Paycom Software (PAYC) Net Margin (2013 - 2026)
Paycom Software's Net Margin was 20.22% in Q2 2026, up 1.71 percentage points from 18.51% a year earlier but down 7.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Paycom Software (PAYC) Net Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paycom Software's Net Margin was 22.78% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.10%, down 4.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +5.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 26.66% in FY2024 (+6.54 pp), 20.12% in FY2023 (-0.34 pp), 20.46% in FY2022 (+1.90 pp) and 18.57% in FY2021 (+1.52 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between 11.86% (Q3 2021) and 49.45% (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.44 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 23.04 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 23.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYC's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 27.23% (Q1 2026), 20.91% (Q4 2025) and 22.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 54.86% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 24.19% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 22.36% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 31.08% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 7.47% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 17.88% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 8.34% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -7,044.56% |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 9.77 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 442.10 Mn | 20.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.86% |
API Access
Paycom Software Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "PAYC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();