Paychex (PAYX) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q1 2027
- Period end
- Aug 31, 2026
- EPS actual
- $1.34
- EPS estimate
- $1.32
- EPS surprise
- +1.57%
- Revenue surprise
- +0.24%
- Revenue
- $1.6B
- Revenue estimate
- $1.6B
- Reported
- Sep 23, 2026
Paychex reported fiscal Q1 2027 results on September 23, 2026. Earnings per share were $1.34, ahead of the $1.32 estimate by 1.57%. Revenue was $1.6 billion, 0.24% above the $1.6 billion consensus. Compared with Q1 2026, EPS rose about 10% from $1.22 and revenue rose about 7% from $1.5 billion.
Annual EPS rose every year, from $4.28 in fiscal 2023 to $4.72 in 2024, $4.98 in 2025 and $5.51 in 2026. That is about 29% over three years, with fiscal 2026 up about 11%. Annual revenue rose from $5.0 billion in fiscal 2023 to $6.5 billion in fiscal 2026. Fiscal Q3 has been the strongest quarter of each full year in the table, and Q3 2026 set the highs here at $1.71 per share and $1.8 billion in revenue. Over the last 20 quarters, Paychex beat EPS estimates 18 times, usually by small margins. The two misses, Q4 2023 and Q4 2025, were each below 0.2%.
Paychex reported fiscal Q2 between December 19 and December 22 in each of the past five years. That points to the third week of December 2026 for the next report. It will show whether the year-over-year growth seen in Q1 continues.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | Sep 23, 2026 | $1.32 | $1.34 | +1.57% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q4 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | $1.31 | $1.32 | +1.13% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q3 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $1.67 | $1.71 | +2.26% | $1.8B | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | Dec 19, 2025 | $1.23 | $1.26 | +2.52% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Sep 30, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.22 | +1.33% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | $1.19 | $1.19 | −0.07% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | $1.48 | $1.49 | +0.68% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Dec 19, 2024 | $1.12 | $1.14 | +1.46% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Oct 1, 2024 | $1.14 | $1.16 | +1.90% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jun 26, 2024 | $1.10 | $1.12 | +1.86% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Apr 2, 2024 | $1.37 | $1.38 | +0.38% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Dec 21, 2023 | $1.07 | $1.08 | +0.59% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Sep 27, 2023 | $1.12 | $1.14 | +1.63% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | $0.97 | $0.97 | −0.16% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 | $1.25 | $1.29 | +3.49% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Dec 22, 2022 | $0.95 | $0.99 | +3.87% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Sep 28, 2022 | $0.97 | $1.03 | +6.22% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | $0.80 | $0.81 | +1.81% | $1.1B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 | $1.05 | $1.15 | +9.77% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Dec 22, 2021 | $0.80 | $0.91 | +14.06% | $1.1B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Paychex (PAYX) last report earnings?
Paychex last reported on Sep 23, 2026, covering fiscal Q1 2027.
Did PAYX beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Paychex reported EPS of $1.34 for Q1 2027 against a $1.32 estimate — a 1.57% beat.
How much revenue did PAYX report last quarter?
Paychex reported $1.6B in revenue for Q1 2027, against a consensus estimate of $1.6B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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