Paycom Software (PAYC) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Paycom Software (PAYC) posted Tax Rate of 31.55% for Q2 2026, up 14.16% on a QoQ basis from 27.64% in Q1 2026, and up 791.0% year-over-year from 3.54% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Paycom Software (PAYC) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paycom Software has reported Tax Rate for 14 years, with the latest figure at 31.55% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 791.0% year-over-year to 31.55% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 28.71%, a 200.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.8%, up 415.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 31.55% for Q2 2026 at Paycom Software, up from 27.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 32.67% in Q4 2022, with the low at 14.76% in Q1 2024.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 27.41%, with a median of 27.76% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Rate jumped 3193 bps in 2022, then sank 1320 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 32.67% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 26.94% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 25.02% in 2024, then rose by 14 bps to 28.47% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 31.55% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 31.55% (Q2 2026), 27.64% (Q1 2026), and 28.47% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automatic Data Processing | 110.44 Bn | 106.21 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 22.20% |
| 2 | Paychex | 43.28 Bn | 42.14 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 24.11% |
| 3 | Paycom Software | 10.27 Bn | 10.07 Bn | 412.40 Mn | 31.55% |
| 4 | Paylocity Holding | 8.11 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 300.38 Mn | 29.20% |
| 5 | Kanzhun | 7.88 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 306.38 Mn | -22.08% |
| 6 | Alight | 393.98 Mn | 180.98 Mn | 142.00 Mn | 47.37% |
| 7 | Asure Software | 267.49 Mn | 247.81 Mn | 25.06 Mn | -11.61% |
| 8 | Dhi | 194.97 Mn | 191.20 Mn | 25.04 Mn | 16.44% |
| 9 | CXApp | 5.71 Mn | 5.71 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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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 | 32.67% |
| 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% |