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).
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 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
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% |