Paycom Software PAYC Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 83.4%+1.2pp | 83.2%+0.9pp | 83%+0.8pp | 82.4%-0.3pp | 82.2%-1.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 28.3%+0.4pp | 27.6%-6.0pp | 27.9%-4.6pp | 28.1%-4.8pp | 27.9%-5.2pp | |
| Net margin | 22.4%+1.8pp | 22.1%-4.6pp | 22.6%-3.1pp | 21.2%-5.3pp | 20.6%-6.3pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 37.3%+1.4pp | 36.2%-5.2pp | 36.2%-3.8pp | 36.3%-3.8pp | 35.9%-4.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.3%+1.2pp | 19.9%+1.8pp | 19.7%+2.7pp | 18.3%+0.8pp | 20.1%+3.6pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 37.1%+12.2pp | 27.4%-7.5pp | 28.6%-4.0pp | 25.8%-7.6pp | 25%-8.8pp | |
| Return on assets | 10%+1.5pp | 6.7%-3.2pp | 11.7%-1.1pp | 10%-1.5pp | 8.5%-2.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 32%— | 30.6%-11.3pp | 31.4%-10.5pp | —— | —— | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 240×+27.6× | 222.8×-16.3× | 217.9×-82.6× | 228.3×-39.3× | 212.4×-2.7× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.3×+0.2× | 1.2×+0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.3×+0.2× | 1.2×+0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×-0.2× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×+0.2× | 0.2×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.9×+0.9× | 0.1×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×— | 0×— | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.2×+0.1× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×— | 0×— | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8×+1.4× | -0.4×0.0× | -0.4×-0.1× | -0.6×— | -0.6×— | |
| Interest coverage | 89.7×-67.2× | 166.8×-19.8× | 150.9×-73.6× | 162×-122× | 156.9×-153× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $15.86-48.0% | $30.86+10.2% | $30.29+15.7% | $31.89+26.9% | $30.51+20.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $6.46B-47.2% | $8.75B-26.0% | $11.71B+24.5% | $13.17B+62.8% | $12.23B+8.7% | |
| Enterprise value | $7.07B-40.0% | $8.47B-26.3% | $11.42B+24.7% | $12.72B— | $11.79B— | |
| Price / earnings | 13.8×-17.3× | 19.3×-4.2× | 25.8×+5.8× | 31.7×+14.5× | 31×+7.0× | |
| Price / sales | 3.1×-3.3× | 4.3×-2.0× | 5.9×+0.7× | 6.7×+2.2× | 6.4×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 8×+0.8× | 5.1×-2.4× | 6.8×+0.4× | 7.3×+1.6× | 7.1×-0.7× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.1×-8.1× | 11.4×-3.3× | 15.7×+3.2× | 17.9×— | 17.2×— | |
| EV / sales | 3.4×-2.8× | 4.1×-2.0× | 5.7×+0.7× | 6.5×— | 6.2×— | |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.9%+3.8pp | 4.7%+1.8pp | 3.4%+0.1pp | 2.7%-1.1pp | 3.1%+0.6pp | |
| Earnings yield | 7.3%+4.0pp | 5.2%+0.9pp | 3.9%-1.1pp | 3.2%-2.7pp | 3.2%-0.9pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%+0.6pp | 1%+0.3pp | 0.7%-0.2pp | 0.6%-0.4pp | 0.7%— | |
| PEG ratio | 0.7×— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
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Compare these in charts →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.