Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Paycom Software's (PAYC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.57% in Q1 2026, down 195.0% year-on-year from 18.49% in Q1 2025, and down 82.85% quarter-over-quarter from 102.45% in Q4 2025.

Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paycom Software's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.57% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 195.0% year-over-year to 17.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 17.57%, a 195.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 41.68%, down 1486.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 17.57% in Q1 2026 per PAYC's latest filing, from 102.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 131.27% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 15.48% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.12% (2025), against an average of 39.21%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 9837 bps in 2022 and plunged 10387 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 30.75% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 30.24% in 2023, then surged by 173 bps to 82.44% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 102.45% in 2025, then sank by 83 bps to 17.57% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PAYC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 17.57% (Q1 2026), 102.45% (Q4 2025), and 27.12% (Q3 2025).

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9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 17.43%
10 Paycom Software 6.47 Bn 6.31 Bn 484.60 Mn 17.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.57%
Dec 31, 2025 102.45%
Sep 30, 2025 27.12%
Jun 30, 2025 22.46%
Mar 31, 2025 19.52%
Dec 31, 2024 82.44%
Sep 30, 2024 26.42%
Jun 30, 2024 29.28%
Mar 31, 2024 37.86%
Dec 31, 2023 30.24%
Sep 30, 2023 24.56%
Jun 30, 2023 22.40%
Mar 31, 2023 27.40%
Dec 31, 2022 30.75%
Sep 30, 2022 15.48%
Jun 30, 2022 19.41%
Mar 31, 2022 131.27%
Dec 31, 2021 14.69%
Sep 30, 2021 34.60%
Jun 30, 2021 18.04%