Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)
Paylocity Holding (PCTY) recorded Share-based Compensation of $27.15 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 10.3% from $30.28 million a year earlier and down 13.6% from the prior quarter.
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Paylocity Holding (PCTY) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Paylocity Holding reported Share-based Compensation of $138.66 million, down 2.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation came in at $142.82 million in FY2025 (-2.2%), $146.03 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), $147.3 million in FY2023 (+53.1%) and $96.2 million in FY2022 (+52.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 103.6% in fiscal Q1 2023, against a decline of 14.0% in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $31.41 million (Q3 2026), $42.24 million (Q2 2026) and $37.85 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -185.98 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Paylocity Holding | 7.60 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 300.38 Mn | 27.15 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.56 Mn |
API Access
Paylocity Holding Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=PCTY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "PCTY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=PCTY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();