Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Paycom Software's 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 has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 17.57% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 195.0% year-over-year to 17.57%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.57% (down 195.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 41.68%, down 1486.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 17.57%, down from 102.45% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 131.27% in Q1 2022, with the low at 15.48% in Q3 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 39.21%, with a median of 27.12% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 9837 bps in 2022 and plunged 10387 bps in 2023.
- Tracing PAYC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 30.75% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 30.24% in 2023, then soared by 173 bps to 82.44% in 2024, then rose by 24 bps to 102.45% in 2025, then slumped by 83 bps to 17.57% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.57% (Q1 2026), 102.45% (Q4 2025), and 27.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 7.04 Bn | 6.89 Bn | 454.30 Mn | 17.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 32.90% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 22.46% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 36.52% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.71% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 28.10% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 79.11% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 26.48% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 26.24% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 59.99% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 37.25% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 34.34% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 26.91% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 29.29% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 76.35% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 48.11% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 27.84% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 57.13% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 113.87% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12.53% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 25.94% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -91.24% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 33.90% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 33.39% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 20.02% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.85% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -84.66% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -64.36% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -26.43% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -25.74% |