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Defensive Positioning | The mission-critical nature of Paycom's payroll and HR platform creates high switching costs and revenue predictability, offering stability amid economic uncertainty and competitive pressures from enterprise providers |
Analyst Outlook | Price targets range from $210 to $250, reflecting recalibrated expectations as firms maintain conviction in long-term value while acknowledging near-term growth challenges |
Margin Evolution | Analysts identify fiscal year 2026 margin development as a critical catalyst, with operational efficiency and pricing power potentially compensating for modest revenue expansion |
Growth Plateau | Paycom delivered third-quarter results meeting expectations but lacking acceleration, prompting analysts to question the cloud software provider's ability to reignite momentum in a competitive human capital management landscape |
Metrics to compare | PAYC | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Technology sector companies | Relationship RelationshipPAYCPeersSector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E Ratio | 13.8x | 39.5x | 12.3x | |
PEG Ratio | 0.63 | 0.25 | 0.03 | |
Price / Book | 8.0x | 5.0x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 3.1x | 2.6x | 1.2x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 3.8% | 22.7% | 23.5% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 17.7% | 6.1% | Unlock |
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.