Paylocity PCTY Ratios & Valuation
| Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 69.3%+0.3pp | 69%+0.2pp | 68.8%0.0pp | 68.8%+0.1pp | 68.7%+0.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 21.3%+1.2pp | 20.1%+1.0pp | 19.1%+0.1pp | 19.1%-0.3pp | 19.4%+0.7pp | |
| Net margin | 14.9%+0.8pp | 14.2%+0.4pp | 13.7%-0.5pp | 14.2%-0.4pp | 14.7%-0.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 21.6%+0.6pp | 21%+0.6pp | 20.4%+0.4pp | 20%+0.3pp | 19.7%-0.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -7.1×+3.9× | -11.1×-5.9× | -5.2×+0.4× | -5.6×+2.2× | -7.8×+0.7× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $21.76+8.5% | $20.05+1.5% | $19.75-9.5% | $21.82+2.5% | $21.29+3.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.82B-29.8% | $8.29B-5.6% | $8.79B-12.9% | $10.09B-3.7% | $10.47B-5.8% | |
| Price / earnings | 22.6×-12.2× | 34.8×-4.1× | 39×-5.5× | 44.4×-1.6× | 46.1×-4.2× | |
| Price / sales | 3.4×-1.6× | 4.9×-0.4× | 5.4×-1.0× | 6.3×-0.4× | 6.7×-0.7× | |
| Price / book | 4.9×-2.6× | 7.6×-0.4× | 8×-0.2× | 8.2×-0.5× | 8.7×-0.8× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.1×-2.5× | 7.6×-8.2× | 15.7×-3.6× | 19.4×+0.7× | 18.7×-3.0× |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Paylocity's profit margins?
- Paylocity (PCTY) runs a 69.3% gross margin and a 21.3% operating margin, with a 14.9% net margin.
- Where do Paylocity's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Paylocity'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.