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The debt of Paychex, Inc. over the past 10 years

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At the end of fiscal 2026, the latest fiscal year on file, Paychex, Inc. had liquid cash of $1.12B and total debt of $4.56B: net debt of $3.43B. It had more liquid cash than debt at 7 of the 10 year-ends shown. Total debt was highest at the end of fiscal 2025 ($4.97B) and lowest at the end of fiscal 2017 ($0).

Year by year

Fiscal yearLiquid cashTotal debt*Net cash*
2026ended May 31, 2026$1.12B*$4.56B-$3.43B
2025ended May 31, 2025$1.66B*$4.97B-$3.3B
2024ended May 31, 2024$1.5B*$817.3M$685.5M
2023ended May 31, 2023$1.6B*$808.4M$787M
2022ended May 31, 2022$1.22B*$806.4M$417.5M
2021ended May 31, 2021$1.03B*$804.7M$227.2M
2020ended May 31, 2020$932.4M*$801.9M$130.5M
2019ended May 31, 2019$712.6M*$796.4M-$83.8M
2018ended May 31, 2018$424.2M*$0$424.2M
2017ended May 31, 2017$323.4M*$0$323.4M

Fiscal years as Paychex, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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