The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

PCTY

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$152.71

+7.04 (+4.8%)

52w hi$182.31
52w lo$95.10
Vol1.04M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.40

Short+0.11
Medium+0.53
Long+0.70

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Paylocity Holding Corporation

Technology · Software - Application

Market cap$8.10B
Enterprise value$7.59B
Trailing P/E31.10x
Forward P/E15.77x
EV / EBITDA17.73x
P / S (ttm)4.77x
Profit margin15.2%
Return on equity22.0%
Revenue growth+11.0%
Earnings growth+27.6%
Debt / equity10.89
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.65
Corr SPX0.29
Annual vol36.0%
Annual ret+6.7%
Sharpe0.18
Max DD-56.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.30

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$143.79$153.07$142.51$152.711.04M
Aug 12$141.06$146.12$140.02$145.67858.80K
Aug 11$145.04$147.22$144.05884.99K
Aug 10$147.38$149.80$145.38$145.651.21M
Aug 7$151.53$156.18$150.26$150.421.30M