Paycom Software (PAYC) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)
Paycom Software's Retained Earnings came in at $2.48 billion for Q2 2026, up 19.8% from $2.07 billion a year earlier and up 3.8% from the prior quarter.
Paycom Software (PAYC) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Paycom Software's Retained Earnings was $2.26 billion, up 19.5% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last 11 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $1.89 billion in FY2024 (+28.4%), $1.47 billion in FY2023 (+22.8%), $1.2 billion in FY2022 (+30.7%) and $915.58 million in FY2021 (+27.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2013.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 44 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings has ranged between 18.2% (Q1 2025) and 30.7% (Q4 2022) over the last five years.
- Business Quant data shows PAYC's Retained Earnings at $2.39 billion (Q1 2026), $2.26 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.16 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.27 Bn | 418.33 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -1.63 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 417.01 Bn | 289.56 Bn | - | -1.11 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.97 Bn | 180.05 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 56.47 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 185.51 Bn | 141.38 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 27.11 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 134.41 Bn | 112.87 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 6.01 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 26.97 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 71.93 Bn | 51.28 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 19.05 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.47 Bn | 57.43 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 54.44 Bn | 47.43 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -15.20 Bn |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 9.68 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 442.10 Mn | 2.48 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 915.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 866.89 Mn |
Paycom Software Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();