SuperworthPaylocity profit margin PCTY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2013.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 15.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 21.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 17.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Paylocity kept 15.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 21.8% and a gross margin of 69.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 11.1%.
The median for 10 infrastructure software stocks of a similar size is 17.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 15.2% | 21.8% | 69.2% |
| FY2025 | 14.2% | 19.1% | 68.8% |
| FY2024 | 14.7% | 18.5% | 68.5% |
| FY2023 | 12.0% | 13.2% | 68.8% |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | 9.9% | 66.3% |
| FY2021 | 11.1% | 9.1% | 65.5% |
| FY2020 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 67.6% |
| FY2019 | 11.5% | 12.0% | 67.1% |
| FY2018 | 10.2% | 4.2% | 60.5% |
| FY2017 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 58.7% |
| FY2016 | −1.7% | −1.5% | 57.5% |
| FY2015 | −9.2% | −9.1% | 53.6% |
| FY2014 | −6.5% | −6.5% | 49.3% |
| FY2013 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 48.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | 15.2% | +1.0 pts | 21.8% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 14.9% | +0.3 pts | 21.3% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 14.2% | −0.6 pts | 20.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 13.7% | −1.6 pts | 19.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 14.2% | −0.5 pts | 19.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 14.7% | +0.2 pts | 19.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 14.8% | +1.8 pts | 18.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 15.3% | +3.6 pts | 19.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 14.7% | +2.8 pts | 18.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.4% | +3.6 pts | 18.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 13.0% | +3.4 pts | 17.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.7% | +1.9 pts | 15.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest Paylocity's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PCTYPaylocity | 15.2% |
| DBXDropbox | 17.5% |
| QLYSQualys | 29.4% |
| APPFAppfolio | 15.1% |
| BSYBentley Systems | 18.1% |
| PATHUiPath | 21.0% |
| PAYCPaycom Software | 22.8% |
| CVLTCommvault Systems | 5.6% |
| OTEXOpen Text | 12.3% |
| AKAMAkamai Technologies | 9.5% |
| MANHManhattan Associates | 18.7% |
| Peer median | 17.8% |
Where Paylocity ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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