Paycom/$PAYC
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About Paycom
Paycom is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. The firm's solutions are available on a unified, modular platform, and customers are billed for access on a subscription basis. Paycom's customer base skews toward the midmarket and is primarily based in North America. As of 2025, the firm manages records for 7.4 million employees across more than 20,000 clients on a parent-company-group basis.
- Ticker
- $PAYC
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 5,770
- Headquarters
- Oklahoma City, United States
- Website
- www.paycom.com
Paycom Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$9.8B
23.64
$9.35
0.72
$1.50
0.68%
Price and volume
Market cap
$9.8B
Beta
0.72
52-week high
$244.98
52-week low
$104.90
Average daily volume
707K
Dividend rate
$1.50
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.074
Quick ratio
0.079
Long term debt to equity
1.669
Total debt to equity
1.72
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
15.87%
Interest coverage (TTM)
39.79%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
735.1
Gross margin (TTM)
88.06%
Net profit margin (TTM)
22.78%
Operating margin (TTM)
30.29%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.71%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$370,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.78%
Return on equity (TTM)
41.09%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
23.635
Price to revenue (TTM)
5.368
Price to book
16.82
Price to tangible book (TTM)
19.66
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.139
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.97%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
10.973
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.68%
Forward dividend yield
0.68%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.22%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
26.32%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.18%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
22.36%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
19.79%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
30.79%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
58.74%
What the Analysts think about Paycom
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Paycom stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Paycom stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Paycom beat expectations in Q2, with revenue up 9.8% and recurring revenue up 11%, then raised 2026 revenue guidance to $2.197bn-$2.212bn and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1.007bn-$1.022bn. That gives the recovery case current operating evidence rather than relying only on future AI hopes. (Paycom)
Automation is improving both the product proposition and unit economics: management said IWant usage rose 33% from year-end in Q1, while in-house AI infrastructure is reducing token costs and new modules are broadening the platform. Paycom also says it serves only about 5% of its addressable market, leaving room for cross-sell and new-client growth. (Exa, Motley Fool)
Profit and cash conversion are strengthening: Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 44.2%, up 320 basis points year on year, while first-half free cash flow reached $372.7m, or 33.8% of revenue. Paycom combined that cash generation with a buyback that reduced its share count by about 20% in the first half, which can lift per-share earnings even if revenue growth stays moderate. (StockTitan, Exa)
Revenue growth is still high single digit rather than a clear re-acceleration: the raised full-year guide calls for only 8%-9% recurring and other revenue growth, while Q2 billings rose 9.4%. If new products do not move that rate higher, the shares may be valued more like an efficiency story than a growth story. (Paycom, StockStory)
The buyback has increased financial risk: Paycom ended Q2 with $198m of cash but had drawn $900m on its $2.1bn revolving facility to fund repurchases. That leverage could limit flexibility or amplify downside if operating performance weakens. (Exa, StockTitan)
Billings rose 9.4% in Q2, a modest pace that leaves Paycom exposed if rivals win deals through broader integrations or cheaper AI features. Recent analysis specifically flags AI commoditisation and industry consolidation as threats to pricing and retention. (StockStory, Simply Wall St)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Paycom
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Fund name | Fund size | $PAYC weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.50% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.50% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.16% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.16% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.09% |
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