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PAYX · Q3 FY26 · Dec 1, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026

Paychex Q3 FY26: where the revenue came from and where it went

Paychex Q3 FY26: revenue $1.8B (+20% year over year). Net profit $0.6B. The whole income statement as a sankey diagram from the SEC filing.

Period
Dec 1, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
Reported
Mar 26, 2026 10-Q
Sankey diagram of Paychex's income statement for Q3 FY26: revenue of $1.81 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.

Tap the diagram to enlarge · figures in billions of dollars

Revenue$1.81B +20% year over year
Gross profit$1.38B 76% margin
Operating profit$0.79B 44% margin
Net profit$0.56B 31% margin

The numbers

All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Feb 28, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 1.81 100% +20%
Cost of revenue−0.4324%
Gross profit1.3876% margin+2pp
SG&A−0.5932%+4pp
Operating profit0.7944% margin−2pp
Tax−0.18
Interest & other costs−0.05
Net profit0.5631%−3pp
Filing on EDGAR More quarters of PAYX

Source of the numbers: tables in the filing (10-Q). The diagram is generated automatically and checked against EDGAR before release. How we calculate it → About and methodology.