Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Quick Ratio
- Quick ratio · latest quarter: Value (m); Formula and calculation Cash, cash equivalents, current marketable securities and trade receivables / current liabilities. Period ending 2026-08-31..
Quick ratio
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-08-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio · latest quarter | (m) | Cash, cash equivalents, current marketable securities and trade receivables / current liabilities. Period ending 2026-08-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Cash, securities and trade receivables | (m) | Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value · Marketable Securities, Current · Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |
| Current obligations | 6.34B USD | Liabilities, Current |
| Cash and equivalents | 600.90M USD | Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
| Short-term securities | 333.30M USD | Marketable Securities, Current |
| Customer receivables | (m) | Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |
| Inventory · excluded from quick assets | (m) |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Cash, securities and trade receivables (USD) | Current obligations (USD) | Cash and equivalents (USD) | Short-term securities (USD) | Customer receivables (USD) | Inventory · excluded from quick assets (USD) | Quick ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | (m) | $6.34B | $600.90M | $333.30M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-31 | (m) | $6.84B | $1.09B | $36.30M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-02-28 | (m) | $7.88B | $1.74B | $38.10M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-11-30 | (m) | $7.04B | $1.49B | $37.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-31 | (m) | $7.13B | $809.00M | $861.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-31 | (m) | $6.96B | $1.63B | $34.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-02-28 | (m) | $5.80B | $1.56B | $37.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-30 | (m) | $5.33B | $1.20B | $38.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-08-31 | (m) | $5.34B | $1.46B | $38.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-05-31 | (m) | $5.31B | $1.47B | $33.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-02-29 | (m) | $8.00B | $1.69B | $36.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-11-30 | (m) | $7.25B | $1.36B | $34.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-08-31 | (m) | $7.34B | $1.65B | $45.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-05-31 | (m) | $5.81B | $1.22B | $373.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-02-28 | (m) | $5.96B | $1.32B | $240.10M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-11-30 | (m) | $4.75B | $1.10B | $165.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-08-31 | (m) | $4.70B | $1.18B | $45.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-05-31 | (m) | $5.27B | $370.00M | $853.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-02-28 | (m) | $5.69B | $267.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-11-30 | (m) | $5.22B | $636.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-08-31 | (m) | $4.96B | $1.10B | $39.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-05-31 | (m) | $4.94B | $995.20M | $36.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-02-28 | (m) | $5.36B | $787.00M | $203.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-11-30 | (m) | $4.38B | $693.50M | $174.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-08-31 | (m) | $4.26B | $835.70M | $30.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-05-31 | (m) | $4.43B | $905.20M | $27.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-02-29 | (m) | $5.39B | $780.00M | $73.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-11-30 | (m) | $4.82B | $600.60M | $34.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-08-31 | (m) | $4.82B | $586.40M | $40.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-05-31 | (m) | $4.84B | $673.60M | $39.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-02-28 | (m) | $6.55B | $696.40M | $35.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-11-30 | (m) | $4.31B | $510.60M | $248.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-08-31 | (m) | $4.40B | $440.10M | $82.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-05-31 | (m) | $5.29B | $358.20M | $66.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-02-28 | (m) | $4.62B | $323.90M | $97.30M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-11-30 | (m) | $5.50B | $257.20M | $81.40M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-08-31 | (m) | $5.46B | $234.40M | $133.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-05-31 | (m) | $4.73B | $184.60M | $138.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-02-28 | (m) | $5.27B | $189.90M | $214.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-11-30 | (m) | $3.78B | $165.00M | $128.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-08-31 | (m) | $3.91B | $130.00M | $367.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-05-31 | (m) | $4.37B | $131.50M | $220.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-02-29 | $502.60M | $5.04B | $253.10M | $74.10M | $175.40M | (m) | 0.10× |
| 2015-11-30 | $717.50M | $4.01B | $412.30M | $64.10M | $241.10M | (m) | 0.18× |
| 2015-08-31 | $744.30M | $4.05B | $455.90M | $81.80M | $206.60M | (m) | 0.18× |
| 2015-05-31 | $713.20M | $4.57B | $170.00M | $366.60M | $176.60M | (m) | 0.16× |
| 2015-02-28 | $769.20M | $5.35B | $265.30M | $355.50M | $148.40M | (m) | 0.14× |
| 2014-11-30 | $734.60M | $4.28B | $140.40M | $388.60M | $205.60M | (m) | 0.17× |
| 2014-08-31 | $728.20M | $4.34B | $462.60M | $96.70M | $168.90M | (m) | 0.17× |
| 2014-05-31 | $700.60M | $4.44B | $152.50M | $398.70M | $149.40M | (m) | 0.16× |
| 2014-02-28 | $715.30M | $5.14B | $271.30M | $314.40M | $129.60M | (m) | 0.14× |
| 2013-11-30 | $642.20M | $4.12B | $213.00M | $250.40M | $178.80M | (m) | 0.16× |
| 2013-08-31 | $713.90M | $4.15B | $111.60M | $447.60M | $154.70M | (m) | 0.17× |
| 2013-05-31 | $638.90M | $4.27B | $107.30M | $398.20M | $133.40M | (m) | 0.15× |
| 2013-02-28 | $695.70M | $5.76B | $100.40M | $470.20M | $125.10M | (m) | 0.12× |
| 2012-11-30 | $470.50M | $3.89B | $122.60M | $178.60M | $169.30M | (m) | 0.12× |
| 2012-08-31 | $544.00M | $3.92B | $149.00M | $241.90M | $153.10M | (m) | 0.14× |
| 2012-05-31 | $458.70M | $4.75B | $108.80M | $207.50M | $142.40M | (m) | 0.10× |
| 2012-02-29 | $639.10M | $4.37B | $146.50M | $356.80M | $135.80M | (m) | 0.15× |
| 2011-11-30 | $632.60M | $3.25B | $96.10M | $315.00M | $221.50M | (m) | 0.19× |
| 2011-08-31 | $683.00M | $3.34B | $113.10M | $372.00M | $197.90M | (m) | 0.20× |
| 2011-05-31 | $625.10M | $3.79B | $119.00M | $345.00M | $161.10M | (m) | 0.17× |
| 2011-02-28 | $611.30M | $4.39B | $236.00M | $233.70M | $141.60M | (m) | 0.14× |
| 2010-11-30 | $688.10M | $3.49B | $233.20M | $230.30M | $224.60M | (m) | 0.20× |
| 2010-08-31 | $658.70M | $3.52B | $272.90M | $177.20M | $208.60M | (m) | 0.19× |
| 2010-05-31 | $553.40M | $3.74B | $284.32M | $82.50M | $186.59M | (m) | 0.15× |
| 2010-02-28 | $554.16M | $4.31B | $279.26M | $115.77M | $159.13M | (m) | 0.13× |
| 2009-11-30 | $509.03M | $3.19B | $225.30M | $62.01M | $221.71M | (m) | 0.16× |
| 2009-08-31 | $530.51M | $3.26B | $315.32M | $13.85M | $201.33M | (m) | 0.16× |
| 2009-05-31 | $670.44M | $3.70B | $472.77M | $19.71M | $177.96M | (m) | 0.18× |
| 2009-02-28 | (m) | (m) | $428.41M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-11-30 | (m) | (m) | $330.63M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-31 | (m) | (m) | $61.58M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-05-31 | (m) | (m) | $164.24M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-05-31 | (m) | (m) | $79.35M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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