Paylocity revenue rises 11% to $452M in September quarter
Paylocity repurchased 1,099,756 shares, while operating cash flow was $79.7 million for the quarter.
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Form Type
10-Q
Paylocity Holding Corp. (PCTY) reported revenue of $451.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 11% from $408.2 million a year earlier. Net income was $57.6 million, versus $48.0 million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.07, versus $0.86. Gross margin was 67%, compared with 69%.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $79.7 million, down from $86.5 million a year earlier. Paylocity repurchased 1,099,756 shares for approximately $152.5 million at an average cost of $138.66 per share; approximately $1,149.8 million remained authorized for repurchases as of September 30, 2026. At that date, cash and cash equivalents were $194.5 million and credit-facility borrowings were $131.3 million. The facility provides $1,750.0 million and may be increased up to $2,625.0 million.
Paylocity acquired Aidora Inc. on July 8, 2026, for $10.515 million in cash consideration, subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments.
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Positive
- Moderate pointRevenue increased 11% year over year to $451.7 million.
- Moderate pointNet income rose to $57.6 million from $48.0 million.
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA rose to $159.5 million from $146.4 million.
Negative
- Moderate pointOperating cash flow declined to $79.7 million from $86.5 million.
Filing Explained
Five officers adopted plans permitting possible future stock sales; the listed amounts are conditional, not shares already sold.
This unaudited quarterly report records completed repurchases of 1,099,756 shares; common shares outstanding were 52,307 thousand at
The company also reports shares issued upon equity-award vesting and 92 thousand shares net-settled for taxes, so repurchases were not the only share movements disclosed.
Separately, five officers adopted plans covering up to 23,175 shares for Andrew Cappotelli, 27,855 for Ryan Glenn, 20,742 for Melissa King, 4,740 for Nicholas Rost and 22,565 for Joshua Scutt.
The listed sale windows begin on
The listed amounts include shares subject to vesting, assume target achievement for performance-based awards, and may be affected by pricing triggers and tax withholding; actual sale amounts are therefore not fixed by the table.
A Rule 10b5-1 plan is a written trading plan adopted in advance; disclosure of the plan states its adoption date, not the reasons for individual trades.
These are adopted arrangements for possible future sales, not sales reported as completed in this filing.
Key Figures
Total revenue: $451.7 million
Net income: $57.6 million
Diluted net income per share: $1.07 per share
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Total revenue
$451.7 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Net income
$57.6 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Diluted net income per share
$1.07 per share
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA
$159.5 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; non-GAAP measure
Net cash provided by operating activities
$79.7 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Common shares repurchased
1,099,756 shares
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Repurchase spending
Approximately $152.5 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Cash and cash equivalents
$194.5 million
As of September 30, 2026
Key Terms
Adjusted EBITDA, Software-as-a-Service, Remaining Performance Obligations, available-for-sale securities, +1 more
5 terms
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"we define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
Software-as-a-Service technical
"Services are provided in a Software-as-a-Service delivery model"
Software-as-a-service is software that users access online through a web browser or app while the provider hosts and maintains the program and data, typically for a recurring fee. Investors care because it creates steady, predictable revenue and often high customer retention — like renting a utility rather than buying a machine — which helps forecast cash flow and values a company more consistently over time.
Remaining Performance Obligations financial
"The balance of the Company’s remaining performance obligations"
Remaining performance obligations are the work a company still needs to complete for its customers, like finishing a service or delivering a product. It’s important because it shows how much future income the company has coming in from current agreements, giving a clearer picture of its ongoing business.
available-for-sale securities financial
"securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded at fair value"
Available-for-sale securities are investments in stocks, bonds or similar instruments that a company does not intend to trade frequently but may sell before they mature. They matter to investors because changes in the market value of these holdings show up as paper gains or losses on the company's balance sheet rather than immediately in profit, so they can affect reported net worth and the timing of income without changing day-to-day earnings. Think of them like items on a household shelf you might sell later: their value moves with the market even if you haven’t cashed out.
amended and restated credit agreement financial
"we entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement"
An amended and restated credit agreement is a company’s original loan contract that has been updated and replaced by a single new document incorporating all changes. Think of it like refinancing and rewriting a mortgage so new payment schedules, interest rates, borrowing limits, or borrower obligations are combined into one clear contract. Investors care because those new terms change a company’s cash flow, borrowing flexibility and default risk, which can affect creditworthiness and share value.
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What drove PCTY's revenue growth?
Recurring and other revenue rose 12% to $424.5 million, an increase of $45.6 million. Paylocity attributed the increase primarily to incremental revenue from new and existing clients, citing strong performance by its sales team.
What were PCTY's remaining performance obligations?
The balance was approximately $274.009 million as of September 30, 2026, for minimum monthly fees on term-based contracts, generally recognized over the next 24 months. It excludes contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less and contracts whose variable consideration is allocated entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations.
How much unrecognized stock-based compensation did PCTY report?
Paylocity reported $259.713 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, for unvested RSUs, PSUs and MSUs as of September 30, 2026. It expected to recognize the cost over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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Form 10-Q
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| Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026
| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-36348
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(847 ) 463-3200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 51,963,311 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of October 30, 2026.
