Growth Metrics

Paycom Software (PAYC) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Paycom Software's quarterly Research & Development came in at $60.7 million in Q1 2026, down 2.57% year-on-year from $62.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.93% quarter-over-quarter from $72.2 million in Q4 2025.

Paycom Software has reported Research & Development for 14 years, with the latest figure at $60.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 2.57% year-over-year to $60.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $281.8 million (up 10.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $283.4 million, up 16.82% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $60.7 million, down from $72.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $74.8 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $31.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $54.9 million, with a median of $55.3 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development jumped 40.03% in 2023 and fell 2.57% in 2026.
  • Tracing PAYC's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $39.5 million in 2022, then surged by 40.03% to $55.3 million in 2023, then rose by 20.51% to $66.7 million in 2024, then grew by 8.25% to $72.2 million in 2025, then fell by 15.93% to $60.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $60.7 million (Q1 2026), $72.2 million (Q4 2025), and $74.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.62 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 840.00 Mn
10 Paycom Software 7.04 Bn 6.89 Bn 454.30 Mn 60.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 60.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 72.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 74.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 62.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 66.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 62.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 55.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 51.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 49.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 42.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 40.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 36.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 31.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 34.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 31.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 28.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 24.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 25.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 21.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 21.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 18.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 19.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 16.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 18.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 11.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 10.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 11.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 7.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 8.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 6.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 3.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 2.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 2.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 1.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 937,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 882,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 829,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 538,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 324,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 455,000.00