Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Software - Application
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 29.18 | 23.54 | 13.24 | 41.90 | 46.30 | 52.67 | 29.09 | 75.56 | 46.87 | 38.33 | 28.64 | 61.51 | 51.62 | 69.90 | 48.72 | 173.45 | 111.84 | 161.50 | 82.97 | 347.29 | 127.45 |
| — | -55.3% | -54.5% | -44.6% | -1.2% | +37.4% | +1.6% | +22.8% | -9.2% | -45.2% | -41.2% | -64.5% | -53.8% | -56.7% | -41.3% | -50.1% | -12.2% | -28.9% | +20.0% | +14.7% | -30.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 4.34 | 3.22 | 2.96 | 5.07 | 5.45 | 6.36 | 5.85 | 7.51 | 7.31 | 5.25 | 6.11 | 7.18 | 7.12 | 8.47 | 8.27 | 10.05 | 13.51 | 10.76 | 11.79 | 17.01 | 21.80 |
| — | -49.4% | -49.4% | -32.4% | -25.4% | +21.2% | -4.2% | +4.5% | +2.6% | -38.1% | -26.1% | -28.5% | -47.3% | -21.2% | -29.9% | -40.9% | -38.0% | -33.0% | -13.5% | -14.2% | +30.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 6.44 | 4.69 | 5.03 | 7.68 | 8.06 | 8.26 | 8.80 | 9.66 | 8.39 | 7.26 | 8.92 | 9.50 | 11.58 | 12.41 | 14.62 | 16.19 | 22.41 | 16.06 | 20.51 | 26.32 | 33.89 |
| — | -43.3% | -42.8% | -20.4% | -3.9% | +13.8% | -1.3% | +1.7% | -27.5% | -41.5% | -39.0% | -41.3% | -48.3% | -22.7% | -28.7% | -38.5% | -33.9% | -28.8% | -8.1% | -7.4% | +44.9% | |
| P/FCF | 15.47 | 15.68 | 7.75 | 21.60 | 33.10 | 39.64 | 14.48 | 55.25 | 26.04 | 32.72 | 16.68 | 41.04 | 58.07 | 53.14 | 24.60 | 55.56 | 283.18 | 63.60 | 44.34 | 224.13 | — |
| — | -60.4% | -46.5% | -60.9% | +27.1% | +21.1% | -13.2% | +34.6% | -55.2% | -38.4% | -32.2% | -26.1% | -79.5% | -16.5% | -44.5% | -75.2% | — | -27.0% | -0.1% | -20.5% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.15 | 12.27 | 7.84 | 21.42 | 21.80 | 27.01 | 17.09 | 38.80 | 35.39 | 21.40 | 18.50 | 33.28 | 31.07 | 38.94 | 28.93 | 82.67 | 160.36 | 75.00 | 47.93 | 164.98 | 183.70 |
| — | -54.6% | -54.1% | -44.8% | -38.4% | +26.2% | -7.6% | +16.6% | +13.9% | -45.0% | -36.0% | -59.7% | -80.6% | -48.1% | -39.6% | -49.9% | -12.7% | -43.5% | -4.3% | -1.9% | +11.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 19.53 | 16.26 | 9.20 | 29.88 | 29.87 | 37.47 | 20.66 | 59.90 | 50.00 | 26.11 | 21.17 | 45.59 | 39.36 | 51.86 | 34.46 | 150.00 | 483.10 | 129.97 | 61.11 | 409.49 | 386.57 |
| — | -56.6% | -55.5% | -50.1% | -40.3% | +43.5% | -2.4% | +31.4% | +27.0% | -49.6% | -38.6% | -69.6% | -91.9% | -60.1% | -43.6% | -63.4% | +25.0% | -55.5% | -4.8% | -10.0% | -40.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 69.2% | 67.5% | 72.3% | 67.8% | 68.5% | 67.8% | 71.4% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 67.3% | 71.1% | 67.1% | 68.3% | 68.6% | 71.8% | 67.0% | 66.6% | 66.2% | 69.3% | 63.9% | 65.2% |
| — | -0.4% | +1.2% | +1.3% | +0.7% | +0.8% | +0.5% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -2.0% | -1.0% | +0.1% | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.7% | +4.9% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +2.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 21.8% | 19.0% | 31.3% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 16.5% | 27.9% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 17.6% | 26.5% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 16.0% | 23.7% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 19.3% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| — | +14.9% | +11.8% | +36.8% | +40.2% | -6.1% | +5.5% | -18.8% | -26.6% | +10.0% | +12.0% | +128.4% | +531.4% | +94.6% | +22.8% | +60.7% | -50.4% | +51.3% | -8.4% | -4.4% | +122.2% | |