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Paylocity Holding Corporation
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |||||
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets | 2 | ||||
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income | 3 | ||||
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity | 4 | ||||
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 5 | ||||
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 | ||||
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 19 | ||||
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 29 | ||||
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 30 | ||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | |||||
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 31 | ||||
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS | 31 | ||||
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 31 | ||||
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 31 | ||||
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 31 | ||||
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION | 32 | ||||
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS | 33 | ||||
SIGNATURES | 34 | ||||
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Total current assets before funds held for clients | |||||||||||
| Funds held for clients | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Deferred contract costs | |||||||||||
| Long‑term prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities before client fund obligations | |||||||||||
| Client fund obligations | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring and other revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income on funds held for clients | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement for taxes related to equity awards | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net settlement for taxes related to equity awards | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares | ( | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax expense | |||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | |||||||||||
| Net accretion of discounts on available-for-sale securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred contract costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Other investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net change in client fund obligations | ( | ||||||||||
| Borrowings under credit facility | |||||||||||
| Repayment of credit facility | ( | ||||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software, accrued but not paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities assumed for acquisitions | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | |||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
(all amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(1) Organization and Description of Business
Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Company”) is a cloud-based provider of human capital management (“HCM”), finance and IT software solutions. Services are provided in a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) delivery model. The Company offers a product suite that enables businesses to streamline HR, finance, and IT operations, manage spend and talent, and build culture and connection with artificial intelligence (“AI”) embedded directly into everyday workflows.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Use of Estimates
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes.
Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Specifically, deferred contract costs are now presented in a single caption on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These reclassifications had no material effect on the reported financial results.
(b) Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended June 30, 2026 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(c) Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, using the asset and liability method. The Company’s provision for income taxes is based on the annual effective rate method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net-recorded amount, it would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.
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(d) Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). ASU 2024-03 requires the disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements. The incremental disclosures may be presented on a prospective or retrospective basis. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of this ASU on its consolidated financial statement disclosures including the method and timing of adoption.
In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software ("ASU 2025-06"). ASU 2025-06 removes all references to software development stages in existing guidance and, instead, requires the capitalization of software development costs when the Company's management has authorized and committed to funding a project and it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform its intended function. This ASU may be applied on a prospective, retrospective or on a modified transition basis based on project and capitalization status before the adoption date. This ASU is effective for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods beginning within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and is evaluating the method and timing of adoption.
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of other recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
(3) Revenue
The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from recurring service fees under customer contracts. While the majority of its agreements are generally cancellable by the client upon 60 days’ notice or less, the Company also offers term agreements to its clients, which are generally two years in length. Recurring fees are mostly derived from cloud-based payroll and HCM software solutions which include payroll processing and related services such as payroll reporting and tax filing services, time and labor services, time clock rentals, and HCM-related software solutions, including employee management and benefits enrollment and administration, substantially all of which are delivered on a monthly basis. Substantially all of the Company’s recurring fees are satisfied over time as services are provided. The performance obligations related to recurring services are generally satisfied monthly as services are provided, with fees charged and collected based on a per-employee-per-month fee. The Company has certain optional performance obligations that are satisfied at a point in time including the sales of time clocks and W-2 services. Implementation services and other consists primarily of nonrefundable implementation fees, which involve setting the client up in, and loading data into, the Company’s cloud-based solutions. These implementation activities are considered set-up activities. The Company has determined that the nonrefundable upfront fees provide certain clients with a material right to renew the contract.
Disaggregation of revenue
The following table disaggregates total revenues from contracts by Recurring fees and Implementation services and other, which the Company believes depicts the nature, amount and timing of its revenue:
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Deferred revenue
The timing of revenue recognition for recurring revenue is generally consistent with the timing of invoicing as they occur monthly as services are provided based on a per-employee-per-month fee. As such, the Company does not generally recognize contract assets or liabilities related to recurring revenue.
The Company defers and amortizes nonrefundable upfront fees related to implementation services generally over a period up to 24 months based on the type of contract. The following table summarizes the changes in deferred revenue (i.e., contract liability) related to these nonrefundable upfront fees as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferral of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue recognized | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue related to these nonrefundable upfront fees is recorded within Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to recognize these deferred revenue balances as follows: $21,030 in fiscal 2027, $12,699 in fiscal 2028 and $3,095 in fiscal 2029 and thereafter.
Deferred contract costs
The Company defers certain selling and commission costs that meet the capitalization criteria under ASC 340-40. The Company also capitalizes certain costs to fulfill a contract related to its proprietary products if they are identifiable, generate or enhance resources used to satisfy future performance obligations and are expected to be recovered under ASC 340-40. Implementation fees are treated as nonrefundable upfront fees and the related implementation costs are required to be capitalized and amortized over the expected period of benefit, which is the period in which the Company expects to recover the costs and enhance its ability to satisfy future performance obligations.
The Company utilizes the portfolio approach to account for both the cost of obtaining a contract and the cost of fulfilling a contract. These capitalized costs are amortized over the expected period of benefit, which the Company increased from 7 years to 8 years effective June 30, 2026, on a prospective basis, based on the Company’s average client life and growth of term contract renewals beyond their initial terms. The Company does not incur any additional costs to obtain or fulfill contracts upon renewal. The Company recognizes additional selling and commission costs and fulfillment costs when an existing client purchases additional services. These additional costs only relate to the additional services purchased and do not relate to the renewal of previous services.
The following tables present the deferred contract costs and the related amortization expense for these deferred contract costs:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning Balance | Capitalized Costs | Amortization | Ending Balance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs to obtain a new contract | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Costs to fulfill a contract | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning Balance | Capitalized Costs | Amortization | Ending Balance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs to obtain a new contract | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Costs to fulfill a contract | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Deferred contract costs are recorded within Deferred contract costs and Long-term deferred contract costs on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of deferred contract costs is primarily recorded in Cost of revenues and Sales and marketing in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The balance of the Company’s remaining performance obligations related to minimum monthly fees on its term-based contracts was approximately $274,009 as of September 30, 2026, which will be generally recognized over the next 24 months. This balance excludes the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and contracts for which the variable consideration is allocated entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations.
(4) Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The Company recorded the acquisitions disclosed below using the acquisition method of accounting and recognized the assets and liabilities at their fair values as of the respective dates of acquisitions, with the excess recorded to goodwill.
