Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC)Technology | Software - Application | Oklahoma City, United States | NYSE
130.44 USD
-2.54
(-1.910%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 130.44 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:30 a.m. EDT
Paycom is showing classic mean-reversion characteristics: strong fundamentals and a robust buyback program are keeping the floor intact near $115, but lack of recent momentum and options positioning targeting lower strikes (95-120) suggest the stock is stuck trying to reclaim its 200-day moving average ($175). The analyst consensus is bullish due to value metrics (P/E ~10x forward), which supports a long-term hold, but the institutional thesis is currently paused by lack of sales acceleration, making PATC a neutral to 'slightly bearish' play on the short term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.129093 |
| AutoTheta | 0.129517 |
| AutoETS | 0.130307 |
| MSTL | 0.131112 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 69% |
| H-stat | 1.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.476 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 5.215 |
| Revenue per Share | 36.769 |
| Market Cap | 7,079,643,648 |
| Trailing P/E | 16.12 |
| Forward P/E | 11.20 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Profit Margins | 22.10% |
| Website | https://www.paycom.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are primarily positioning for mean reversion to the downside. In both Calls and Puts for the 1-month and 3-month expirations, There Is Significant Open Interest (OI) concentration at lower strikes (e.g., 95, 100, 110, 120), which act as support levels. Conversely, Call OI is heavily skewed to higher strikes (145, 150, 320 in later expirations), creating a high strike barrier for upside momentum. The options flow suggests market participants view current levels ($126.93) as elevated relative to the established floor, betting on a rotation back toward the $100-$120 zone rather than a breakout. IV compression at lower strikes supports this defensive posture.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.27% | 0.82% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | 0.375 | 0.271248 |
| 2025-11-24 | 0.375 | 0.236180 |
| 2025-08-25 | 0.375 | 0.163313 |
| 2025-05-27 | 0.375 | 0.144492 |
| 2025-03-10 | 0.375 | 0.174200 |
| 2024-11-25 | 0.375 | 0.161409 |
| 2024-08-26 | 0.375 | 0.230443 |
| 2024-05-24 | 0.375 | 0.222760 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.375 | 0.206238 |
| 2023-11-24 | 0.375 | 0.213911 |
| 2023-08-25 | 0.375 | 0.133601 |
| 2023-05-26 | 0.375 | 0.136367 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.37131238 |
| Address1 | 7,501 West Memorial Road |
| All Time High | 558.97 |
| All Time Low | 12.28 |
| Ask | 138.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,009,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,937,898 |
| Average Volume | 1,937,898 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,009,590 |
| Beta | 0.796 |
| Bid | 125.5 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 32.364 |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 130.44 |
| Current Ratio | 1.088 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 136.765 |
| Day Low | 129.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 5.215 |
| Display Name | Paycom Software |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,224,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.5 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.13 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,101,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.021 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.002 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 634,499,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.30926 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.701 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.309 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,789,657,600 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.49264 |
| Eps Forward | 11.65047 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,014,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 124.464 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.9760056 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04801393 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -37.131237 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 267.76 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -137.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.51284736 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 104.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 25.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24346998 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 104.9 - 267.76 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,397,568,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 45,418,150 |
| Forward Eps | 11.65047 |
| Forward P E | 11.1961155 |
| Free Cashflow | 260,975,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,770 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.87181 |
| Gross Profits | 1,788,700,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13519 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.09001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 54,275,097 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,014,400 |
| 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 | 7,079,643,648 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_254225545 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 453,400,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,338,641,834 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 132.81 |
| Operating Cashflow | 678,899,968 |
| Operating Margins | 0.28863 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.1856 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.19 |
| Phone | 405 722 6900 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 130.44 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,809,448 |
| Previous Close | 132.98 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.431572 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.0304046 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.4506233 |
| Profit Margins | 0.22099 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.092 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.42857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.53999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.91006 |
| Regular Market Day High | 136.765 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 129.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 129.99 - 136.765 |
| Regular Market Open | 132.81 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 132.98 |
| Regular Market Price | 130.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,706 |
| Regular Market Volume | 820,462 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05268 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27417 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.102 |
| Revenue Per Share | 36.769 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,666,129 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1121 |
| Shares Short | 5,345,345 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,159,966 |
| Short Name | Paycom Software, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1292 |
| Short Ratio | 2.5 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | PAYC |
| Target High Price | 240.0 |
| Target Low Price | 120.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 151.5294 |
| Target Median Price | 140.0 |
| Total Cash | 370,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.96 |
| Total Debt | 90,300,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,051,699,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.5 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.011279892 |
| Trailing Eps | 8.09 |
| Trailing P E | 16.12361 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1912 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 175.2141 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -44.774094 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.25553933 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 820,462 |
| Website | https://www.paycom.com |
| Zip | 73,142 |