What is Paylocity's earnings yield?

Paylocity (PCTY) reported earnings yield of 4.4% in Q1 2026.

How has Paylocity's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Paylocity's earnings yield increased by 104.2% year-over-year, from 2.2% to 4.4%.

What is the long-term trend for Paylocity's earnings yield?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paylocity's earnings yield has grown at a 35.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.7% to 2.3%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Paylocity PCTY Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$502.3M+10.5%

Gross profit$363.2M+11.9%

Operating income$157.0M+23.6%

Net income$111.3M+21.6%

EPS (diluted)$2.05+27.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.5B+4.1%

Total debt$134.6M-55.3%

Total equity$1.2B-2.3%

Total assets$5.4B+5.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$217.9M+17.2%

CapEx$8.4M+262%

Free cash flow$209.5M+14.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.4B-44.4%

Profitability

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Gross margin69.3%+0.6pp

Operating margin21.3%+1.9pp

Net margin14.9%+0.3pp

FCF margin28.2%+2.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.6%+1.9pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Paylocity’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=4.4%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Paylocity’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paylocity's earnings yield?: Paylocity (PCTY) reported earnings yield of 4.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Paylocity's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Paylocity's earnings yield increased by 104.2% year-over-year, from 2.2% to 4.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Paylocity's earnings yield?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paylocity's earnings yield has grown at a 35.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.7% to 2.3%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.