Paylocity Holding
PCTY
$146.52 0.15%
Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Technology | Industry: Software Application
Q3 2025
Published: May 2, 2025

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $454.55M up 13.3% year-over-year
  • EPS of $1.61 increased by 8.6% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 71.4%
  • Net income of 91.48M
  • ""our AI assistant can now leverage a client's employee handbook to answer policy-related questions such as, what is my organization's PTO policy? Additionally, our AI assistant is able to reference publicly available resources to answer common compliance-related questions like, what sick pay laws apply to my organization?"" - Steve Beauchamp
PCTY
Company PCTY

Executive Summary

Paylocity delivered a solid QQ3 2025 performance, underpinned by durable recurring revenue growth and meaningful product differentiation. Recurring and other revenue rose 15% year over year to $421.1 million, while total revenue increased 13% to $454.5 million, driven by a strong go-to-market cadence and continued investment in R&D. The quarter featured notable progress in product momentum, including AI-enabled capabilities embedded across the platform, and the Airbase acquisition moving toward deeper integration with Paylocity’s existing HCM and financial workflows. Management lifted the full-year guidance again, reflecting visibility into continued demand and operating leverage, with FY2025 recurring revenue guidance raised to $1.46–$1.465 billion and total revenue to $1.58–$1.585 billion. Cash generation remained robust, supported by positive free cash flow generation ($183.69 million in Q3) and ongoing share repurchases (~$84.9 million in Q3). The company also highlighted a resilient broker channel and a growing contribution from Airbase, with plans to expand cross-sell as the CFOOffice (Office of the CFO) expansion progresses. Near-term macro signals suggest steady demand with pockets of caution in larger, enterprise deals, but overall momentum remains favorable. In sum, Paylocity is advancing its product ecosystem (HCM plus CFO-focused solutions), driving higher average revenue per client, and leveraging scale to improve profitability while funding strategic investments.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
454.55M
QoQ: 20.58% | YoY: 13.27%
Gross Profit
Increasing
324.70M
71.43% margin
QoQ: 28.63% | YoY: 14.94%
Operating Income
Increasing
127.03M
QoQ: 172.46% | YoY: 19.39%
Net Income
Increasing
91.48M
QoQ: 144.18% | YoY: 7.23%
EPS
Increasing
1.64
QoQ: 144.78% | YoY: 8.61%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q1 2026 408.17 0.86 +14.2% View
Q3 2025 454.55 1.61 +13.3% View
Q2 2025 376.98 0.66 +15.5% View
Q1 2025 362.96 0.88 +14.3% View
Q4 2024 357.29 0.86 +15.8% View