What are Paylocity's profit margins?

Gross margin is 69.3% and operating margin is 21.3%, with a 14.9% net margin.

Where does Paylocity's income statement data come from?

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Paylocity PCTY Income Statement

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25
Total revenue	$502.29M+20.7%	$416.13M+2.0%	$408.17M+1.9%	$400.74M-11.8%	$454.55M+20.6%
Total cost of revenue	$139.1M+3.8%	$134M+4.4%	$128.38M-0.4%	$128.87M-0.8%	$129.85M+4.3%
Gross profit	$363.19M+28.7%	$282.14M+0.8%	$279.79M+2.9%	$271.87M-16.3%	$324.7M+28.6%
Gross margin	72.3%+4.5pp	67.8%-0.7pp	68.5%+0.7pp	67.8%-3.6pp	71.4%+4.5pp
Research and development	$52.52M-9.0%	$57.74M+3.8%	$55.61M+8.9%	$51.04M-0.7%	$51.4M-8.5%
Selling and marketing	$95.73M-2.4%	$98.08M+1.8%	$96.37M-4.5%	$100.88M+9.9%	$91.77M-1.5%
General and administrative	$57.96M+3.6%	$55.94M+4.4%	$53.61M-0.2%	$53.73M-1.4%	$54.5M-3.6%
Total operating expenses	$206.21M-2.6%	$211.76M+3.0%	$205.58M0.0%	$205.65M+4.0%	$197.67M-4.0%
Operating income	$156.98M+123%	$70.38M-5.2%	$74.21M+12.1%	$66.23M-47.9%	$127.03M+172%
Operating margin	31.3%+14.3pp	16.9%-1.3pp	18.2%+1.7pp	16.5%-11.4pp	27.9%+15.6pp
Other income (expense), net	$59K+129%	-$204K-129%	$702K+22.7%	$572K+222%	-$468K-342%
Income before income taxes	$157.04M+124%	$70.18M-6.3%	$74.91M+12.1%	$66.8M-47.2%	$126.56M+170%
Income tax expense	$45.79M+129%	$19.98M-25.8%	$26.92M+48.0%	$18.19M-48.1%	$35.08M+275%
Net income	$111.25M+122%	$50.2M+4.6%	$47.99M-1.3%	$48.61M-46.9%	$91.48M+144%
Net margin	22.1%+10.1pp	12.1%+0.3pp	11.8%-0.4pp	12.1%-8.0pp	20.1%+10.2pp
Diluted earnings per share	$2.05+123%	$0.92+7.0%	$0.86-1.1%	$0.87-46.0%	$1.61+144%
EBITDA	$184.28M+87.7%	$98.18M-3.4%	$101.66M+9.7%	$92.68M-39.4%	$153M+112%
EBITDA margin	36.7%+13.1pp	23.6%-1.3pp	24.9%+1.8pp	23.1%-10.5pp	33.7%+14.5pp
EBIT	$156.98M+123%	$70.38M-5.2%	$74.21M+12.1%	$66.23M-47.9%	$127.03M+172%

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Questions, answered.

What are Paylocity's profit margins?: Gross margin is 69.3% and operating margin is 21.3%, with a 14.9% net margin.
Where does Paylocity's income statement data come from?: Every line is extracted from Paylocity's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.