On April 6, 2026, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Grayscale Labs, Inc. ("Grayscale") through a merger for cash consideration of $50,361 , which reflects working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments. Grayscale is an AI-powered recruiting automation company. This acquisition expands the Company's recruiting capabilities with AI-powered automation to enable its clients to engage candidates earlier and move faster through time-sensitive hiring workflows. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Grayscale, which reflects certain immaterial measurement period adjustments recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2026, was $36,010 of goodwill, $11,600 of proprietary technology, $3,200 of client relationships and other immaterial assets and liabilities.
On July 8, 2026, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Aidora Inc. ("Aidora"), an AI-native leave management compliance software company, through a merger for cash consideration of $10,515 , subject to working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments. The preliminary purchase price allocation for Aidora was $7,339 of goodwill, $3,200 of proprietary technology and other immaterial assets and liabilities.
The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed due to these acquisitions are currently provisional and are subject to change over their respective measurement periods, which will end no later than one year from the respective acquisition dates. The goodwill related to these transactions is primarily attributable to the assembled workforces and growth opportunities from the expansion and enhancement of the Company’s product offerings and is not deductible for income tax purposes. The results from these acquisitions have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the respective closing dates of the transactions. Direct costs related to the acquisitions were not material and were expensed as incurred as General and administrative expense in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Pro forma information is not presented for the acquisitions because the effects of the acquisitions are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(5) Balance Sheet Information
The following tables provide details of selected consolidated balance sheet items:
Activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable was as follows:
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
| Charged to expense | |||||
| Write-offs | ( | ||||
| Balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
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Capitalized internal-use software and accumulated amortization were as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs is primarily included in Cost of revenues and amounted to $17,250 and $18,570 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
The major classes of property and equipment, net were as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
| Office equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Computer equipment | |||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||
| Software | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Time clocks rented by clients | |||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Depreciation expense amounted to $4,942 and $5,419 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
The following table summarizes changes in goodwill during the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
| Additions attributable to acquisition | |||||
| Measurement period adjustments | |||||
| Balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
Refer to Note 4 for further details on current year acquisition activity.
The Company’s amortizable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | Weighted average useful life (years) | |||||||||||||||
| Proprietary technology | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Client relationships | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-solicitation agreements | |||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $5,261 and $5,915 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively, and is included in Cost of revenues and General and administrative.
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Future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets as of September 30, 2026 is as follows:
Remainder of fiscal 2027 | $ | ||||
Fiscal 2028 | |||||
Fiscal 2029 | |||||
Fiscal 2030 | |||||
Fiscal 2031 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
The components of accrued expenses were as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
| Accrued payroll and personnel costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total accrued expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||
(6) Cash and Cash Equivalents and Funds Held for Clients
Cash and cash equivalents and Funds held for clients consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of Issue | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of Issue | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
All available-for-sale securities were included in Funds held for clients at June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
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Cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients’ cash and cash equivalents included demand deposit accounts and money market funds at June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Classification of investments on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Funds held for clients | |||||||||||
| Total investments | $ | $ | |||||||||
Available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for a period of less and greater than 12 months as of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026 had fair market value as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | Securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months | Securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | Gross unrealized losses | Fair value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company regularly reviews the composition of its portfolio to determine the existence of credit impairment. The Company did not
The Company did not make any material reclassification adjustments out of Accumulated other comprehensive income for realized gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2025 or 2026. Realized gains or losses on sales of available-for-sale securities were immaterial for both the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026.
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Expected maturities of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Amortized cost | Fair value | ||||||||||
| One year or less | $ | $ | |||||||||
| One year to two years | |||||||||||
| Two years to three years | |||||||||||
| Three years to five years | |||||||||||
| Five years and thereafter | |||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | |||||||||
(7) Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
•Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
•Level 2—Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
•Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
The Company measures cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and client fund obligations approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the borrowings under the credit facility approximates fair value because the borrowings bear interest at market rates for debt instruments with similar terms and maturities. Accordingly, the Company considers the carrying amounts of these financial assets and liabilities to approximate their respective fair values at June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Marketable securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 inputs obtained from an independent pricing service. Available-for-sale securities may include commercial paper, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, and other securities. The independent pricing service utilizes a variety of inputs including benchmark yields, broker/dealer quoted prices, reported trades, issuer spreads as well as other available market data. The Company, on a sample basis, validates the pricing from the independent pricing service against another third-party pricing source for reasonableness. The Company has not adjusted any prices obtained by the independent pricing service, as it believes they are appropriately valued. There were no
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The fair value levels for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities were as follows:
| June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total investments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total investments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The Company records assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations at fair value. Refer to Note 4 for further details on the fair value measurements of certain assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis using Level 3 inputs.
(8) Debt
In September 2026, the Company entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement ("credit agreement") with PNC Bank, National Association, and other lenders, which replaced the Company's previous credit agreement. The credit agreement is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, subject to certain exceptions, and provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility ("credit facility") with borrowing capacity up to $1,750,000 , which may be increased up to $2,625,000 , subject to obtaining additional lender commitments and certain approvals and satisfying other requirements. The credit facility includes a $175,000 sublimit for swing loans and a $175,000 sublimit for letters of credit. The credit facility is scheduled to expire in September 2031, but the Company may request up to two one-year maturity extensions. Any outstanding borrowings will mature and be payable upon expiration. At June 30, 2026, the Company had $81,250 in outstanding borrowings under its credit facility. During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company borrowed an additional $50,000 and made no repayments. As a result, $131,250 remained outstanding at September 30, 2026.
The proceeds of any borrowings are to be used to fund working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes, including share repurchases and permitted acquisitions, investments, and distributions. The Company may generally borrow, prepay and reborrow under the credit facility and terminate or reduce the lenders’ commitments at any time prior to the credit facility expiration without a premium or a penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs.
