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Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC)

Technology | Software - Application | Oklahoma City, United States | NYSE
146.21 USD +2.54 (1.768%) ⇧ (July 15, 2026, 12:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT

Paycom presents a compelling long-term case anchored by exceptional profitability metrics and a positive multi-year trajectory, despite a recent pullback from its 2025 highs. The short-term momentum is recovering with a strong recent price advance and bullish options flow, though the 200-day average still looms as resistance. The dividend yield is modest and below inflation, serving primarily as a floor rather than a primary income driver. Investors should view this as a high-quality compounder currently trading at a discount to its recent peak, supported by strong earnings growth and a robust balance sheet.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.036221
AutoETS0.036228
MSTL0.036384
AutoTheta0.036564

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 3.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.520
Excess Kurtosis -0.47
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 94.074
Revenue per Share 38.35
Market Cap 6,817,348,096
Trailing P/E 16.94
Forward P/E 11.90
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 22.44%
Website https://www.paycom.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with heavy out-of-the-money call open interest across multiple expirations, particularly at strikes above the current price. However, significant put volume exists at lower strikes for later dates, suggesting a hedge against a deeper correction. Implied volatility remains moderate.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.28% 0.95% 0.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-26 0.375 0.282337
2026-03-09 0.375 0.271248
2025-11-24 0.375 0.235538
2025-08-25 0.375 0.162492
2025-05-27 0.375 0.143535
2025-03-10 0.375 0.172795
2024-11-25 0.375 0.159826
2024-08-26 0.375 0.227811
2024-05-24 0.375 0.219709
2024-03-01 0.375 0.202977
2023-11-24 0.375 0.210096
2023-08-25 0.375 0.130940
2023-05-26 0.375 0.133476
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.5
dividendYield 1.04
exDividendDate 2026-05-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010440594
lastDividendValue 0.375
lastDividendDate 2026-05-26
dividendDate 2026-06-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.35643256
Address1 7,501 West Memorial Road
All Time High 558.97
All Time Low 12.28
Ask 146.26
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 842,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 981,591
Average Volume 981,591
Average Volume10Days 842,660
Beta 0.799
Bid 145.85
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 8
Book Value 17.827
City Oklahoma City
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 146.21
Current Ratio 1.083
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 148.7
Day Low 144.125
Debt To Equity 94.074
Display Name Paycom Software
Dividend Date 1,780,876,800
Dividend Rate 1.5
Dividend Yield 1.04
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,101,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,101,200
Earnings Growth 0.226
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.117
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Ebitda 670,800,000
Ebitda Margins 0.32048
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.895
Enterprise To Revenue 3.492
Enterprise Value 7,308,615,168
Eps Current Year 10.9152
Eps Forward 12.28514
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.63
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 134.9846
Fifty Day Average Change 11.225403
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08316062
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -35.643257
Fifty Two Week High 248.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -102.73999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4126933
Fifty Two Week Low 104.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 41.310005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.39380366
Fifty Two Week Range 104.9 - 248.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,397,568,600,000
Float Shares 39,899,740
Forward Eps 12.28514
Forward P E 11.901371
Free Cashflow 294,762,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,770
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.87597
Gross Profits 1,833,500,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13787
Held Percent Institutions 1.01615
Implied Shares Outstanding 46,627,098
Industry Software - Application
Industry Disp Software - Application
Industry Key software-application
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Last Dividend Value 0.375
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Paycom Software, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,817,348,096
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_254225545
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 469,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,698,915,169
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 144.95
Operating Cashflow 710,200,000
Operating Margins 0.36755002
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.1736
Peg Ratio 1.0
Phone 405 722 6900
Previous Close 143.67
Price Eps Current Year 13.395082
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 8.201605
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.257058
Profit Margins 0.2244
Quick Ratio 0.08
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.5400085
Regular Market Change Percent 1.7679464
Regular Market Day High 148.7
Regular Market Day Low 144.125
Regular Market Day Range 144.125 - 148.7
Regular Market Open 144.95
Regular Market Previous Close 143.67
Regular Market Price 146.21
Regular Market Time 1,784,131,507
Regular Market Volume 93,255
Return On Assets 0.07881
Return On Equity 0.37147
Revenue Growth 0.078
Revenue Per Share 38.35
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 46,627,098
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0832
Shares Short 3,879,884
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,974,139
Short Name Paycom Software, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0962
Short Ratio 3.62
Source Interval 15
State OK
Symbol PAYC
Target High Price 195.0
Target Low Price 120.0
Target Mean Price 151.125
Target Median Price 144.5
Total Cash 153,900,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.301
Total Debt 763,600,000
Total Revenue 2,093,100,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010440594
Trailing Eps 8.63
Trailing P E 16.942062
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.0352
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 148.5459
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.3358917
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01572505
Type Disp Equity
Volume 93,255
Website https://www.paycom.com
Zip 73,142