| Net Margin | 15.2% | 13.6% | 22.1% | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 20.1% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 21.3% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 12.1% | 17.0% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 6.6% | 14.2% | 5.0% | 17.0% |
| — | +11.8% | +10.0% | +21.4% | +8.2% | -11.2% | -5.3% | -14.9% | -20.4% | +13.1% | +25.4% | +104.4% | +14.0% | +82.6% | +19.7% | +13.7% | -29.6% | -6.8% | -28.4% | -23.7% | +85.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 22.0% | 5.0% | 9.8% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 8.0% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 6.5% |
| — | +26.2% | +27.0% | +38.6% | +27.2% | -13.1% | -6.0% | -18.9% | -43.5% | -1.0% | +2.7% | +67.5% | +15.2% | +79.9% | +22.5% | +19.7% | -24.3% | +0.7% | -23.9% | -16.6% | +104.9% | |
| ROA | 5.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| — | +14.8% | +2.5% | +11.4% | +33.3% | -4.2% | -3.2% | -14.1% | -38.2% | +12.4% | +27.5% | +111.1% | +75.8% | +208.3% | +55.9% | +44.1% | -22.7% | -34.6% | -32.0% | -22.5% | +59.1% | |
| ROIC | 27.2% | 6.1% | 11.3% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 6.8% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| — | +27.3% | +24.7% | +25.2% | +17.8% | -31.9% | -23.7% | -29.5% | -40.9% | +16.3% | +22.0% | +156.0% | +727.9% | +134.1% | +43.8% | +74.5% | -51.3% | +32.6% | -16.6% | -6.6% | +140.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| — | -42.8% | -54.2% | -62.7% | -64.1% | +235.1% | +381.1% | +443.8% | +342.5% | -36.8% | -44.5% | -45.0% | -37.4% | -34.0% | -33.6% | -29.5% | -22.4% | -19.4% | -16.5% | -64.4% | -65.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.25 | 1.09 | 0.73 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 2.35 | 1.97 | 5.29 | 6.03 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 0.75 | 2.24 | 3.53 | 2.38 | 1.32 | 3.88 | 3.45 |
| — | -53.8% | -62.9% | -74.3% | -77.9% | +260.8% | +337.6% | +508.4% | +610.1% | -39.0% | -40.0% | -61.1% | -76.0% | -55.0% | -43.0% | -42.3% | +2.4% | -36.4% | -13.8% | -62.4% | -73.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 |
| — | -4.5% | -4.6% | -9.2% | -18.5% | +0.8% | +0.4% | +2.8% | +18.1% | +2.9% | +6.1% | +7.2% | +8.6% | +7.0% | +4.5% | -0.3% | +1.0% | -5.7% | -5.3% | -5.3% | -12.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 |
| — | -4.5% | -4.6% | -9.2% | -18.5% | +0.8% | +0.4% | +2.8% | +18.1% | +2.9% | +6.1% | +7.2% | +8.6% | +7.0% | +4.5% | -0.3% | +1.0% | -5.7% | -5.3% | -5.3% | -12.1% | |
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Paylocity Holding Corporation's current P/E is 29.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 31.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Paylocity Holding Corporation's current operating margin is 21.8%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Paylocity Holding Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.