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PCTY (Paylocity Holding) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.40 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Paylocity Holding Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.40. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

PCTY's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
55.85% of 2666 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.785 vs PCTY: 0.40

Paylocity Holding Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Paylocity Holding Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Paylocity Holding Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 -0.93 1.34 2.21 3.55

Paylocity Holding Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.20 3.55 2.46 0.64 0.40

Competitive Comparison of Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Paylocity Holding Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Paylocity Holding's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 277.751 (Mar. 2025) / 269.491 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 1506.401 (Mar. 2025) / 1399.051 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.0307/0.0767
=0.40***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Paylocity Holding  (NAS:PCTY) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Paylocity Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 American Lane, Schaumburg, IL, USA, 60173
Founded in 1997, Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management and payroll platform servicing midmarket customers. The company's average client size is around 150 employees, and its products help with recruiting and onboarding, payroll, time and labor, human resources, benefits, learning, and performance and compensation workflows. As of fiscal 2024, the company generated over $1.4 billion in revenue across more than 39,000 customers.
Executives
Steven I Sarowitz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3850 N. WILKE ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Nicholas Rost officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Steven R Beauchamp director, officer: President and CEO 3850 N. WILKE ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Bernard Robinson Kenneth director 9417 FOX CREEK LANE, MASON OH 45040
Joshua Scutt officer: Senior Vice President Sales 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Andrew Cappotelli officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3850 N. WILKE RD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Ryan Glenn officer: CFO and Treasurer 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBERG IL 60173
Jeffrey T Diehl director, 10 percent owner ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2200, CHICAGO IL 60606-2823
Rachit Lohani officer: Chief Technology Officer 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Ronald V Waters director 75 EAST ELM STREET, CHICAGO IL 60611
Toby J. Williams officer: Chief Financial Officer 3850 N. WILKE ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Katherine Ross officer: Sr Vice President Operations 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Linda M. Breard director 3600 136 PLACE SE, SUITE 300, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Mark S Kinsey officer: Senior VP of Operations 3850 N WILKE ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Michael R Haske officer: Senior VP of Sales & Marketing 3850 N. WILKE ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004