Paycom Software (PAYC) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Paycom Software (PAYC) posted Tax Rate of 31.55% for Q2 2026, up 7.91 percentage points from 23.63% a year earlier and up 3.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Paycom Software (PAYC) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Paycom Software was 28.71%, up 2.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 26.80%, up 4.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +3.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Paycom Software's Tax Rate was 22.65% in FY2024 (-5.21 pp), 27.86% in FY2023 (+0.09 pp), 27.77% in FY2022 (+4.33 pp) and 23.44% in FY2021 (+0.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 31.93 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 13.20 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 27.64% (Q1 2026), 28.47% (Q4 2025) and 27.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.42% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 15.11% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 22.54% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 31.96% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 22.20% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 32.78% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | - |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 9.77 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 442.10 Mn | 31.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.24% |
API Access
Paycom Software Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();