
Nov 2005
-
49.55%(-0.9%)
-53.90%(+25.8%)
Aug 2005
-
50.00%(-4.9%)
-42.83%(-11.7%)
May 2005
-52.32%(-10.7%)
52.58%(-9.6%)
-48.50%(-8.5%)
Feb 2005
-
58.14%(-1.5%)
-53.02%(-6.4%)
Nov 2004
-
59.04%(-0.4%)
-56.62%(+9.5%)
Aug 2004
-
59.26%(-0.4%)
-51.73%(-30.0%)
May 2004
-58.56%(+3.9%)
59.49%(+6.0%)
-73.85%(+31.2%)
Feb 2004
-
56.10%(-0.3%)
-56.28%(+0.3%)
Nov 2003
-
56.25%(+1.0%)
-56.13%(+8.8%)
Aug 2003
-
55.70%(-1.3%)
-51.60%(-11.1%)
May 2003
-56.38%(-1.7%)
56.41%(-1.3%)
-58.07%(+0.3%)
Feb 2003
-
57.14%(-1.3%)
-57.89%(+4.4%)
Nov 2002
-
57.89%(-2.6%)
-55.44%(+2.1%)
Aug 2002
-
59.46%(+3.4%)
-54.30%(-9.8%)
May 2002
-57.36%(+18.8%)
57.53%(+5.0%)
-60.20%(-2.3%)
Feb 2002
-
54.79%(+5.3%)
-61.60%(+2.7%)
Nov 2001
-
52.05%(+2.7%)
-59.99%(+25.0%)
Aug 2001
-
50.70%(+4.5%)
-47.98%(-3.4%)
May 2001
-48.30%(+12.5%)
48.53%(+3.5%)
-49.67%(-1.8%)
Feb 2001
-
46.88%(+3.0%)
-50.60%(-6.3%)
Nov 2000
-
45.51%(-2.7%)
-54.00%(+41.8%)
Aug 2000
-
46.76%(-0.8%)
-38.09%(-12.0%)
May 2000
-42.94%(+10.5%)
47.15%(-23.0%)
-43.26%(-3.6%)
Feb 2000
-
61.24%(-1.0%)
-44.87%(-7.6%)
Nov 1999
-
61.83%(+15.9%)
-48.55%(+41.3%)
Aug 1999
-
53.33%(-11.7%)
-34.35%(-11.9%)
May 1999
-38.86%(+10.7%)
60.37%(+44.2%)
-38.99%(-4.4%)
Feb 1999
-
41.87%(+1.8%)
-40.77%(-6.9%)
Nov 1998
-
41.14%(+4.5%)
-43.81%(+40.4%)
Aug 1998
-
39.38%(+11.5%)
-31.21%(-10.6%)
May 1998
-35.09%(+9.3%)
35.33%(+2.5%)
-34.90%(-5.9%)
Feb 1998
-
34.46%(-15.2%)
-37.10%(-6.2%)
Nov 1997
-
40.64%(-20.8%)
-39.56%(+40.1%)
Aug 1997
-
51.30%(-32.0%)
-28.24%(-190.4%)
May 1997
-32.09%(+11.6%)
75.49%(+0.3%)
31.25%(-7.2%)
Feb 1997
-
75.29%(+4.6%)
33.68%(-6.2%)
Nov 1996
-
72.01%(+5.4%)
35.91%(+33.5%)
Aug 1996
-
68.29%(-0.1%)
26.90%(-32.4%)
May 1996
-28.75%(+13.5%)
68.34%(-21.6%)
39.77%(+25.1%)
Feb 1996
-
87.22%(+4.6%)
31.78%(-0.8%)
Nov 1995
-
83.37%(+5.5%)
32.03%(+44.7%)
Aug 1995
-
79.00%(+5.2%)
22.13%(-13.9%)
May 1995
-25.33%(+8.2%)
75.13%(-15.8%)
25.71%(-66.8%)
Feb 1995
-
89.19%(+7.9%)
77.42%(-512.9%)
Nov 1994
-
82.64%(+9.2%)
-18.75%(-200.0%)
Aug 1994
-
75.71%(+6.2%)
18.75%(-22.9%)
May 1994
-23.41%(+7.1%)
71.32%(-14.5%)
24.32%(-10.8%)
Feb 1994
-
83.41%(+5.1%)
27.27%(+7.6%)
Nov 1993
-
79.40%(+6.1%)
25.35%(+45.8%)
Aug 1993
-
74.87%(+2.4%)
17.39%(-23.2%)
May 1993
-21.86%(-0.9%)
73.14%(-18.1%)
22.64%(-17.0%)
Feb 1993
-
89.34%(+10.5%)
27.27%(+18.2%)
Nov 1992
-
80.83%(+12.2%)
23.08%(+47.1%)
Aug 1992
-
72.03%(+1.9%)
15.69%(-31.4%)
May 1992
-22.05%(-14.4%)
70.69%(-40.8%)
22.86%(-14.3%)
Feb 1992
-
119.44%(+3.6%)
26.67%(+44.8%)
Nov 1991
-
115.28%(+3.8%)
18.42%(-10.5%)
Aug 1991
-
111.11%(+5.3%)
20.59%(-41.2%)
May 1991
-25.77%(+12.8%)
105.56%(-3.2%)
35.00%(+10.8%)
Feb 1991
-
109.09%(+5.9%)
31.58%(+26.3%)
Nov 1990
-
103.03%(+6.2%)
25.00%(+45.0%)
Aug 1990
-
96.97%(+6.7%)
17.24%(-48.3%)
May 1990
-22.85%(+84.3%)
90.91%(-77.7%)
33.33%(-13.3%)
Feb 1990
-
408.33%(+28.9%)
38.46%(+107.7%)
Nov 1989
-
316.67%(+40.7%)
18.52%(+25.1%)
Aug 1989
-
225.00%(>+9900.0%)
14.81%
May 1989
-12.40%(<-9900.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
May 1988
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
May 1987
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
May 1986
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
May 1985
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
May 1984
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%
-
May 1983
0.00%
-
-

FAQ

  • What is Paychex, Inc. annual payout ratio?
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  • What is Paychex, Inc. TTM payout ratio?
  • What is the all time high TTM payout ratio for Paychex, Inc.?
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  • What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly payout ratio?
  • What is the all time high quarterly payout ratio for Paychex, Inc.?
  • What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

What is Paychex, Inc. annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of PAYX is -87.40%

What is the all time high annual payout ratio for Paychex, Inc.?

Paychex, Inc. all-time high annual payout ratio is 0.00%

What is Paychex, Inc. annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, PAYX annual payout ratio has changed by -9.59% (-12.32%)

What is Paychex, Inc. TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of PAYX is 90.15%

What is the all time high TTM payout ratio for Paychex, Inc.?

Paychex, Inc. all-time high TTM payout ratio is 500.00%

What is PAYX TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

Paychex, Inc. TTM payout ratio has changed by +9.52% (+11.81%) since the beginning of the year

What is Paychex, Inc. TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, PAYX TTM payout ratio has changed by +10.06% (+12.56%)

What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of PAYX is -130.99%

What is the all time high quarterly payout ratio for Paychex, Inc.?

Paychex, Inc. all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 77.42%

What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, PAYX quarterly payout ratio has changed by -38.12% (-41.05%)
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