Paychex (WBO:PAYX) Days Sales Outstanding : 74.93 (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is Paychex Days Sales Outstanding?

Paychex's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was €1,190 Mil. Paychex's Revenue for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was €1,449 Mil. Hence, Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was 74.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:PAYX' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.72 Med: 45.48 Max: 77.52
Current: 77.52

During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 77.52. The lowest was 21.72. And the median was 45.48.

WBO:PAYX's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
63.28% of 2737 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 63.27 vs WBO:PAYX: 77.52

Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Feb. 2024 (68.72) to Feb. 2025 (74.93).

Paychex Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Paychex Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Paychex Annual Data

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Days Sales Outstanding

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35.87

45.27

48.55

58.96

66.67

Paychex Quarterly Data
	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24	Nov24	Feb25
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															68.72	75.76	76.36	81.11	74.93

Competitive Comparison of Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Paychex Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: May. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: May. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: May. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: May. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (803.436	+	980.13)	/	2 )	/	4882.427	*	365
=	891.783					/	4882.427	*	365
=	66.67

Paychex's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Nov. 2024 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Feb. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1184	+	1195.008)	/	2 )	/	1448.64	*	365 / 4
=	1189.504					/	1448.64	*	365 / 4
=	74.93

Paychex (WBO:PAYX) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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911 Panorama Trail South, Rochester, NY, USA, 14625-2396

Website

https://www.paychex.com

Paychex is a leading provider of payroll, human capital management, and insurance solutions servicing small and midsize clients primarily in the United States. The company, founded in 1971, services over 745,000 clients and pays 1 in 12 US private-sector workers. Alongside its traditional payroll services, Paychex offers HCM solutions such as benefits administration and time and attendance software, as well as human resources outsourcing and insurance agency services.