Paychex Inc (PAYX) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of November 2025: 0.04x

Paychex Inc (PAYX) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.04x as of November 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of $444.90 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($12.64 Billion) in one year. See cash generation quality of Paychex Inc to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.04x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$444.90 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$12.64 Billion
USD

Data as of

Nov 2025
Most recent filing

Paychex Inc Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1990–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Paychex Inc across 36 annual periods. Also explore net asset growth rate of Paychex Inc to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Paychex Inc (1990–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Paychex Inc. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see PAYX market cap.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.16x $1.95 Billion $12.44 Billion ▼ -45.6%
2024 0.29x $1.90 Billion $6.58 Billion ▲ +19.7%
2023 0.24x $1.70 Billion $7.05 Billion ▲ +4.8%
2022 0.23x $1.51 Billion $6.55 Billion ▲ +14.5%
2021 0.20x $1.26 Billion $6.28 Billion ▼ -19.6%
2020 0.25x $1.44 Billion $5.77 Billion ▲ +19.1%
2019 0.21x $1.27 Billion $6.06 Billion ▼ -8.7%
2018 0.23x $1.28 Billion $5.56 Billion ▲ +16.6%
2017 0.20x $960.40 Million $4.88 Billion ▼ -12.4%
2016 0.22x $1.02 Billion $4.53 Billion ▲ +18.0%
2015 0.19x $895.20 Million $4.70 Billion ▼ -0.6%
2014 0.19x $880.90 Million $4.59 Billion ▲ +24.7%
2013 0.15x $675.30 Million $4.39 Billion ▲ +6.1%
2012 0.14x $706.60 Million $4.88 Billion ▼ -21.0%
2011 0.18x $715.30 Million $3.90 Billion ▲ +14.9%
2010 0.16x $610.92 Million $3.82 Billion ▼ -12.2%
2009 0.18x $688.77 Million $3.79 Billion ▲ +3.3%
2008 0.18x $724.67 Million $4.11 Billion ▲ +19.9%
2007 0.15x $631.23 Million $4.29 Billion ▲ +0.6%
2006 0.15x $569.23 Million $3.89 Billion ▼ -6.5%
2005 0.16x $467.86 Million $2.99 Billion ▲ +10.2%
2004 0.14x $390.09 Million $2.75 Billion ▼ -0.8%
2003 0.14x $373.71 Million $2.61 Billion ▼ -4.5%
2002 0.15x $303.82 Million $2.03 Billion ▲ +5.5%
2001 0.14x $304.94 Million $2.15 Billion ▲ +7.8%
2000 0.13x $249.03 Million $1.89 Billion ▲ +8.7%
1999 0.12x $174.10 Million $1.44 Billion ▲ +8.0%
1998 0.11x $136.80 Million $1.22 Billion ▲ +4.6%
1997 0.11x $101.80 Million $949.80 Million ▼ -94.7%
1996 2.04x $59.90 Million $29.40 Million ▲ +20.7%
1995 1.69x $48.10 Million $28.50 Million ▲ +5.1%
1994 1.61x $34.20 Million $21.30 Million ▲ +18.5%
1993 1.35x $29.40 Million $21.70 Million ▲ +5.7%
1992 1.28x $24.10 Million $18.80 Million ▲ +29.8%
1991 0.99x $15.70 Million $15.90 Million ▲ +1.5%
1990 0.97x $14.50 Million $14.90 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.