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How Paycom Software, Inc. stacks up
PAYC · against 207 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
93/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #24 of 208 · scores higher than 88% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including PAYC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 93?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 82% of peers. Return on assets: 8.8% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: 39.0% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 93% of peers. Operating margin: 27.6% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PAYC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PAYC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 200 reported | 39.0% | 12.3% | 87% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 208 reported | 27.6% | 11.3% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 204 reported | 8.8% | 6.0% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 200 reported | 41.1% | 15.4% | 90% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 210 reported | 88.1% | 43.1% | 99% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PAYC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 4 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 4 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 19 | 8.1B USD | 94 | 55 | |
| 19 | 21.1B USD | 94 | 70 | |
| 24 | 14.4B USD | 93 | 59 | |
| 24 | 14.8B USD | 93 | 68 | |
| 24 | 11.9B USD | 93 | 55 | |
| 27 | 646.8B TWD (≈$20.1B) | 92 | 70 | |
| 27 | 68.0B CNY (≈$9.5B) | 92 | 76 | |
| 27 | 11.3B USD | 92 | 68 | |
| 27 | 17.5B USD | 92 | 93 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score