Growth Metrics

Paycom Software (PAYC) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026)

Paycom Software's quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 27.09% in Q1 2026, up 71.0% year-on-year from 15.84% in Q1 2025, and down 6.16% quarter-over-quarter from 28.86% in Q4 2025.

Paycom Software has reported EBITDA Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 27.09% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 71.0% year-over-year to 27.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.49% (up 202.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.65%, down 604.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 27.09%, down from 28.86% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 49.55% in Q1 2024, with the low at 14.94% in Q3 2022.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 23.99%, with a median of 24.55% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin soared 2295 bps in 2024 and sank 2318 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing PAYC's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 28.56% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 24.55% in 2023, then climbed by 22 bps to 30.07% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 28.86% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 27.09% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 27.09% (Q1 2026), 28.86% (Q4 2025), and 22.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 28.69%
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 16.69%
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 14.56%
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn -18.49%
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.12%
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 29.26%
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 37.79%
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn -22.99%
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 46.97%
10 Paycom Software 7.04 Bn 6.89 Bn 454.30 Mn 27.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.09%
Dec 31, 2025 28.86%
Sep 30, 2025 22.48%
Jun 30, 2025 18.55%
Mar 31, 2025 26.37%
Dec 31, 2024 30.07%
Sep 30, 2024 16.24%
Jun 30, 2024 15.59%
Mar 31, 2024 49.55%
Dec 31, 2023 24.55%
Sep 30, 2023 18.71%
Jun 30, 2023 16.05%
Mar 31, 2023 26.60%
Dec 31, 2022 28.56%
Sep 30, 2022 14.94%
Jun 30, 2022 17.95%
Mar 31, 2022 25.69%
Dec 31, 2021 24.08%
Sep 30, 2021 11.86%
Jun 30, 2021 21.59%
Mar 31, 2021 23.74%
Dec 31, 2020 16.41%
Sep 30, 2020 17.32%
Jun 30, 2020 14.64%
Mar 31, 2020 36.83%
Dec 31, 2019 31.17%
Sep 30, 2019 28.89%
Jun 30, 2019 31.24%
Mar 31, 2019 31.25%
Dec 31, 2018 28.88%
Sep 30, 2018 27.19%
Jun 30, 2018 33.41%
Mar 31, 2018 33.15%
Dec 31, 2017 31.92%
Sep 30, 2017 21.73%
Jun 30, 2017 19.13%
Mar 31, 2017 43.94%
Dec 31, 2016 14.44%
Sep 30, 2016 0.75%
Jun 30, 2016 21.66%
Mar 31, 2016 31.85%
Dec 31, 2015 9.57%
Sep 30, 2015 12.39%
Jun 30, 2015 22.07%
Mar 31, 2015 20.55%
Dec 31, 2014 12.57%
Sep 30, 2014 14.53%
Jun 30, 2014 11.12%
Mar 31, 2014 10.20%
Dec 31, 2013 -190.99%
Sep 30, 2013 43.12%
Jun 30, 2013 63.59%
Mar 31, 2013 67.84%