Paychex Inc (PAYX) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of May 2026: 0.22x

Paychex Inc (PAYX) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.22x as of May 2026, reinvesting $129.20 Million (capex $65.90 Million plus investments $-63.30 Million) from operating cash flow of $580.90 Million. See Paychex Inc free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.22x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$129.20 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$580.90 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$65.90 Million
USD

Paychex Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1990–2026)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Paychex Inc across 37 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see PAYX cash flow metrics.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Paychex Inc (1990–2026)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Paychex Inc. See financial flexibility index of Paychex Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2026 0.37x $943.50 Million $2.56 Billion $234.90 Million ▼ -79.7%
2025 1.82x $3.55 Billion $1.95 Billion $191.80 Million ▲ +717.3%
2024 0.22x $422.30 Million $1.90 Billion $161.40 Million ▲ +4.6%
2023 0.21x $361.50 Million $1.70 Billion $143.00 Million ▼ -76.9%
2022 0.92x $1.39 Billion $1.51 Billion $132.60 Million ▲ +168.2%
2021 0.34x $432.40 Million $1.26 Billion $114.60 Million ▼ -52.5%
2020 0.72x $1.04 Billion $1.44 Billion $127.00 Million ▲ +45.7%
2019 0.50x $630.80 Million $1.27 Billion $123.80 Million ▼ -58.5%
2018 1.20x $1.53 Billion $1.28 Billion $154.00 Million ▲ +75.8%
2017 0.68x $653.60 Million $960.40 Million $94.30 Million ▲ +1.1%
2016 0.67x $685.60 Million $1.02 Billion $97.70 Million ▲ +49.3%
2015 0.45x $403.70 Million $895.20 Million $102.80 Million ▲ +26.4%
2014 0.36x $314.20 Million $880.90 Million $84.10 Million ▼ -70.3%
2013 1.20x $811.30 Million $675.30 Million $98.70 Million ▲ +87.5%
2012 0.64x $452.70 Million $706.60 Million $89.60 Million ▼ -37.5%
2011 1.03x $733.50 Million $715.30 Million $103.30 Million ▲ +35.0%
2010 0.76x $464.19 Million $610.92 Million $61.26 Million ▲ +708.8%
2009 0.09x $64.71 Million $688.77 Million $64.71 Million ▼ -17.3%
2008 0.11x $82.29 Million $724.67 Million $82.29 Million ▼ -9.3%
2007 0.13x $79.02 Million $631.23 Million $79.02 Million ▼ -12.2%
2006 0.14x $81.14 Million $569.23 Million $81.14 Million ▼ -5.7%
2005 0.15x $70.69 Million $467.86 Million $70.69 Million ▲ +16.6%
2004 0.13x $50.56 Million $390.09 Million $50.56 Million ▼ -19.6%
2003 0.16x $60.21 Million $373.71 Million $60.21 Million ▼ -10.0%
2002 0.18x $54.38 Million $303.82 Million $54.38 Million ▲ +20.6%
2001 0.15x $45.25 Million $304.94 Million $45.25 Million ▲ +12.4%
2000 0.13x $32.89 Million $249.03 Million $32.89 Million ▲ +4.0%
1999 0.13x $22.10 Million $174.10 Million $22.10 Million ▼ -38.4%
1998 0.21x $28.20 Million $136.80 Million $28.20 Million ▲ +16.6%
1997 0.18x $18.00 Million $101.80 Million $18.00 Million ▼ -37.7%
1996 0.28x $17.00 Million $59.90 Million $17.00 Million ▲ +11.0%
1995 0.26x $12.30 Million $48.10 Million $12.30 Million ▼ -22.6%
1994 0.33x $11.30 Million $34.20 Million $11.30 Million ▲ +11.7%
1993 0.30x $8.70 Million $29.40 Million $8.70 Million ▼ -46.8%
1992 0.56x $13.40 Million $24.10 Million $13.40 Million ▼ -49.8%
1991 1.11x $17.40 Million $15.70 Million $17.40 Million ▲ +4.4%
1990 1.06x $15.40 Million $14.50 Million $15.40 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow