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

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $31.4 million in Q1 2026, down 25.64% quarter-over-quarter from $42.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 11.09% on a YoY basis from $35.3 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 11.09% year-over-year to $31.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $141.8 million (changed 0.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $142.8 million, down 2.2% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $31.4 million for Q1 2026 at Paylocity Holding, down from $42.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $43.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $24.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $35.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $35.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation soared 103.55% in 2022, then declined 14.01% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $43.6 million in 2022, then declined by 0.79% to $43.2 million in 2023, then gained by 1.06% 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.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $31.4 million (Q1 2026), $42.2 million (Q4 2025), and $37.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 333.66 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 473.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 132.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 857.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 138.18 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 547.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.00 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 534.00 Mn
10 Paylocity Holding 5.66 Bn 5.36 Bn 363.19 Mn 31.41 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
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 30.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.33 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 28.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 28.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.21 Mn