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Paycom Software PAYC Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin83.4%+0.2pp83.2%+0.2pp83%+0.5pp82.4%+0.2pp82.2%0.0pp
Operating margin28.3%+0.7pp27.6%-0.3pp27.9%-0.2pp28.1%+0.2pp27.9%-5.8pp
Net margin22.4%+0.3pp22.1%-0.5pp22.6%+1.4pp21.2%+0.6pp20.6%-6.1pp
EBITDA margin37.3%+1.0pp36.2%0.0pp36.2%0.0pp36.3%+0.4pp35.9%-5.5pp
Free cash flow margin21.3%+1.4pp19.9%+0.2pp19.7%+1.4pp18.3%-1.8pp20.1%+2.0pp
Returns
Return on equity37.1%+9.7pp27.4%-1.1pp28.6%+2.8pp25.8%+0.8pp25%-9.9pp
Return on assets10%+3.3pp6.7%-5.0pp11.7%+1.7pp10%+1.5pp8.5%-1.5pp
Return on invested capital32%+1.3pp30.6%-0.7pp31.4%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×+0.1×0.3×-0.2×0.5×0.0×0.5×+0.1×0.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover240×+17.2×222.8×+4.8×217.9×-10.4×228.3×+15.9×212.4×-26.7×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.1×1.2×-0.1×1.3×+0.1×1.2×+0.1×
Quick ratio1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.1×1.2×-0.1×1.3×+0.1×1.2×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×0.2×-0.1×0.3×+0.1×0.2×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.9×+0.9×0.1×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.2×+0.1×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×+1.2×-0.4×0.0×-0.4×+0.2×-0.6×0.0×-0.6×-0.2×
Interest coverage89.7×-77.1×166.8×+15.8×150.9×-11.1×162×+5.1×156.9×-29.6×
Per Share
Book value per share$15.86-48.6%$30.86+1.9%$30.29-5.0%$31.89+4.5%$30.51+9.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$6.46B-26.2%$8.75B-25.3%$11.71B-11.1%$13.17B+7.6%$12.23B+3.5%
Enterprise value$7.07B-16.5%$8.47B-25.8%$11.42B-10.2%$12.72B+7.8%$11.79B+2.5%
Price / earnings13.8×-5.5×19.3×-6.5×25.8×-5.8×31.7×+0.6×31×+7.5×
Price / sales3.1×-1.2×4.3×-1.6×5.9×-0.9×6.7×+0.3×6.4×+0.1×
Price / book+2.9×5.1×-1.8×6.8×-0.5×7.3×+0.2×7.1×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA9.1×-2.3×11.4×-4.4×15.7×-2.1×17.9×+0.7×17.2×+2.4×
EV / sales3.4×-0.8×4.1×-1.6×5.7×-0.8×6.5×+0.3×6.2×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield6.9%+2.2pp4.7%+1.3pp3.4%+0.6pp2.7%-0.4pp3.1%+0.3pp
Earnings yield7.3%+2.1pp5.2%+1.3pp3.9%+0.7pp3.2%-0.1pp3.2%-1.0pp
Dividend yield1.3%+0.3pp1%+0.2pp0.7%+0.1pp0.6%0.0pp0.7%0.0pp
PEG ratio0.7×

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Questions, answered.

What are Paycom Software's profit margins?
Paycom Software (PAYC) runs a 83.4% gross margin and a 28.3% operating margin, with a 22.4% net margin.
Where do Paycom Software's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Paycom Software's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.