Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding's quarterly Gross Margin came in at 77.29% in Q1 2026, up 18.0% year-on-year from 65.5% in Q1 2025, and up 13.99% quarter-over-quarter from 67.8% in Q4 2025.
Paylocity Holding has reported Gross Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 77.29% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 77.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 71.93% (down 276.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 74.53%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 77.29%, up from 67.8% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 77.29% in Q1 2026, with the low at 59.05% in Q2 2023.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 71.07%, with a median of 71.84% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin sank 715 bps in 2023 and soared 1498 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PCTY's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 71.34% in 2022, then advanced by 3 bps to 73.37% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 72.6% in 2024, then declined by 7 bps to 67.8% in 2025, then grew by 14 bps to 77.29% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 77.29% (Q1 2026), 67.8% (Q4 2025), and 68.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 72.98% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 77.61% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 89.96% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 48.77% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 75.07% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 85.65% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 89.62% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 48.28% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 79.05% |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 6.07 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 363.19 Mn | 77.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 77.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 67.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 68.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 73.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 77.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 73.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 74.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 59.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 71.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 71.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 66.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 63.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 64.74% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 69.61% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 63.41% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 63.64% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 65.54% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 73.95% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 67.94% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 66.36% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 66.69% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 74.84% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 64.49% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 66.56% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 59.90% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 65.92% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 57.16% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 57.11% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 56.40% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 64.46% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 55.74% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 56.39% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 55.58% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 61.44% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 56.33% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 55.23% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 54.71% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 59.21% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 47.41% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 50.33% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 47.28% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 55.80% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 44.29% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 47.49% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 46.32% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 55.29% |