Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 33.4% in Q1 2026, up 324.0% year-on-year from 7.88% in Q1 2025, and up 97.51% quarter-over-quarter from 16.91% in Q4 2025.
Paylocity Holding has reported Operating Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 33.4% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 324.0% year-over-year to 33.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.1% (up 102.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.66%, up 36.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 33.4%, up from 16.91% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 33.4% in Q1 2026, with the low at 2.8% in Q3 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 17.69%, with a median of 17.9% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin soared 1132 bps in 2023 and tumbled 325 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PCTY's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.1% in 2022, then soared by 135 bps to 16.66% in 2023, then decreased by 20 bps to 13.41% in 2024, then advanced by 26 bps to 16.91% in 2025, then surged by 98 bps to 33.4% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 33.4% (Q1 2026), 16.91% (Q4 2025), and 18.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 16.69% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.79% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 46.97% |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 6.07 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 363.19 Mn | 33.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.34% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.54% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.89% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 28.57% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.78% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.15% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.55% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.05% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.63% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 16.48% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -3.86% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -8.42% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.79% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -18.84% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -15.74% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -22.01% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -10.09% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 10.85% |