Paylocity Holding Corp financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
PCTY on Nasdaq
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Fiscal year end
30 June
Latest financial report
06 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • PCTY - Paylocity Holding Corp financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 21%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+2.4%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 30 Jan 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-30) highlights Return On Equity 21.0%, Return On Assets 3.9%, and Operating Margin 21.7%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

55.1/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

21%

Metric score 76.4/100

Return On Assets

3.9%

Metric score 23.6/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.04x
Quick Ratio
0.04x
Debt to Equity
3.47x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Operating Margin, and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

Return On Assets, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

21%

YoY: +2.4%

Industry median: 1.8% (n=305)

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Return On Assets

3.9%

YoY: -14%

Industry median: -5.4% (n=303)

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Operating Margin

22%

YoY: +6.4%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=263)

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Current Ratio

1.04x

YoY: -9.2%

Industry median: 1.3x (n=304)

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Quick Ratio

0.04x

YoY: -74%

Industry median: 0.94x (n=234)

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Debt-to-equity

3.47x

YoY: +8.5%

Industry median: 0.51x (n=238)

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Revenues YoY

13%

YoY:

Industry median: 10% (n=265)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

7.7%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.9% (n=284)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 21% +2.4%
Return On Assets 3.9% -14%
Operating Margin 22% +6.4%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.04x -9.2%
Quick Ratio 0.04x -74%
Debt-to-equity 3.47x +8.5%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 13%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 7.7%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 53,876,692 -3.6%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 53,873,000 -3.6%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $54,000 -3.6%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 54,086,000 -3.1%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 54,773,000 -3.5%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,556,820,000 +13%
Research and Development Expense $215,782,000 +13%
Selling and Marketing Expense $387,098,000 +8.6%
General and Administrative Expense $217,768,000 +9.5%
Operating Income (Loss) $337,849,000 +21%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $602,000 -96%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $338,451,000 +15%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $100,174,000 +36%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 4.32 +9.6%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 4.26 +9.5%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $162,495,000 -66%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $44,014,000 +1.2%
Assets, Current $5,893,928,000 +39%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $14,196,000 -28%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $54,379,000 -2.7%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $33,865,000 -9.1%
Goodwill $343,158,000 +0.06%
Assets $6,972,784,000 +32%
Accounts Payable, Current $7,299,000 +34%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $81,492,000 +8.4%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $171,573,000 +5.9%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $43,423,000 +5.6%
Liabilities, Current $5,678,054,000 +53%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $62,410,000 +75%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $44,042,000 -10%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $8,713,000 +38%
Liabilities $5,874,469,000 +43%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $6,342,000 +2823%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $998,771,000 +31%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,098,315,000 -6.3%
Liabilities and Equity $6,972,784,000 +32%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 155,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 53,873,000 -3.6%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $5,062,169,000 +44%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 0.21 0%
Depreciation $20,043,000 -4.1%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $244,402,000 +11%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $162,915,000 +6.8%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $8,185,000 +1.2%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 0%
Additional Paid in Capital $93,148,000 -77%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $21,331,000 +57%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $145,704,000 +3.3%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY