Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC)

Paycom Software, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. The company offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution offers payroll applications comprising better employee transaction interface, payroll and payroll tax management, payroll card, Everyday, Paycom pay, Client Action Center, expense management, garnishment administration, and GL concierge applications; talent acquisition, including applicant tracking, background checks, on-boarding, e-verify, and tax credit services; and talent management applications that include employee self-service, compensation budgeting, performance management, position management, Paycom learning, certification management. The company also offers time and labor management, such as time and attendance, scheduling, time-off requests, and labor allocation solutions. Its HCM solution provides manager on-the-go that gives supervisors and managers the ability to perform a variety of tasks, such as approving time-off requests and expense reimbursements; direct data exchange; ask here, a tool for direct line of communication to ask work-related questions; document and checklist; government and compliance; benefits administration; COBRA administration; personnel action and performance discussion forms; Paycom surveys; retirement reporting; report center; and affordable care act applications, as well as Clue, which securely collects, tracks, and manages the vaccination and testing data of the workforce; and MyCom is a communications tool that provides organizations with a central place to share information with employees. Paycom Software, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Symbol
PAYC
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Market cap
$9.79B
52 week range
104.9 - 244.98

Valuation

Share price
$220.99 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM)
23.41x
Price to book
17.13x
Price to free cash flow
17.02x
Enterprise value
$10.57B
Book value per share
$12.90

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-2.85%
5 days+0.24%
1 month-6.46%
3 months+58.75%
6 months+78.85%
Year to date+38.67%
1 year+9.74%
3 years-15.02%
5 years-56.29%
10 years+340.83%
All time+1339.67%

Members of Congress who disclosed PAYC trades

Julie Johnson · Gilbert Ray Cisneros

Super investors holding PAYC

Bill Nygren (Harris Associates LP) · Terry Smith (Fundsmith LLP) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
26.19%
Return on invested capital
27.63%
Return on assets
5.97%
Return on capital employed
25.43%
Gross margin
83.17%
Net margin
22.10%
EBITDA margin
36.24%
Revenue growth
8.95%
Net income growth
-9.68%
Free cash flow growth
19.65%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.87%
Current ratio
1.07x
Net debt to EBITDA
0.88x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$2.05B
Cost of revenue
$345.40M
Gross profit
$1.71B
EBITDA
$743.50M
Net income
$453.40M
Earnings per share
$8.13
Research and development
$283.40M
Interest expense
$3.40M
Shares outstanding
55.77M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$2.05B$1.71B$453.40M$8.13
2024-12-31$1.88B$1.55B$502.00M$8.93
2023-12-31$1.69B$1.42B$340.80M$5.91
2022-12-31$1.38B$1.16B$281.40M$4.86
2021-12-31$1.06B$893.64M$195.96M$3.39
2020-12-31$841.43M$717.89M$143.45M$2.49
2019-12-31$737.67M$627.92M$180.58M$3.14
2018-12-31$566.34M$475.57M$137.06M$2.37
2017-12-31$433.05M$361.02M$123.49M$2.13
2016-12-31$329.14M$275.07M$70.42M$1.21

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3183.17%22.10%26.19%27.63%
2024-12-3182.23%26.66%31.85%38.76%
2023-12-3183.69%20.12%26.16%29.47%
2022-12-3184.53%20.46%23.80%33.36%
2021-12-3184.66%18.57%21.93%28.64%
2020-12-3185.32%17.05%21.88%25.53%
2019-12-3185.12%24.48%34.29%39.78%
2018-12-3183.97%24.20%40.95%42.07%
2017-12-3183.37%28.52%43.91%46.39%
2016-12-3183.57%21.40%60.43%82.55%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$370.00M-
2024-12-31$402.00M-
2023-12-31$294.00M-
2022-12-31$400.70M$29.00M
2021-12-31$277.98M$27.38M
2020-12-31$151.71M$29.12M
2019-12-31$133.67M$30.86M
2018-12-31$45.72M$32.61M
2017-12-31$46.08M$34.41M
2016-12-31$60.16M$28.71M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$408.00M$118.70M
2024-12-31$341.00M-$22.90M
2023-12-31$292.40M$129.80M
2022-12-31$232.40M$94.90M
2021-12-31$198.67M$97.51M
2020-12-31$133.10M$90.11M
2019-12-31$131.33M$47.27M
2018-12-31$124.91M$36.58M
2017-12-31$70.76M$36.08M
2016-12-31$55.01M$20.72M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-08-24
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.50
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-24$0.38
2026-05-26$0.38
2026-03-09$0.38
2025-11-24$0.38
2025-08-25$0.38
2025-05-27$0.38
2025-03-10$0.38
2024-11-25$0.38

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-11-04
Consensus EPS estimate
$2.31

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-05Jun/2026$1.87
2026-05-06Mar/2026$2.50
2026-02-11Dec/2025$1.96
2025-11-05Sep/2025$1.46
2025-08-06Jun/2025$1.35
2025-07-29--
2025-05-07Mar/2025$2.16
2025-04-29--

Filings and sources

Company website
paycom.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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