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PAYC (PAYC) Stock

$161.75 +0.14% NYSE: PAYC Technology

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$161.75
Market Cap$8.83B
P/E Ratio17.47
P/B Ratio4.45
P/S Ratio3.68
EPS (TTM)$8.08
52-Week High$248.95
52-Week Low$104.90
Dividend Yield1.06%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE26.15%
ROA5.96%
ROCE32.74%
Gross Margin27.68%
Operating Margin27.63%
Net Margin22.44%
Debt/Equity0.94
Current Ratio1.09

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.1B$1.4B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1B
Operating Profit$254.0M$379.0M$451.0M$634.0M$567.0M
Net Profit$196.0M$281.0M$341.0M$502.0M$453.0M
EPS$3.37$4.84$5.88$8.92$8.08
Op Margin24.0%27.5%26.6%33.7%27.6%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$3.2B$3.9B$4.2B$5.9B$7.6B
Total Liabilities$2.3B$2.7B$2.9B$4.3B$5.9B
Cash$278.0M$401.0M$294.0M$402.0M$370.0M
Borrowings$29.0M$29.0M$76.0M$83.0M$152.0M

Latest News

PAYC: Raising target price to $159.00 Argus Research · Jul 22, 2026 Is Paycom (PAYC) Turning Asset Management Automation Into a New Edge in HCM Software? Simply Wall St. · Jul 19, 2026 Paycom (PAYC) Appoints Craig Boelte And William Kerber To Its Board Simply Wall St. · Jul 18, 2026 Is Paycom Software (PAYC) Fully Valued As It Launches Asset Management? Simply Wall St. · Jul 18, 2026 Health Catalyst, Commerce, and Paycom Shares Plummet, What You Need To Know StockStory · Jul 17, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$319.0M$365.0M$485.0M$534.0M$679.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-384.0M$-160.0M$-394.0M$-215.0M$-882.0M
Financing Cash Flow$167.0M$255.0M$-181.0M$1.2B$1.1B
Net Cash Flow$126.0M$123.0M$-107.0M$108.0M$-32.0M
Free Cash Flow$193.0M$228.0M$288.0M$341.0M$408.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA10.08
FCF Yield5.74%
Quick Ratio1.02
Interest Coverage189.00
Return 1Y-36.13%
Return 3Y-57.81%
Return 5Y-61.63%

Ownership

Insiders Held13.79%
Institutions Held101.76%
Institutions Float Held118.04%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.6,041,1092026-03-31
Harris Associates L.P.3,257,7742026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2,390,9042026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2,103,1462026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments, LP1,747,6662026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc. $112.85 -2.19% 50.53 $16.41B 0.00%
APPF $180.30 +6.85% 37.75 $6.44B 0.00%
DAYDayforce Inc $69.86 +1.36% -69.51 $11.18B 0.00%
GTM $3.62 +1.40% 9.77 $1.07B 0.00%
IDCC $309.23 +1.45% 25.70 $7.98B 1.04%

About PAYC

PAYC is led by CEO Chad R. Richison, employs 5,770 people, headquartered in Oklahoma City, US, publicly traded since 2014.

PAYC stock trades at $161.75 with a market capitalization of $8.83B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.47, price-to-book of 4.45, price-to-sales of 3.68. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $104.90 and $248.95, and currently trades 35.0% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.06%.

On profitability, PAYC generates a return on equity (ROE) of 26.15% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 32.74%, an operating margin of 27.63%, a net profit margin of 22.44%.

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