AI-extracted from the 10-K filed 2026-08-05 — FY2026 (fiscal year ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total revenue grew 11% to $1,771.3 million — down from 14% growth in fiscal 2025 — while operating income rose to $386.0 million, 22% of revenue.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Recurring and other revenue$1,651.4M+12% YoY
Incremental revenues from new and existing clients due to strong sales team performance and annual revenue retention in excess of 92%
Interest income on funds held for clients$120.0M-3% YoY
Negative impact from lower interest rates mostly offset by higher average daily balances of client funds
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $1,771.3M+11% YoY
Recurring and other revenue$1,651.4M+12% YoY
Incremental revenues from new and existing clients due to strong sales team performance and annual revenue retention in excess of 92%
Within Recurring and other revenue
Recurring fees$1,587.5M
Payroll processing, tax filing, time and labor, and HCM software solutions billed per-employee-per-month
Implementation services and other$63.9M
Nonrefundable implementation fees deferred and amortized generally up to 24 months
Interest income on funds held for clients$120.0M-3% YoY
Negative impact from lower interest rates mostly offset by higher average daily balances of client funds
Largest Expense Items
Cost of revenues$545.8M+10% YoY
$26.0M more employee-related costs, $10.7M processing and delivery costs, $10.6M higher internal-use software amortization
$6.8M more stock-based compensation, largely from prior-year executive award forfeitures, and $6.5M additional employee-related costs
Research and development$221.4M+8% YoY
$16.3M additional employee-related costs for development personnel, net of capitalized internal-use software, offset by $5.2M lower stock-based compensation
Margins: Gross profit margin held at 69% for both fiscal 2025 and 2026, while operating expenses fell to 47% of revenue from 50%, lifting operating margin to 22% from 19%.
Watch Items from the Filing
Deferred contract cost amortization extended from seven to eight years effective June 30, 2026, expected to increase fiscal 2027 Adjusted EBITDA margins by approximately 120 to 140 basis points.
Revenue growth decelerated to 11% in fiscal 2026 from 14% in fiscal 2025; client count rose 7% to approximately 44,400.
Effective tax rate rose to 30.4% from 26.5%, driven by stock-based compensation shortfalls and state and local income taxes.
Interest income on funds held for clients fell to $120.0M, 7% of revenue; a 100-basis-point rate increase would cut available-for-sale securities' market value by $16.0M.
Repurchased 2.8 million shares for $398.1M in fiscal 2026; $1,302.3M remains authorized after $1.5B of board increases in July 2025 and April 2026.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
3 transactions in PCTY reported by 2 members of Congress under the STOCK Act, most recent trade Jan 13, 2025. Reported transactions, not recommendations.
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