TTM
28.3%
YoY change
−6.04pp
Trough year (2011)
2.5%
Peak year (2024)
33.7%
Latest annual
27.6%
Operating Margin history chart for Paycom Software (PAYC) from 2011 to 2025
Latest: 27.6%
Operating Margin change chart for Paycom Software (PAYC) from 2011 to 2025
Latest: −6.04pp
Operating Margin history table for Paycom Software (PAYC) from 2011 to 2025
| 2025 | 27.6% | -6.04pp | ||
| 2024 | 33.7% | +7.04pp | ||
| 2023 | 26.6% | -0.89pp | ||
| 2022 | 27.5% | +3.51pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.0% | +1.90pp | ||
| 2020 | 22.1% | -8.55pp | ||
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2018 | 30.7% | +0.72pp | ||
| 2017 | 30.0% | -0.96pp | ||
| 2016 | 30.9% | +15.58pp | ||
| 2015 | 15.3% | +4.93pp | ||
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.60pp | ||
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.82pp | ||
| 2012 | 8.0% | +5.44pp | ||
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
- 202527.6%-6.04pp
- 202433.7%+7.04pp
- 202326.6%-0.89pp
- 202227.5%+3.51pp
- 202124.0%+1.90pp
- 202022.1%-8.55pp
- 201930.7%-0.01pp
- 201830.7%+0.72pp
- 201730.0%-0.96pp
- 201630.9%+15.58pp
- 201515.3%+4.93pp
- 201410.4%+1.60pp
- 20138.8%+0.82pp
- 20128.0%+5.44pp
- 20112.5%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Paycom Software's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Paycom Software (PAYC)
According to Paycom Software's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 28.3%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Paycom Software (PAYC) operating margin is 27.65% – contracted 6.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 33.68% was reported in 2024. The lowest in the available history was 2.55% in 2011.
Paycom Software Operating Margin by Year
Paycom Software Operating Margin 2025: 27.6%
In 2025, Paycom Software reported operating margin of 27.65%, contracted 6.0 percentage points from 2024.
Paycom Software Operating Margin 2024: 33.7%
Paycom Software operating margin in 2024 was 33.68%, expanded 7.0 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Paycom Software Operating Margin 2023: 26.6%
2023's operating margin for Paycom Software came in at 26.65%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2022.
Paycom Software Operating Margin 2022: 27.5%
Paycom Software posted operating margin of 27.54% in 2022, expanded 3.5 percentage points from 2021.
Paycom Software Operating Margin 2021: 24.0%
Paycom Software operating margin in 2021 was 24.02%.
See more financial history for Paycom Software (PAYC).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Technology peers of Paycom Software (PAYC), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 64.0% | |
| 53.2% | |
| 48.5% | |
| 46.8% | |
| 43.7% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.6% | |
| 11.7% |
- 64.0%
- 53.2%
- 46.8%
- 43.7%
- 34.8%
- 32.6%
- 11.7%
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