Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding (PCTY) posted Research & Development of $55.53 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.8% from $51.04 million a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Paylocity Holding's Research & Development came in at $221.39 million, up 7.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for 14 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Paylocity Holding's Research & Development was $205.85 million in FY2025 (+15.4%), $178.33 million in FY2024 (+8.7%), $163.99 million in FY2023 (+59.4%) and $102.91 million in FY2022 (+34.2%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $23.08 million in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of $57.74 million in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last 36 quarters, with growth averaging 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Research & Development has ranged between 2.2% (fiscal Q3 2026) and 73.7% (fiscal Q1 2023) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $52.52 million (Q3 2026), $57.74 million (Q2 2026) and $55.61 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 192.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 915.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 23.10 Mn |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 7.60 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 300.38 Mn | 55.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 55.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 51.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 51.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 47.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.08 Mn |
API Access
Paylocity Holding Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=PCTY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "PCTY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=PCTY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();