Technology
Paylocity Holding Corporation(PCTY)
Live Price
Offline$101.06
+0.55% today
1Y Change
-42.42%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $5.96B
- Revenue Growth
- +13.7%
- EPS Growth
- +10.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $5.96B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $101.06 and down 42.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +13.7%, EPS growth of +10.9%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +13.7%, EPS +10.9%, free cash flow -6.5% with operating margin 20.1% and ROIC 18.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 25.1 and price/sales 3.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PCTY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+13.7% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+20.1% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
25.1 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +13.7% and EPS at +10.9%, with operating margin around 20.1%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -5.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | +1.7% | -4.8% | +4.0% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +17.8% | -7.2% | -18.0% | -5.5% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +11.5% | +4.4% | +6.9% | +4.7% |
Benchmark Edge
PCTY vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
PCTY
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PCTY Max Drawdown
-50.04%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for PCTY and SPY.
Company Overview
Paylocity Holding Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management and payroll software solutions for workforce in the United States. The company offers Payroll and Tax Services solution to simplifies payroll, automates processes, and manages compliance requirements within one system; and expense management, on demand payment, and garnishment solutions. It also provides human capital management and employee self-service solutions, document library, compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance solution; schedule tracking services; and time collection devices, including kiosks, time clocks, and mobile and web applications. In addition, the company offers talent management solutions comprising recruiting and onboarding, as well as learning, performance, and compensation management; employee benefits management and third-party administrative solutions; employee experiences solutions, including community, premium video, survey, and peer recognition; and insights and recommendations solutions, such as modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Toby J. Williams
- IPO Date
- Mar 19, 2014
- Employees
- 6.4k
- Street Address
- 1400 American Lane
- Mailing
- Schaumburg, IL, 60173
- Region
- Schaumburg, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 847 463 3200
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 25.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.4
- Price/Sales
- 3.5
- Price/Book
- 5.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +13.7%
- EPS
- +10.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- -6.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 69.0%
- Operating Margin
- 20.1%
- Net Margin
- 14.2%
- ROE
- 20.5%
- ROIC
- 18.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.16
- Current Ratio
- 0.07
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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