Paychex Inc Quick Ratio (PAYX) starting from the first quarter 2026 to first quarter 2025, Financial Strength Trends, Rankings, Financial Ratios - CSIMarket
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Paychex Inc   (NASDAQ: PAYX)
    Sector • Services    Industry • Professional Services
   Industry • Professional Services
   Sector • Services

Paychex Inc 's Quick Ratio

PAYX's quarterly Quick Ratio and Cash & cash equivalent, Current Liabilities growth


Regardless of the sequential decrease in Current Liabilities, during the first quarter 2026, Quick Ratio deteriorated to 0.15 below Paychex Inc 's average Quick Ratio.

Within Professional Services industry 86 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Paychex Inc in first quarter 2026. While Quick Ratio total ranking in the first quarter 2026 has deteriorated compared to the prior quarter from 3492 to 3573.

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PAYX Quick Ratio (Aug 31 2026)
Q1		 (May 31 2026)
Q4		 (Feb 28 2026)
Q3		 (Nov 30 2025)
Q2		 (Aug 31 2025)
Q1
Y / Y Current Liabilities Change -11.06 % -3.26 % 35.85 % 32.12 % 2323.9 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent Change 15.48 % -30.95 % 11.43 % 22.83 % -45.99 %
Quick Ratio MRQ 0.15 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.11
PAYX's Total Ranking # 3573 # 3492 # 22 # 107 # 56
Seq. Current Liabilities Change -5.78 % -14.59 % 11.9 % -1.23 % 2.48 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent Change -16.92 % -35.47 % 14.4 % 88.28 % -50.33 %



Quick Ratio first quarter 2026 Company Ranking
Within: No.
Professional Services Industry # 87
Services Sector # 396
Overall Market # 3573


Quick Ratio Statistics
High Average Low
11.76 0.35 0.05
(Feb 29 2016)   (Feb 28 2022)




Financial Statements
Paychex Inc 's Current Liabilities $ 6,340 Millions Visit PAYX's Balance sheet
Paychex Inc 's Cash & cash equivalent $ 934 Millions Visit PAYX's Balance sheet
Source of PAYX's Sales Visit PAYX's Sales by Geography


Cumulative Paychex Inc 's Quick Ratio

PAYX's Quick Ratio for the trailling 12 Months

PAYX Quick Ratio

 (Aug 31 2026)
12 Months		 (May 31 2026)
12 Months		 (Feb 28 2026)
12 Months		 (Nov 30 2025)
12 Months		 (Aug 31 2025)
12 Months
Y / Y Current Liabilities TTM Growth 11.01 % 56.58 % 73.35 % 42.21 % 20.88 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth 1.58 % -12.33 % -1.17 % -6.37 % -13.48 %
Quick Ratio TTM 0.19 0.18 0.2 0.21 0.21
Total Ranking TTM # 4094 # 4119 # 3005 # 151 # 67
Seq. Current Liabilities TTM Growth -2.74 % -0.78 % 7.72 % 6.79 % 37.19 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth 2.41 % -8.84 % 3.23 % 5.4 % -11.62 %

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On the trailing twelve months basis PAYX Cash & cash equivalent increased by 15.48 % in Q1 2026 year on year, while Current Liabilities decreased to $6,340 millions, this led to increase in in Paychex Inc 's Quick Ratio to 0.19, above PAYX average Quick Ratio.
Quick Ratio is the average cumulative value over the last four quarters.

Among companies operating within Professional Services industry 122 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Paychex Inc . While Quick Ratio overall ranking has improved so far to 4094, from total ranking during the twelve months ending fourth quarter 2026 at 4119.

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TTM Quick Ratio Company Ranking
Within: No.
Within the Professional Services Industry # 123
Services Sector # 538
Within the Market # 4094


trailing twelve months Quick Ratio Statistics
High Average Low
0.27 0.1 0.02
(Feb 28 2025)   (Nov. 30, 2007)




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Altisource Portfolio Solutions S a   0.38 $ 25.055  Millions$ 66.532  Millions
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Rb Global Inc  0.35 $ 512.400  Millions$ 1,484.300  Millions
The Western Union Company  0.34 $ 1,160.400  Millions$ 3,366.300  Millions
Rimini Street Inc   0.32 $ 94.284  Millions$ 292.343  Millions
Everforth Inc   0.32 $ 147.500  Millions$ 467.300  Millions
Conduent Inc  0.32 $ 292.000  Millions$ 926.000  Millions
Alight Inc   0.31 $ 212.000  Millions$ 684.000  Millions
Fair Isaac Corp  0.29 $ 269.313  Millions$ 919.694  Millions
Advantage Solutions Inc   0.29 $ 131.322  Millions$ 459.535  Millions
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Date modified: 2026-09-25T05:01:51+00:00



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