Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Paycom Software (PAYC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.57% in Q1 2026, down 82.85% quarter-over-quarter from 102.45% in Q4 2025, and down 195.0% on a YoY basis from 18.49% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 195.0% year-over-year to 17.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.57% (down 195.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 41.68%, down 1486.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 17.57% for Q1 2026 at Paycom Software, down from 102.45% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 131.27% in Q1 2022 to a low of 15.48% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 39.21% across 5 years, with a median of 27.12% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 9837 bps in 2022, then plunged 10387 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 tumbled 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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 6.61 Bn | 6.46 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% |