Growth Metrics

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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1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 40.19%
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

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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%
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%