Paylocity Holding
PCTY
$146.04 -0.33%
Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Technology | Industry: Software Application
Q1 2025
Published: Oct 31, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $362.96M up 14.3% year-over-year
  • EPS of $0.88 increased by 43.6% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 68.3%
  • Net income of 49.57M
  • "We started off fiscal 2025 with strong financial results with recurring and other revenue growth of 14.2% as our differentiated value proposition of providing the most modern software in the industry continues to resonate in the marketplace." - Steve Beauchamp
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Executive Summary

Paylocity reported a strong start to fiscal 2025 with total Q1 2025 revenue of $363.0 million, up 14.3% year over year and 14.2% in recurring and other revenue. The result benefited from sustained demand for Paylocity’s modern HCM platform, a meaningful contribution from the Airbase acquisition (closed Oct 1, 2024), and ongoing investments in AI-enabled capabilities. Management raised full-year guidance on both revenue and profitability, reflecting confidence in the core sales engine and the added scale from Airbase. Adjusted EBITDA reached $129.0 million (35.5% margin), beating guidance by $8.5 million, with adjusted EBITDA margin ex interest income on client funds at 29.8%, underscoring operating leverage even as Airbase dilutes margins by roughly 100 basis points for the year.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
362.96M
QoQ: 1.59% | YoY: 14.29%
Gross Profit
Increasing
248.00M
68.33% margin
QoQ: 3.18% | YoY: 14.75%
Operating Income
Increasing
64.14M
QoQ: -0.27% | YoY: 55.73%
Net Income
Increasing
49.57M
QoQ: 1.54% | YoY: 43.62%
EPS
Increasing
0.89
QoQ: 2.30% | YoY: 43.55%

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