Paycom Software (PAYC)

Technology · Software - Application
$222.44 -1.48% on the day Market cap $10.9B 52-week range $104.90 to $244.98 Prices as of Oct 7, 2026

What the price implies

A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.

Free cash flow growth the price needs
9% a year for 10 years

At a market value of $10.9B, Paycom Software's free cash flow of $408M (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 9% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is slower than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.

Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Paycom Software's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.

Implied by the price8.7% a year
Free cash flow, last 9 years24.9% a year
Revenue, same period22.5% a year
Price to free cash flow26.6x

Fundamental grade

C

Five factors scored 1 to 9 from PAYC's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.

Valuation4
Profitability9
Growth6
Financial health2
Cash efficiency7

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)26.9x
P/E (forward)22.2x
Price / free cash flow26.6x
EV / EBITDA12.7x
Price / sales5.07x
Price / book13.2x
Revenue growth+9.8%
Operating margin30.3%
Net margin22.8%
Return on equity85.3%
Dividend yield0.66%
Debt / equity8.10x

Results from SEC filings

Fiscal years, from Paycom Software's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.

Fiscal year20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.1B$1.4B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1B
Net income$196M$281M$341M$502M$453M
Free cash flow$199M$232M$292M$341M$408M
EPS (diluted)$3.37$4.84$5.88$8.92$8.08
Operating margin24.0%27.5%26.6%33.7%27.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Revenue by products, fiscal 2025.

Recurring$1.9B93%
Interest on Funds Held for Clients$113M6%
Implementation and Other$26M1%

Superinvestors who own PAYC

From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 3 of the investors we track hold it.

InvestorLast quarterValue% of portfolioQuarter
Bill Nygren
Harris Associates LP
Added $427M0.57%Q2 2026
Joel Greenblatt
Gotham Asset Management
Added $46M0.11%Q2 2026
Cliff Asness
AQR Capital Management
Added $38M0.01%Q2 2026

Insider buying

Open-market purchases by Paycom Software's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.

DateInsiderSharesPriceValue
Mar 13, 2026 Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
0$125.70—
Mar 13, 2026 Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
0$125.70—
Feb 24, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$119.24—
Feb 24, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$119.24—
Feb 17, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$122.38—
Feb 17, 2026 Ro Khanna
0$122.38—
Nov 3, 2025 Ro Khanna
0$184.89—
Nov 3, 2025 Ro Khanna
0$184.89—

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Yearly return (IRR) at today's price
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15+ years of statements and quarters

Questions

What growth does Paycom Software's stock price imply?

At a market value of $10.9B, Paycom Software would need its free cash flow to grow about 9% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 25% a year.

Are Paycom Software insiders buying the stock?

8 open-market insider purchases of PAYC in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.

Which superinvestors own Paycom Software?

3 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold PAYC in their latest 13F, including Bill Nygren, Joel Greenblatt, Cliff Asness.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.