Any borrowings under the credit facility will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate per annum determined by reference to either the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") rate or an adjusted base rate, in
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each case plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.000 % to 1.625 % and 0.000 % to 0.625 %, respectively, based on the then-applicable net total leverage ratio. Additionally, the Company is required to pay certain commitment, letter of credit fronting and letter of credit participation fees on available and/or undrawn portions of the credit facility.
The Company is required to comply with certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a requirement to maintain a maximum net total leverage ratio of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00, and a minimum interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all of the aforementioned covenants.
(9) Stock-Based Compensation
As of September 30, 2026, the Company had 407 shares available for future grant under the amended and restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan ("2023 Plan"), and 2,698 shares were subject to outstanding awards. Generally, the Company issues previously unissued shares for the vesting of awards; however, shares previously subject to 2023 Plan grants or awards that are forfeited or net settled at exercise or release may be reissued to satisfy future issuances.
Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units ("RSUs"), performance stock units ("PSUs"), market stock units ("MSUs") and the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan is included in the following line items in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
In addition, the Company capitalized $2,916 and $3,902 of stock-based compensation expense in its capitalized internal-use software costs for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
The Company grants RSUs under the 2023 Plan with terms determined at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company's board of directors ("the Committee"). RSUs are time-based awards that generally vest over four years following the grant date.
The following table represents RSU activity during the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Units | Weighted average grant date fair value | ||||||||||
| RSU balance at July 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| RSUs granted | $ | ||||||||||
| RSUs vested | ( | $ | |||||||||
| RSUs forfeited | ( | $ | |||||||||
| RSU balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The Company also grants PSUs under the 2023 Plan with terms determined at the discretion of the Committee. The actual number of PSUs that will be eligible to vest is based on the achievement of Recurring and other revenue targets over a one year period with vesting taking place annually over three years . Up to 200 % of the target number of shares subject to each PSU are eligible to be earned.
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The following table represents PSU activity during the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Units | Weighted average grant date fair value | ||||||||||
| PSU balance at July 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| PSUs granted | $ | ||||||||||
| PSUs vested | ( | $ | |||||||||
| PSU balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The Company also grants MSUs under the 2023 Plan with terms determined at the discretion of the Committee. The actual number of MSUs that will be eligible to vest is based on the achievement of a relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) target as compared to the TSR realized by each of the companies comprising the Russell 3000 Index over approximately three years . The MSUs vest at the end of each TSR measurement period, and up to 200 % of the target number of shares subject to each MSU are eligible to be earned.
The following table represents MSU activity during the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Units | Weighted average grant date fair value | ||||||||||
| MSU balance at July 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| MSUs granted | $ | ||||||||||
| MSUs forfeited | ( | $ | |||||||||
| MSU balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The Company estimated the grant date fair value of the MSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model that included the following assumptions:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||
| Valuation assumptions: | |||||||||||
| Expected dividend yield | % | % | |||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | |||||||||
| Expected term (years) | |||||||||||
| Risk‑free interest rate | % | % | |||||||||
At September 30, 2026, there was $259,713 of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested RSUs, PSUs and MSUs. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.
(10) Litigation
On November 16, 2020, a potential class action complaint was filed against the Company with the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging that the Company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaint sought statutory damages, attorney’s fees and other costs. On April 22, 2025, this matter was dismissed with prejudice. On May 21, 2025, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. The Company will continue to vigorously defend against this lawsuit on appeal.
In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Many of these matters are covered in whole or in part by insurance. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate disposition of any matters currently outstanding or threatened will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. However, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and could materially impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity based on the final disposition of these matters.
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(11) Income Taxes
The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is based on the annual effective rate method. The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes also includes the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, if any, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, and other discrete items in the interim period in which they occur.
The Company's effective tax rate was 35.9 % and 30.2 % for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21 % primarily due to stock-based compensation shortfalls realized, state and local income taxes and an increase in the valuation allowance. The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21 % primarily due to stock-based compensation shortfalls realized and state and local income taxes.
(12) Net Income Per Share
Basic net income per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the release of RSUs, PSUs and MSUs as of the balance sheet date. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive shares: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the outstanding restricted stock units, performance stock units and market stock units as of September 30, 2025 and 2026 that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation for the periods presented because to include them would have been antidilutive:
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(13) Segment Reporting
The Company determined that it operates as one reportable segment and derives revenues from customers by providing its HCM, finance and IT software solutions. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its president and chief executive officer. The CODM utilizes consolidated net income and certain non-GAAP measures, including adjusted EBITDA, along with other information contained in the consolidated financial statements to assess the Company’s performance and guide decisions on allocation of resources. The segment’s total assets are reported on the consolidated balance sheet.
The following table presents the Company’s revenue, significant expenses and other segment items as included in consolidated net income:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjusted cost of revenue | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Adjusted sales and marketing | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Adjusted research and development | ( | ( | |||||||||
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Other segment items primarily include amortization of capitalized internal-use software and acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The statements included herein that are not based solely on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by us in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including items discussed below and under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filed with the SEC on August 5, 2026.
Overview
We are a leading cloud-based provider of HCM, finance and IT software solutions that deliver a comprehensive platform for the modern workforce. Our platform offers an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR, finance and IT processes, attract and retain talent, and build culture and connection with artificial intelligence ("AI") embedded directly into everyday workflows to save time, reduce manual effort, and support better decision-making.
Effective management of human capital, finance and IT operations is a core function in all organizations and requires a significant commitment of resources. Our cloud-based software solutions, combined with our unified database architecture, are highly flexible and configurable and feature a modern, intuitive user experience. The platform is built on a single employee record with workflows and integrations designed to automate processes across teams and systems. AI, analytics and reporting capabilities are embedded throughout the platform to deliver value with intelligent automation, tailored insights, and real-time guidance to administrators and employees. Our platform also offers automated data integration with hundreds of third-party partner systems, such as 401(k), benefits and insurance provider systems. We plan to continue to invest in research and development efforts that will allow us to offer a broader selection of products to new and existing clients focused on experiences that solve our clients’ challenges.
