Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Paycom Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 36.65% for Q2 2026, up 14.20 percentage points from 22.46% a year earlier and up 19.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Paycom Software's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 41.68%, down 14.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +19.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 56.54% in FY2024 (+26.76 pp), 29.78% in FY2023 (-2.26 pp), 32.04% in FY2022 (+4.52 pp) and 27.53% in FY2021 (+5.09 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 14.69% (Q4 2021) to 131.27% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.73 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 98.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 103.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PAYC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 17.57% (Q1 2026), 102.45% (Q4 2025) and 27.12% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 28.02% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 9.81% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 33.74% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 10.68% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.62% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 21.09% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -68.70% |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 9.77 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 442.10 Mn | 36.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.65% |
| 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% |
Paycom Software Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PAYC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();