Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)

Paylocity Holding's (PCTY) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $31.4 million in Q1 2026, up 211.85% year-on-year from $10.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.64% quarter-over-quarter from $42.2 million in Q4 2025.

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paylocity Holding's Share-based Compensation history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $31.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 211.85% year-over-year to $31.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $205.2 million, a 1424.31% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $142.8 million, up 171.78% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $31.4 million in Q1 2026 per PCTY's latest filing, from $42.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $93.7 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$64.6 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $36.6 million (2023), against an average of $24.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 2311.66% in 2023 and jumped 1307.91% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $39.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 109.14% to -$3.6 million in 2023, then soared by 1307.91% to $43.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 3.26% to $42.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 25.64% to $31.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PCTY Share-based Compensation figures stand at $31.4 million (Q1 2026), $42.2 million (Q4 2025), and $37.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 333.66 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 473.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 250.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 283.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.00 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 402.47 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 123.09 Mn
10 Paylocity Holding 6.48 Bn 6.18 Bn 363.19 Mn 31.41 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 31.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 31.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 42.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 42.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 93.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 93.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -64.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -64.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 81.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 81.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.62 Mn