We believe there is a significant opportunity to grow our business by increasing our number of clients, and we intend to invest in our business to achieve this purpose. We market and sell our solutions through our direct sales force. Our sales and marketing expenses have increased as we have added sales representatives and related sales and marketing personnel. We intend to continue to grow our sales and marketing organization across new and existing geographic territories. In addition to growing our number of clients, we intend to grow our revenue over the long term by increasing the number of solutions that clients purchase from us. To do so, we must continue to enhance and grow the number of solutions we offer to advance our platform.
We also believe that delivering a positive service experience is an essential element of our ability to sell our solutions and retain our clients. We supplement our comprehensive software solutions with an integrated implementation and client service organization designed to meet the needs of our clients and sales prospects. We expect to continue to invest in and grow our implementation and client service organization as our client base grows.
We will continue to invest across our entire organization as we continue to grow our business over the long term. These investments include increasing the number of personnel across all functional areas, along with improving our solutions and infrastructure to support our growth. The timing and amount of these investments vary based on the rate at which we add new clients and personnel and scale our application development and other activities. Many of these investments will occur in advance of experiencing any direct benefit from them, which will make it difficult to determine if we are effectively allocating our resources. We expect these investments to increase our costs on an absolute basis, but as we grow our number of clients and our related revenues, we anticipate that we will gain economies of scale and increased operating leverage. As a result, we expect our gross and operating margins will improve over the long term.
Paylocity Holding Corporation is a Delaware corporation, which was formed in November 2013. Our business operations are conducted by our wholly owned subsidiaries.
Key Metrics
We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions.
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Revenue Growth
Our recurring revenue model and high annual revenue retention rates provide significant visibility into our future operating results and cash flow from operations. This visibility enables us to better manage and invest in our business. Total revenues increased from $408.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 to $451.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, representing an 11% year-over-year increase. The increase in year-over-year revenue growth was driven by the strong performance by our sales team. Uncertainties around market and economic conditions may impact revenue growth through fluctuations in client employee counts, elongated sales cycles, client losses, and a changing interest rate environment, among other factors.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA
We disclose Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures, because we use them to evaluate our performance, and we believe Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA assist in the comparison of our performance across reporting periods by excluding certain items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We believe these metrics are commonly used in the financial community, and we present them to enhance investors’ understanding of our operating performance and cash flows.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), and you should not consider Adjusted Gross Profit as an alternative to gross profit or Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to net income, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our definition of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA may be different than the definition utilized for similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit before amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs, amortization of certain acquired intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases, and other items as described below. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases and other items as described below.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reconciliation from Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 279,792 | $ | 304,101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs | 17,250 | 18,570 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of certain acquired intangibles | 4,601 | 5,170 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases | 4,547 | 5,203 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other items (1) | 475 | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Gross Profit | $ | 306,665 | $ | 333,199 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reconciliation from Net income to Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,991 | $ | 57,642 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 2,355 | 1,242 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 26,922 | 24,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 27,453 | 29,904 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 104,721 | 113,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense and employer payroll taxes related to stock releases | 39,924 | 44,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other items (1) | 1,764 | 1,101 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 146,409 | $ | 159,502 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Represents acquisition and transaction-related costs and severance costs related to certain roles that have been eliminated. We exclude one-off severance costs that we incur as part of the normal course of our business operations.
Basis of Presentation
Revenues
Recurring and other revenue
We generate substantially all of our recurring and other revenue from ongoing subscriptions to our cloud-based software solutions, which are recurring in nature. Recurring fees for each client generally include a base fee in addition to a fee based on the number of client employees and the number of products a client uses. We also charge fees attributable to our preparation of W-2 documents and annual required filings on behalf of our clients. We charge implementation fees for professional services provided to implement our software solutions.
The number of client employees on our platform and the mix of products purchased by a client as well as the timing of services provided with respect to those client employees can vary each period. As such, the number of client employees on our system is not necessarily a good indicator of our financial results in any given period. Recurring and other revenue accounted for 93% and 94% of our total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
While the majority of our agreements with clients are generally cancellable by the client on 60 days’ notice or less, we also have term agreements, which are generally two years in length. Our agreements do not include general rights of return and do not provide clients with the right to take possession of the software supporting the services being provided. We recognize recurring fees in the period in which services are provided and the related performance obligations have been satisfied. We defer implementation fees related to our proprietary products over a period generally up to 24 months.
Interest Income on Funds Held for Clients
We earn interest income on funds held for clients. We collect funds from clients in advance of performing payroll, payroll tax filing and spend management services on behalf of those clients. Until these funds are remitted to the respective payees, we earn interest on these funds through demand deposit accounts with financial institutions with which we have automated clearing house, or ACH, arrangements. We also earn interest by investing a portion of funds held for clients in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues consists primarily of employee-related expenses, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits, and costs related to ongoing client support and implementation activities, payroll tax filing, distribution of printed checks and other materials as well as delivery and computing costs, amortization of certain acquired intangible assets and bank fees associated with client fund transfers. Costs related to recurring support are generally expensed as incurred. We capitalize implementation costs related to our proprietary products. For the year ended June 30,
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2026 and earlier, such capitalized costs were generally amortized over a period of 7 years. At the end of fiscal 2026, we reassessed the expected period of benefit and, effective June 30, 2026, extended the amortization period to 8 years on a prospective basis. Our cost of revenues is expected to increase in absolute dollars for the foreseeable future as we increase our client base. However, we expect to realize cost efficiencies over the long term as our business scales, resulting in improved operating leverage and increased margins.
