Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Paycom Software's Return on Equity [ROE] was 70.52% in Q2 2026, up 46.89 percentage points from 23.63% a year earlier and up 33.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Paycom Software (PAYC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Paycom Software came in at 27.42%, down 7.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +3.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 34.87% in FY2024 (+7.45 pp), 27.42% in FY2023 (+0.32 pp), 27.11% in FY2022 (+1.81 pp) and 25.30% in FY2021 (+1.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.43 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 46.89 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 10.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYC's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 36.95% (Q1 2026), 26.35% (Q4 2025) and 25.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 472.77 Bn | 441.83 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 32.87% |
| 2 | Oracle | 381.27 Bn | 253.82 Bn | - | 34.32% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 292.64 Bn | 221.00 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 18.23% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 204.54 Bn | 160.41 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 164.40 Bn | 142.85 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 13.78% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.99 Bn | 103.12 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 71.29% |
| 7 | Intuit | 92.16 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Relx | 73.71 Bn | 72.82 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 54.81 Bn | 51.59 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 12.16 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 442.10 Mn | 70.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 70.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.22% |
API Access
Paycom Software Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();