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PAYX Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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PAYX Dividend answer
PAYX (PAYX) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 4.23%, or $4.76 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 4.04%, from $4.54 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $1.19 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Oct 26, 2026. Payment date: Nov 25, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $1.19 per share.
PAYX Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next PAYX Dividend Date
When PAYX next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next PAYX dividend
PAYX's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest PAYX Dividend Dates
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PAYX Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
PAYX Annual Dividend History
PAYX Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $1.19, event yield 3.82%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 11.22%
- Cohort rank
- #73
- Cohort standing
- Top quartile
- Industrials rank
- #14
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.480
- 2025 regular DPS
- $4.220
- Absolute change
- $1.740
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
PAYX's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 11.22% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #73 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
PAYX Dividend Yield
How PAYX's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
PAYX's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent PAYX dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.19 | $1.19 | 3.82% | Quarterly | $4.54 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | $1.19 | $1.19 | 4.93% | Quarterly | $4.43 | May 1, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 4.22% | Quarterly | $4.32 | Jan 16, 2026 | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 3.77% | Quarterly | $4.22 | Oct 9, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $4.12 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
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| May 12, 2025 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $4.02 | May 2, 2025 | May 12, 2025 | May 29, 2025 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.98 | $0.98 | 2.67% | Quarterly | $3.92 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.98 | $0.98 | 2.61% | Quarterly | $3.83 | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | $0.98 | $0.98 | 3.01% | Quarterly | $3.74 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.98 | $0.98 | 3.01% | Quarterly | $3.65 | May 1, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $0.89 | $0.89 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $3.56 | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 13, 2024 | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $0.89 | $0.89 | 3.02% | Quarterly | $3.46 | Oct 12, 2023 | Nov 14, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | $0.89 | $0.89 | 2.71% | Quarterly | $3.36 | Jul 13, 2023 | Aug 10, 2023 | Aug 24, 2023 |
| May 10, 2023 | $0.89 | $0.89 | 3.00% | Quarterly | $3.26 | Apr 28, 2023 | May 11, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | $0.79 | $0.79 | 2.75% | Quarterly | $3.16 | Jan 20, 2023 | Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | $0.79 | $0.79 | 2.59% | Quarterly | $3.03 | Oct 13, 2022 | Nov 9, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | $0.79 | $0.79 | 2.18% | Quarterly | $2.90 | Jul 14, 2022 | Aug 11, 2022 | Aug 25, 2022 |
| May 11, 2022 | $0.79 | $0.79 | 2.34% | Quarterly | $2.77 | Apr 29, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | May 26, 2022 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 2.29% | Quarterly | $2.64 | Jan 14, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $2.60 | Oct 14, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 29, 2021 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 2.25% | Quarterly | $2.56 | Jul 8, 2021 | Aug 2, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 |
| May 11, 2021 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 2.54% | Quarterly | $2.52 | Apr 30, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | May 27, 2021 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 2.84% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Jan 22, 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 25, 2021 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 3.02% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Oct 15, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 3.45% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Jul 9, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 27, 2020 |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 3.93% | Quarterly | $2.48 | May 1, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | May 28, 2020 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Jan 17, 2020 | Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $2.42 | Oct 17, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 2.84% | Quarterly | $2.36 | Jul 11, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 |
| May 14, 2019 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 2.73% | Quarterly | $2.30 | May 3, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | May 30, 2019 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 3.16% | Quarterly | $2.24 | Jan 18, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 3.33% | Quarterly | $2.18 | Oct 10, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 3.07% | Quarterly | $2.12 | Jul 11, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 23, 2018 |
| May 8, 2018 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 3.34% | Quarterly | $2.06 | Apr 27, 2018 | May 9, 2018 | May 24, 2018 |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 2.87% | Quarterly | $1.96 | Jan 19, 2018 | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Oct 31, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 3.01% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Oct 11, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Jul 28, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 3.25% | Quarterly | — | Jul 13, 2017 | Aug 1, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 |
| May 8, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.17% | Quarterly | — | Apr 28, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | May 25, 2017 |
| Jan 30, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.96% | Quarterly | — | Jan 13, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.20% | Quarterly | — | Oct 12, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 22, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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PAYX Dividends FAQ
Does PAYX pay a dividend?
PAYX (PAYX) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $1.19 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is PAYX's dividend yield?
PAYX's trailing dividend yield is 4.04%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is PAYX's next dividend?
PAYX's next announced dividend is $1.19 per share with an ex-dividend date of Oct 26, 2026 and payment date of Nov 25, 2026.
When is PAYX's ex-dividend date?
PAYX's next announced ex-dividend date is Oct 26, 2026.
How has PAYX's dividend changed?
PAYX's one-year dividend growth is 10.19% based on comparable covered dividend history.