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Paylocity Holding Corporation

PCTY Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$143.35

▼ -0.29 (-0.2%)

52w hi$163.81
52w lo$95.10
Vol746.40K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.69

Short+0.17
Medium+1.04
Long+1.03

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Paylocity Holding Corporation

Technology · Software - Application

Market cap$7.94B
Enterprise value$7.47B
Trailing P/E29.14x
Forward P/E14.80x
EV / EBITDA17.45x
P / S (ttm)4.29x
Profit margin15.2%
Return on equity22.0%
Revenue growth+11.0%
Earnings growth+27.6%
Debt / equity10.89

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.36
Sector+0.19
Technical+0.39
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.22

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management, finance, and IT software solutions in the United States. The company offers payroll solutions comprising payroll and tax services, global payroll, on-demand payment, garnishments, and elevate payroll; human resources (HR) solutions consisting of human resources, employee self-service, workflows and documents, HR compliance dashboard, and elevate HR and HR edge; time and labor solutions, including time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection; and talent solutions, such as recruiting, onboarding, learning, performance, compensation, and market pay. It also provides benefits solutions comprising benefit enrollment and updates, third-party administrative solutions, and retirement; employee experiences consisting of community, video, employee voice, recognition and rewards, data insights, and reporting; and Paylocity for finance solutions, such as headcount planning, expense management, accounts payable automation, corporate cards, and guided procurement. In addition, the company offers Paylocity for IT which includes access management and identity, and asset management; and implementation and training, client services, and tax and regulatory services. It serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. The company markets and sells its products through sales representatives. Paylocity Holding Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

United States · www.paylocity.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.64
Corr SPX0.29
Annual vol36.2%
Annual ret+0.2%
Sharpe0.01
Max DD-56.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-07Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read
2026-02-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-12-05Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-11-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-08-05Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read
2025-05-01Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-02-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-12-09Shareholder Vote, Exhibitsread
2024-10-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-10-08Officer / Director Changeread
2024-09-16Officer / Director Changeread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell13.45K$2.03M
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell954$144.91K
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell5.19K$793.91K
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell10.22K$1.57M
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell2.13K$329.67K
2026-08-07Sarowitz Steven ISell1.03K$160.33K
2026-08-06Sarowitz Steven ISell5.82K$875.64K
2026-08-06Sarowitz Steven ISell5.31K$803.81K
2026-07-01King Melissa AnnSVP Product and TechnologWithheld for tax489$51.12K
2026-06-04Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperatiSell70$8.14K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$7.00M
Insider buys / sells0 / 12
Insider biasSellers
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-114view
2026-08-104view
2026-08-0510-Kview
2026-08-048-Kview
2026-07-024view
2026-06-054view
2026-06-034view
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2026-05-214view
2026-05-214view
2026-05-194view
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The Long Run

FY 2014–2025 · 12 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.47B+45.4%
Gross profit$1.10B+35.9%
Operating income$155.03M+65.4%
Net income$227.13M+60.4%
Cash from ops$282.72M+30.8%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$143.60$148.09$142.55$143.35746.40K
Sep 24$145.35$146.35$142.76$143.64595.30K
Sep 23$145.97$145.97$141.65$143.58834.70K
Sep 22$146.92$147.13$143.25$145.71779.70K
Sep 21$143.12$145.05$142.10$144.42639.30K

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