PAYC
Paycom Software, Inc.
Technology · Software - Application · NYQ
$137.62
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$6.2B
Total market value of the company
15.31
Reasonably valued
10.75
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+7.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
22.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
37.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$144.50
+5% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 16 analysts covering this stock
About Paycom Software, Inc.

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.

https://www.paycom.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,770 Industry: Software - Application
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.014
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0013
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.138
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-7.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-57.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
14
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.78
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$267.76
49% below the year high
52W Low
$104.90
31% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,385,867
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.1
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
10.3%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
113.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$8.64
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

94.07
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.08
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.08
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
87.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
36.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$295M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$2.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$470M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
16
Target High
$195.00
Target Median
$144.50
Target Low
$120.00
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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