Paylocity/$PCTY
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About Paylocity
Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. With the addition of expense and IT management modules, Paylocity unifies back-office operations spanning HR, finance, and IT on a single platform and bills customers on a subscription basis. The firm's customer base skews toward the midmarket and is primarily based in the US. As of fiscal 2026, Paylocity has nearly 44,400 customers.
- Ticker
- $PCTY
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 6,900
- Headquarters
- Schaumburg, United States
- Website
- www.paylocity.com
Paylocity Metrics
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$7.8B
29.92
$4.92
0.43
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Price and volume
Market cap
$7.8B
Beta
0.43
52-week high
$169.56
52-week low
$92.99
Average daily volume
720K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.089
Quick ratio
0.094
Long term debt to equity
0.101
Total debt to equity
0.109
Interest coverage (TTM)
66.35%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
427.99
Gross margin (TTM)
69.28%
Net profit margin (TTM)
15.23%
Operating margin (TTM)
21.83%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
30.35%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$260,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.28%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.97%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
29.923
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.495
Price to book
6.42
Price to tangible book (TTM)
12.8
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
18.611
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.37%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
7.91
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
11.04%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
22.39%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
14.68%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
22.61%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
25.48%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
50.97%
What the Analysts think about Paylocity
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Paylocity stock.
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Sustained double-digit revenue growth in Q3 FY26, with recurring & other revenue up 11.6% to $469.9 million and total revenue rising 10.5% to $502.3 million, underscoring strong midmarket demand for Paylocity’s unified HCM platform (investors.paylocity.com)
Acquisition of Grayscale Labs in April 2026 enhances Paylocity’s AI-powered recruiting automation, allowing clients to accelerate high-volume hiring workflows and deepen platform differentiation (investors.paylocity.com)
Trailing twelve-month free cash flow margin reached 24.4% through Q3 FY26, funding $350 million of share repurchases and a $1 billion increase in buyback authorization, reflecting robust cash generation and disciplined capital allocation (investors.paylocity.com)
Q4 FY26 guidance anticipates recurring & other revenue growth slowing to 9–10% and total revenue growth decelerating to 7–8%, down from Q3’s pace, signaling potential cooling in midmarket demand (investors.paylocity.com)
Paylocity shares are trading near a 52-week low of $100.50, indicating investor skepticism amid decelerating revenue guidance and competitive pressures (investing.com)
Intensifying competition from leading HCM providers like Workday, which reported nearly 13% revenue growth and strong AI adoption, may erode Paylocity’s market share and pricing leverage (investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Paylocity
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Fund name | Fund size | $PCTY weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.19% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.19% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.11% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.11% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.06% |
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