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.

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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

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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%