We also capitalize a portion of our internal-use software costs, which are then primarily amortized as Cost of revenues. We amortized $17.3 million and $18.6 million of capitalized internal-use software costs for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Operating Expenses
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our direct sales and marketing staff, including wages, commissions, stock-based compensation, bonuses, and benefits, and marketing expenses and other related costs. Our sales personnel earn commissions and bonuses for attainment of certain performance criteria based upon new sales throughout the fiscal year. We capitalize certain selling and commission costs related to new contracts or purchases of additional services by our existing clients. For the year ended June 30, 2026 and earlier, we generally amortized these costs over a period of 7 years. At the end of fiscal 2026, we reassessed the expected period of benefit and, effective June 30, 2026, extended the amortization period to 8 years on a prospective basis.
We will seek to grow our number of clients for the foreseeable future and therefore our sales and marketing expense is expected to continue to increase in absolute dollars as we grow our sales organization and expand our marketing activities.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for our research and development and product management staff, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits. Additional expenses include costs related to the development, maintenance, quality assurance and testing of new technologies and ongoing refinement of our existing solutions. Research and development expenses, other than internal-use software costs qualifying for capitalization, are expensed as incurred.
We capitalize a portion of our development costs related to internal-use software. The timing of our capitalized development projects may affect the amount of development costs expensed in any given period. The table below sets forth the amounts of capitalized and expensed research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized portion of research and development | $ | 18,654 | $ | 24,918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expensed portion of research and development | 55,607 | 59,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total research and development | $ | 74,261 | $ | 83,954 | |||||||||||||||||||
We expect to grow our research and development efforts as we continue to broaden our product offerings and extend our technological leadership by investing in the development of new technologies and introducing them to new and existing clients. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars but to vary as a percentage of total revenue on a period-to-period basis.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs, including wages, stock-based compensation, bonuses and benefits for our finance and accounting, legal, information systems, human resources and other administrative departments. Additional expenses include consulting and professional fees, occupancy costs, insurance and other corporate expenses. While we expect our general and administrative expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars as our company continues to grow, we expect to realize cost efficiencies as our business scales.
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Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) generally consists of interest income related to interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, net of interest expense related to our revolving credit facility.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring and other revenue | $ | 378,858 | $ | 424,470 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income on funds held for clients | 29,314 | 27,199 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 408,172 | 451,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 128,380 | 147,568 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 279,792 | 304,101 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 96,368 | 101,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 55,607 | 59,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 53,606 | 61,727 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 205,581 | 221,895 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 74,211 | 82,206 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 702 | 378 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 74,913 | 82,584 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 26,922 | 24,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,991 | $ | 57,642 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following table sets forth our statements of operations data as a percentage of total revenues for each of the periods indicated.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring and other revenue | 93 | % | 94 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income on funds held for clients | 7 | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 31 | % | 33 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 69 | % | 67 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 24 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 14 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 13 | % | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 51 | % | 49 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 18 | % | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 18 | % | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 6 | % | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 12 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2026
Revenues
($ in thousands)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring and other revenue | $ | 378,858 | $ | 424,470 | $ | 45,612 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 93 | % | 94 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income on funds held for clients | $ | 29,314 | $ | 27,199 | $ | (2,115) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 7 | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Recurring and Other Revenue
Recurring and other revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased by $45.6 million, or 12%, to $424.5 million from $378.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Recurring and other revenue increased primarily as a result of incremental revenues from new and existing clients due to the strong performance by our sales team.
Interest Income on Funds Held for Clients
Interest income on funds held for clients for the three months ended September 30, 2026 decreased by $2.1 million, or 7%, to $27.2 million from $29.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Interest income on funds held for clients decreased due to lower interest rates partially offset by higher average daily balances of funds held for new and existing clients as compared to the prior fiscal year.
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Cost of Revenues
($ in thousands)
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| 2025 | 2026 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | 128,380 | $ | 147,568 | $ | 19,188 | 15 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 31 | % | 33 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 69 | % | 67 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased by $19.2 million, or 15%, to $147.6 million from $128.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Cost of revenues increased primarily as a result of the continued growth of our business, in particular, $14.3 million in additional employee-related costs, which were partially offset by $1.6 million in additional contract cost deferrals and $1.6 million in lower deferred contract cost amortization attributable to the extension of the amortization period of such deferrals from 7 years to 8 years effective June 30, 2026. The increase is also the result of $5.5 million in additional processing and delivery-related costs. Gross margin decreased from 69% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 to 67% for the three months ended September 30, 2026.
Operating Expenses
($ in thousands)
Sales and Marketing
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 96,368 | $ | 101,132 | $ | 4,764 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 24 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased by $4.8 million, or 5%, to $101.1 million from $96.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to $7.6 million of additional employee-related costs, which was partially offset by $3.1 million in additional contract cost deferrals and $2.3 million in lower deferred contract cost amortization attributable to the extension of the amortization period of such deferrals from 7 years to 8 years effective June 30, 2026.
Research and Development
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 55,607 | $ | 59,036 | $ | 3,429 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 14 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased by $3.4 million, or 6%, to $59.0 million from $55.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to $7.1 million of additional employee-related costs related to additional development personnel partially offset by $5.3 million higher capitalization of employee-related internal-use software costs.
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General and Administrative
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| 2025 | 2026 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 53,606 | $ | 61,727 | $ | 8,121 | 15 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenues | 13 | % | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased by $8.1 million, or 15%, to $61.7 million from $53.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to $4.2 million in additional stock-based compensation expense and $2.1 million in additional employee-related costs during the three months ended September 30, 2026.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was not materially different as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 35.9% and 30.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to stock-based compensation shortfalls realized, state and local income taxes and an increase in the valuation allowance. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to stock-based compensation shortfalls realized and state and local income taxes.
Quarterly Trends and Seasonality
Our overall operating results fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of a variety of factors, some of which are outside of our control. Our historical results should not be considered a reliable indicator of our future results of operations.
