Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.94% in Q1 2026, down 178.0% year-on-year from 21.72% in Q1 2025, and up 103.69% quarter-over-quarter from 459.06% in Q4 2025.
Paylocity Holding has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 16.94% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 178.0% year-over-year to 16.94%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.94% (down 178.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result 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.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.55%, with a median of 17.51% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 4576 bps in 2022 and slumped 48842 bps in 2025.
- Tracing PCTY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 27.95% in 2022, then rose by 22 bps to 34.11% in 2023, then dropped by 14 bps to 29.36% in 2024, then plunged by 1664 bps to 459.06% in 2025, then surged 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 | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 6.07 Bn | 5.77 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.93% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 40.77% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.55% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.29% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 14.00% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 117.20% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.93% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.39% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 67.91% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.04% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.90% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -34.73% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.69% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.43% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -1.64% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.82% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 12.30% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -7.65% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -9.24% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.74% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -13.00% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -4.48% |