Paylocity Holding PCTY
NASDAQ PCTY
$152.25 -2.18 (-1.41%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) posted Research & Development of $103.7 million for Q2 2026, up 8.32% on a QoQ basis from $95.7 million in Q1 2026, and up 2.8% year-over-year from $100.9 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paylocity Holding has reported Research & Development for 14 years, with the latest figure at $103.7 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 2.8% year-over-year to $103.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $393.9 million, a 5.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $393.9 million, up 5.25% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $103.7 million for Q2 2026 at Paylocity Holding, up from $95.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $103.7 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $52.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $84.0 million, with a median of $87.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Research & Development surged 44.95% in 2022, then advanced 2.8% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $75.7 million in 2022, then gained by 5.39% to $79.8 million in 2023, then grew by 16.74% to $93.1 million in 2024, then grew by 5.31% to $98.1 million in 2025, then rose by 5.73% to $103.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $103.7 million (Q2 2026), $95.7 million (Q1 2026), and $98.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Automatic Data Processing 110.44 Bn 106.21 Bn 2.51 Bn 265.90 Mn
2 Paychex 43.28 Bn 42.14 Bn 1.19 Bn -
3 Paycom Software 10.27 Bn 10.07 Bn 412.40 Mn 51.90 Mn
4 Paylocity Holding 8.11 Bn 7.84 Bn 300.38 Mn 103.70 Mn
5 Kanzhun 7.88 Bn 5.57 Bn 306.38 Mn -63.45 Mn
6 Alight 393.98 Mn 180.98 Mn 142.00 Mn -
7 Asure Software 267.49 Mn 247.81 Mn 25.06 Mn 9.10 Mn
8 Dhi 194.97 Mn 191.20 Mn 25.04 Mn 9.26 Mn
9 CXApp 5.71 Mn 5.71 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 103.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 95.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 98.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 96.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 100.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 91.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 88.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 88.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 86.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 80.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 74.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 75.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 71.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 59.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 52.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 52.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 49.89 Mn