We experience fluctuations in revenues and related costs on a seasonal basis, which are primarily seen in our fiscal third quarter, which ends on March 31 of each year. Specifically, our recurring revenue is positively impacted in our fiscal third quarter as a result of our preparation of W-2 documents for our clients’ employees in advance of tax filing requirements. Our interest income earned on funds held for clients is also positively impacted during our fiscal third quarter as a result of our increased collection of funds held for clients. Certain payroll taxes are primarily collected during our fiscal third quarter and subsequently remitted. The seasonal fluctuations in revenues also positively impact gross profits during our fiscal third quarter. Our historical results for our fiscal third quarter should not be considered a reliable indicator of our future results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. In accordance with GAAP, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions and, to the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes. There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and use of estimates from the information provided in Item 7 of our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2026 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 5, 2026.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary liquidity needs are related to the funding of general business requirements, including working capital requirements, research and development, and capital expenditures. As of September 30, 2026, our principal source of liquidity was $194.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. In September 2026, we entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement, which replaced our previous credit agreement. The amended and restated credit agreement provides for a $1,750.0 million revolving credit facility, which may be increased up to $2,625.0 million. At June 30, 2026, we had $81.3 million in outstanding borrowings under the credit facility. During the three months ended September 30, 2026, we borrowed $50.0 million to fund share repurchases as discussed further below. Consequently, we had $131.3 million in outstanding borrowings under this credit facility at September 30, 2026. Refer to Note 8 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on the credit agreement.
In April 2024, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of our common stock (the "Repurchase Program"). In July 2025 and April 2026, our board of directors approved $500.0 million and $1.0 billion increases, respectively, to the Repurchase Program. The extent to which we repurchase shares, the number and price of any shares repurchased and the timing of any repurchases depends on the market price of our common stock, trading volume, general market conditions and other corporate and economic considerations. During the three months ended September 30, 2026, we repurchased an aggregate of 1.1 million shares for approximately $152.5 million at an average cost per share of $138.66 under the Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2026, approximately $1,149.8 million remains authorized for repurchases under the Repurchase Program.
We may invest portions of our excess cash and cash equivalents in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities. These investments may consist of commercial paper, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, and other securities with credit quality ratings of A-1 or higher as well as in money market funds. As of September 30, 2026, we did not have any corporate investments classified as available-for-sale securities.
In order to grow our business, we intend to increase our personnel and related expenses and to make investments in our platform, data centers and general infrastructure, some of which may be significant. The timing and amount of these investments will vary based on our financial condition, the rate at which we add new clients and new personnel and the scale of our module development, data centers and other activities. Many of these investments will occur in advance of experiencing any direct benefit from them, which could negatively impact our liquidity and cash flows during any particular period and may make it difficult to determine if we are effectively allocating our resources. However, we expect to fund our operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, share repurchases and other investments principally with cash flows from operations, and to the extent that our liquidity needs exceed our cash from operations, we would look to our cash on hand or utilize the remaining borrowing capacity under our credit facility to satisfy those needs.
Our payroll and spend management processing activities involve the movement of significant funds from accounts of clients to their employees, relevant taxing authorities and vendors. Funds held for clients and client fund obligations will vary substantially from period to period mostly as a result of the timing of payroll and payroll tax obligations due. Though we debit a client’s account prior to any disbursement on its behalf, there is a delay between when our payments are due and when the incoming funds from the client to cover these amounts payable actually clear into our operating accounts. We currently have agreements with various major U.S. banks to execute ACH and wire transfers to support our services. We believe we have sufficient capacity under these ACH arrangements to handle all transaction volumes for the foreseeable future. We primarily collect fees for our HCM and payroll services via ACH transactions at the same time we debit the client’s account for payroll and payroll tax obligations and thus are able to reduce collectability and accounts receivable risks.
We believe our current cash and cash equivalents, future cash flow from operations, and access to our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our ongoing working capital, capital expenditure, share repurchase and other liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months, and thereafter, for the foreseeable future.
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The following table sets forth data regarding cash flows for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 86,456 | $ | 79,690 | |||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | (30,456) | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities | 32,358 | 5,919 | |||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software costs | (15,460) | (20,450) | |||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (3,797) | (3,105) | |||||||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | — | (10,623) | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | (338) | (2,325) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (17,693) | (30,584) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net change in client fund obligations | 70,293 | (309,678) | |||||||||
| Borrowings under credit facility | — | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Repayment of credit facility | (81,250) | — | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares | (200,000) | (152,495) | |||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | (18,723) | (13,612) | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | (12) | (4,412) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (229,692) | (430,197) | |||||||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents | $ | (160,929) | $ | (381,091) | |||||||
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $86.5 million and $79.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The change in net cash provided by operating activities from the three months ended September 30, 2025 to the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily driven by changes in operating assets and liabilities and lower income tax payments resulting from the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during the three months ended September 30, 2025, partially offset by improved operating results after adjusting for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense and deferred income tax expense (benefit) during the three months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $17.7 million and $30.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The net cash used in investing activities is significantly impacted by the timing of purchases and sales and maturities of investments as we invest portions of funds held for clients in highly liquid, investment-grade marketable securities. The amount of funds held for clients invested will vary based on timing of client funds collected and payments due to client employees and taxing and other regulatory authorities.
The change in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a $26.4 million decrease in proceeds from the sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities and $10.6 million paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, partially offset by a $30.5 million decrease in purchases of available-for-sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025.
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Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $229.7 million and $430.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The change in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to the net change in client fund obligations of $380.0 million due to the timing of client funds collected and related remittance of those funds to client employees and taxing authorities. This was partially offset by an $81.3 million repayment of borrowings under our credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2025, and $50.0 million of borrowings under our credit facility and $47.5 million of lower share repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2026.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
At September 30, 2026, our principal commitments consisted of $131.3 million in borrowings on our revolving credit facility, which is contractually not due in the next twelve months, and related interest payments, as well as $64.8 million in operating lease obligations, of which $12.1 million is due in the next twelve months. We also had $131.6 million in purchase obligations, of which $69.6 million is due in the next twelve months.
