Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding (PCTY) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.94% for Q1 2026, down 178.0% year-over-year from 21.72% in Q1 2025, and up 103.69% quarter-over-quarter from 459.06% in Q4 2025.
Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paylocity Holding's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.94% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 178.0% year-over-year to 16.94%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.94% (down 178.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.53%, down 896.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.94%, up from 459.06% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 34.11% in Q4 2023, with the low at 459.06% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.51% (2023), against an average of 10.55%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 4576 bps in 2022, then sank 48842 bps in 2025.
- Paylocity Holding's Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.95% in 2022, then grew by 22 bps to 34.11% in 2023, then decreased by 14 bps to 29.36% in 2024, then plunged by 1664 bps to 459.06% in 2025, then soared by 104 bps to 16.94% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PCTY's Return on Capital Employed at 16.94% in Q1 2026, 459.06% in Q4 2025, and 22.97% in Q3 2025.
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| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 7.90 Bn | 7.63 Bn | 300.38 Mn | 22.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -459.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -40.47% |