Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding (PCTY) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.94% in Q1 2026, up 103.69% quarter-over-quarter from 459.06% in Q4 2025, and down 178.0% on a YoY basis from 21.72% in Q1 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 was 16.94% for Q1 2026 at Paylocity Holding, up from 459.06% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 34.11% in Q4 2023 to a low of 459.06% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.55% across 5 years, with a median of 17.51% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 4576 bps in 2022, then slumped 48842 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 27.95% in 2022, then increased by 22 bps to 34.11% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 29.36% in 2024, then sank by 1664 bps to 459.06% in 2025, then jumped by 104 bps to 16.94% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.94% (Q1 2026), 459.06% (Q4 2025), and 22.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 5.66 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 363.19 Mn | 16.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.63% |