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How Paylocity Holding Corporation stacks up
PCTY · against 247 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
84/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #60 of 248 · scores higher than 75% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score35 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including PCTY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 84?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 5.5% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 87% of peers. Operating margin: 21.8% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on invested capital: 29.6% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PCTY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PCTY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 236 reported | 29.6% | 11.5% | 82% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 246 reported | 21.8% | 10.5% | 80% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 243 reported | 5.5% | 5.3% | 52% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 238 reported | 22.0% | 12.5% | 71% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 249 reported | 69.3% | 43.0% | 78% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PCTY| 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 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 4 | 40.0B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 57 | 8.5B EUR (≈$9.3B) | 85 | 61 | |
| 57 | 9.1B USD | 85 | 87 | |
| 60 | 961.5B JPY (≈$6.5B) | 84 | 75 | |
| 60 | 7.8B USD | 84 | 70 | |
| 60 | 9.5B USD | 84 | 68 | |
| 60 | 3.8B GBP (≈$5.0B) | 84 | 74 | |
| 64 | 102.7B HKD (≈$13.1B) | 83 | 60 | |
| 64 | 517.4B TWD (≈$16.0B) | 83 | 58 | |
| 64 | 1.74T JPY (≈$11.9B) | 83 | 64 |
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