Capital Expenditures
We expect to continue to invest in capital spending as we continue to grow our business and expand and enhance our operating facilities, data centers and technical infrastructure. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of sales growth. In the event that our sales growth or other factors do not meet our expectations, we may eliminate or curtail capital projects in order to mitigate the impact on our use of cash. Capital expenditures were $3.8 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2026, respectively, exclusive of capitalized internal-use software costs of $15.5 million and $20.5 million for the same periods, respectively.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We have operations primarily in the United States and are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily include interest rate and certain other exposures including risks relating to changes in the general economic conditions in the United States. Refer to “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 5, 2026 for risks related to our business.
We have not used, nor do we intend to use, derivatives to mitigate the impact of interest rate or other exposure or for trading or speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $194.5 million and funds held for clients of $2,888.6 million. We deposit our cash and cash equivalents and significant portions of our funds held for clients in demand deposit accounts with various financial institutions. We may invest portions of our excess cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients in marketable securities including commercial paper, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, and other securities, as well as in money market funds. Our investment policy is focused on generating higher yields from these investments while preserving liquidity and capital. However, as a result of our investing activities, we are exposed to changes in interest rates that may materially affect our financial statements.
In a falling rate environment, a decline in interest rates would decrease our interest income earned on both cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients. An increase in the overall interest rate environment may cause the market value of our investments in fixed rate available-for-sale securities to decline. If we are forced to sell some or all of these securities at lower market values, we may incur investment losses. However, because we classify all marketable securities as available-for-sale, no gains or losses are recognized due to changes in interest rates until such securities are sold or decreases in fair value are deemed due to expected credit losses. We have not recorded any credit impairment losses on our portfolio to date.
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Based upon a sensitivity model that measures market value changes caused by interest rate fluctuations, an immediate 100-basis point increase in interest rates would have resulted in a decrease in the market value of our available-for-sale securities by $14.2 million as of September 30, 2026. An immediate 100-basis point decrease in interest rates would have resulted in an increase in the market value of our available-for-sale securities by $14.7 million as of September 30, 2026. Fluctuations in the value of our available-for-sale securities caused by changes in interest rates are recorded in other comprehensive income and are only realized if we sell the underlying securities.
Additionally, as described in Note 8 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, we maintain an amended and restated credit agreement that provides for a revolving credit facility (“credit facility”) in the aggregate amount of $1,750.0 million, which may be increased up to $2,625.0 million. Borrowings under the credit facility generally bear interest at a rate based upon the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or an adjusted base rate plus an applicable margin based on our then-applicable net total leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2026, we had $131.3 million in borrowings outstanding under our credit facility. Because interest rates applicable to the credit facility are variable, we are exposed to market risk from changes in the underlying index rates, which affects our interest expense. A hypothetical change of 100 basis points in interest rates would not have had a significant impact on our results of operations.
Inflation Risk
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Nonetheless, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act refers to controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to a company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2026, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in litigation related to claims arising from the ordinary course of our business. We believe that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against us, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filed with the SEC on August 5, 2026.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a)Sales of Unregistered Securities
Not applicable.
(b)Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
(c)Purchases of Equity Securities
The following describes the Company’s purchases of its common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share (1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026 | 217,724 | $ | 114.82 | 217,724 | $ | 1,277,249,942 | |||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026 | 74,723 | $ | 147.14 | 74,723 | $ | 1,266,255,227 | |||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026 | 807,309 | $ | 144.31 | 807,309 | $ | 1,149,754,007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,099,756 | 1,099,756 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) The average price paid per share excludes excise taxes payable on shares repurchased.
(2) On April 30, 2024, the Company's board of directors approved a share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) under which we are authorized to purchase (in the aggregate) up to $500 million of our issued and outstanding common stock at such times and prices that management deems to be appropriate. In July 2025 and April 2026, the Company's board of directors approved $500 million and $1 billion increases, respectively, to the Repurchase Program.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the following directors and/or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f)) adopted
| Name and Title | Total Shares of Common Stock to be Sold(1) | Duration(2) | Adoption Date | Expiration Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Cappotelli | Up to | November 27, 2026 - November 19, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Glenn | Up to | December 1, 2026 - November 22, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melissa King | Up to | December 14, 2026 - August 23, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas Rost | Up to | November 27, 2026 - August 23, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Scutt | Up to | February 19, 2027 - August 25, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes shares subject to certain outstanding equity awards with time- and/or performance-based vesting conditions. The number of shares that will be sold may be determined, in part, based on pricing triggers outlined in the adopting person's trading arrangement. For shares subject to performance-based vesting conditions, the number of shares included in the table above assumes the target achievement of the performance-based conditions. Additionally, for both time- and performance-based vesting awards, the actual number of shares that may be sold will be net of the number of shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of such awards, which is not determinable at this time.
(2) The trading arrangement permits transactions through and including the earlier to occur of (a) the completion of all sales or (b) the expiration date listed in the table.
No directors or officers terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or entered into or terminated a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K during the three months ended September 30, 2026.
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit Nos. | Description | |||||||
3.1 | Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348)). | |||||||
3.2 | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Paylocity Holding Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 of Paylocity Holding Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K on December 4, 2023 (File No. 001-36348)). | |||||||
10.1 | Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2026, by and among Paylocity Holding Corporation, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent(filed as Exhibit 10.1 of Paylocity Holding Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K on September 17, 2026). | |||||||
31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
32.1** | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Executive Officer. | |||||||
32.2** | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Financial Officer. | |||||||
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |||||||
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||
| * | Filed herewith | |||||||
| ** | Furnished herewith | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Date: | November 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Toby J. Williams | ||||||||
| Name: | Toby J. Williams | ||||||||||
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | ||||||||||
| Date: | November 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ryan Glenn | ||||||||
| Name: | Ryan Glenn | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||
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