What is Paylocity's EV / sales?

Paylocity (PCTY) reported EV / sales of 1.4× in Q1 2026.

How has Paylocity's EV / sales changed year-over-year?

Paylocity's EV / sales decreased by 70.5% year-over-year, from 4.8× to 1.4×.

What is the long-term trend for Paylocity's EV / sales?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paylocity's EV / sales has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13.6× to 4.9×.

What does EV / sales mean?

Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.

Paylocity PCTY EV / sales

EV / sales at other companies

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP

3.8×-2.3×

PaychexPAYX

5.8×-4.2×

Workday, Inc.WDAY

3.5×-4.0×

Paycom SoftwarePAYC

3.4×-2.8×

CorpayCPAY

5.8×-1.9×

ServiceNowNOW

7.7×-6.4×

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.

enterprise value/total revenue=1.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 EV / sales?: Paylocity (PCTY) reported EV / sales of 1.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Paylocity's EV / sales changed year-over-year?: Paylocity's EV / sales decreased by 70.5% year-over-year, from 4.8× to 1.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Paylocity's EV / sales?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paylocity's EV / sales has grown at a -22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13.6× to 4.9×.
What does EV / sales mean?: Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.