Overview
- Worky's internal platform data, published in mid‑July, show the average worker payout for profit-sharing fell from 12,042 pesos in 2025 to 4,261 pesos in 2026, a drop of roughly 64–65%.
- The decline was uneven across industries: marketing, real estate, and logistics reported average PTU payments far above the national mean at about 59,784, 27,227 and 24,445 pesos respectively.
- Worky said most companies paid during the legal window, with nearly six of every ten payments made in May, a timing pattern that concentrates cash needs and creates an 'enormous liquidity challenge' for employers, especially SMEs.
- Analysts cited by Worky point to inflation‑hit profit margins and the diversion of funds into investments such as artificial intelligence as possible reasons for smaller PTU pools, though Worky's figures are not an official government aggregate.
- Workers who did not receive PTU on time can seek help from Profedet or file complaints with the STPS, and employers who fail to comply face fines that can reach into the hundreds of thousands of pesos per affected worker.