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.

Paylocity PCTY Income Statement

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	TTM Q3 '26	TTM Q2 '26	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25
Total revenue	$1.73B+11.3%	$1.68B+12.1%	$1.64B+13.3%	$1.6B+13.7%	$1.55B+14.6%
Total cost of revenue	$530.34M+9.1%	$521.09M+10.3%	$511.64M+12.4%	$498.22M+12.8%	$486.24M+15.3%
Gross profit	$1.2B+12.3%	$1.16B+12.9%	$1.13B+13.7%	$1.1B+14.2%	$1.07B+14.3%
Gross margin	69.3%+0.6pp	69%+0.5pp	68.8%+0.3pp	68.8%+0.3pp	68.7%-0.2pp
Research and development	$216.9M+9.0%	$215.78M+13.0%	$214.2M+18.3%	$205.85M+15.4%	$199.01M+13.9%
Selling and marketing	$391.06M+8.2%	$387.1M+8.6%	$382.15M+11.4%	$374.22M+11.7%	$361.35M+11.9%
General and administrative	$221.24M+8.2%	$217.77M+9.5%	$218.35M+17.6%	$212.91M+13.6%	$204.46M+8.7%
Total operating expenses	$829.19M+8.4%	$820.65M+10.0%	$814.7M+14.8%	$792.97M+13.2%	$764.83M+11.6%
Operating income	$367.8M+22.3%	$337.85M+20.7%	$314.09M+11.0%	$304.02M+16.9%	$300.71M+22.0%
Operating margin	21.3%+1.9pp	20.1%+1.4pp	19.1%-0.4pp	19.1%+0.5pp	19.4%+1.2pp
Other income (expense), net	$1.13M-88.8%	$602K-95.9%	$999K-94.6%	$5.04M-70.2%	$10.04M-28.1%
Income before income taxes	$368.93M+18.7%	$338.45M+14.8%	$315.09M+4.5%	$309.06M+11.6%	$310.75M+19.3%
Income tax expense	$110.88M+32.9%	$100.17M+36.1%	$89.55M+12.4%	$81.94M+16.6%	$83.41M+27.7%
Net income	$258.04M+13.5%	$238.28M+7.7%	$225.55M+1.7%	$227.13M+9.8%	$227.34M+16.5%
Net margin	14.9%+0.3pp	14.2%-0.6pp	13.7%-1.6pp	14.2%-0.5pp	14.7%+0.2pp
Diluted earnings per share	$4.70+17.2%	$4.26+9.2%	$4.00+2.3%	$4.02+10.4%	$4.01+16.6%
EBITDA	$476.8M+20.9%	$445.53M+21.0%	$419.63M+15.3%	$403.66M+20.0%	$394.54M+23.8%
EBITDA margin	27.6%+2.2pp	26.5%+2.0pp	25.6%+0.4pp	25.3%+1.3pp	25.4%+1.9pp
EBIT	$367.8M+22.3%	$337.85M+20.7%	$314.09M+11.0%	$304.02M+16.9%	$300.71M+22.0%

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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.