US · PAYC
Paycom Software, Inc.
- Sector
- Technology · Software - Application
- Headquarters
- Oklahoma City, OK 73142
- Website
- paycom.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$131.96
Market cap 6.91B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $97.37 | -26.21% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $112.73 | -14.57% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $47.93 | -63.68% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $136.01 | +3.07% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | $0.00 | $7.50 | |||
| 2014 | $30.78 | $49.98 | $196.94 | $1.02 | $5.30 |
| 2015 | $31.41 | $49.77 | $528.32 | $2.67 | $20.32 |
| 2016 | $55.06 | $63.92 | $627.75 | $4.93 | $40.15 |
| 2017 | $107.78 | $88.00 | $336.48 | $9.74 | $44.30 |
| 2018 | $174.54 | $120.43 | $293.24 | $16.78 | $89.28 |
| 2019 | $262.39 | $176.43 | $286.74 | $23.93 | $116.13 |
| 2020 | $376.67 | $223.06 | $131.50 | $22.93 | $53.58 |
| 2021 | $297.20 | $205.92 | $202.67 | $31.47 | $109.77 |
| 2022 | $267.85 | $226.04 | $374.28 | $43.81 | $179.81 |
| 2023 | $178.84 | $160.08 | $471.55 | $34.35 | $179.06 |
| 2024 | $211.51 | $153.16 | $318.88 | $49.15 | $168.32 |
| 2025 | $128.30 | $97.37 | $125.06 | $47.93 | $136.01 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Paycom Software, Inc.'s (PAYC) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $97.37
- Current price
- $131.96
- AI upside
- -26.21%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$112.73
-14.57% upside
Graham-Dodd
$47.93
-63.68% upside
Graham Formula
$136.01
+3.07% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | $131.96 | 6.91B | -26% | -15% | -64% | +3% | 15.79 | 4.13 | 3.49 | 8.69 | — | 4.36 | 78.59% | 27.65% | 22.10% | 27.42% | 29.97% | 6.74% | 0.09 | 166.82 | 1.09 | 0.09 | -0.27 | -942.00% | 895.00% | 1965.00% | 5.70% | 0.13 | 29.45% | 1.18% | 18.70% | 5.73% | 12.24 | 17.01 | 3.38 | 1.74 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | $98.39 | 14.26B | -5% | -58% | -72% | -58% | 31.41 | 2.85 | 3.37 | 14.85 | — | 12.28 | 54.72% | 14.93% | 10.74% | 9.17% | 5.06% | 4.14% | 1.39 | 20.42 | 2.29 | 2.05 | 4.46 | -612.00% | 544.00% | -1615.00% | 4.93% | 1.57 | 7.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.63% | 31.71 | 28.49 | 4.73 | 2.41 |
| APPF | AppFolio, Inc. | $177.76 | 6.4B | -22% | +161% | -82% | -40% | 46.15 | 11.99 | 6.84 | 34.41 | — | 16.42 | 61.30% | 16.08% | 14.82% | 26.54% | 41.47% | 20.89% | 0.13 | — | 3.20 | 2.95 | -0.19 | -3009.00% | 1972.00% | 2837.00% | 3.67% | 2.27 | 74.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.44% | 41.36 | 26.47 | 6.65 | 24.96 |
| DAY | Dayforce Inc | $69.86 | 11.18B | -16% | -66% | -97% | -96% | 483.16 | 3.43 | 4.97 | 32.63 | — | 428.69 | 46.14% | 5.91% | 1.03% | 0.73% | 1.60% | 0.20% | 0.48 | 2.56 | 1.13 | 0.16 | 2.27 | -6857.00% | 1627.00% | 6318.00% | 1.96% | 0.05 | 5.47% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.64% | 90.28 | 54.80 | 5.34 | 1.07 |
| GTM | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc… | $6.21 | 1.9B | +370% | -50% | -78% | -33% | 16.05 | 1.32 | 1.60 | 10.21 | 4.14 | -4.97 | 82.46% | 21.29% | 9.94% | 7.76% | 5.59% | 1.92% | 1.20 | 6.24 | 0.72 | 4.96 | 4.60 | 38750.00% | 290.00% | 2913.00% | 19.51% | 0.74 | 12.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 20.63% | 13.61 | 9.31 | 2.90 | 0.63 |
| IDCC | InterDigital, Inc. | $366.53 | 9.44B | -46% | -52% | -77% | -81% | 24.03 | 8.87 | 11.72 | 15.41 | — | 12.89 | 80.30% | 55.26% | 48.76% | 41.53% | 105.93% | 20.85% | 0.46 | 11.53 | 1.84 | 1.74 | -0.40 | -224.00% | -397.00% | 9895.00% | 5.41% | 0.72 | 140.25% | 0.62% | 14.90% | 3.68% | 19.60 | 17.09 | 10.83 | 9.03 |
| MANH | Manhattan Associates, Inc… | $135.43 | 8.16B | -11% | -30% | -83% | -68% | 38.48 | 26.89 | 7.83 | 28.23 | 1500.86 | 33.52 | 55.74% | 26.15% | 20.34% | 71.66% | 242.95% | 27.55% | 0.36 | — | 1.28 | 1.19 | -0.74 | 256.00% | 375.00% | 3062.00% | 4.42% | 0.85 | 417.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.72% | 29.17 | 22.05 | 7.63 | 12.84 |
| MNDY | monday.com Ltd. | $72.64 | 3.74B | +117% | +629% | -51% | +7% | 30.75 | 2.93 | 2.96 | 31.42 | 11.77 | 2.93 | 89.20% | -0.14% | 9.64% | 10.43% | 0.81% | 6.26% | 0.25 | — | 2.50 | 2.37 | -16.29 | 26129.00% | 2675.00% | 590.00% | 8.58% | 0.47 | -144.96% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.70% | -1314.51 | 7.33 | 1.87 | 3.45 |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | $24.77 | 6.21B | +111% | -15% | — | -93% | 19.74 | 2.19 | 1.63 | 9.12 | — | -1.55 | 63.50% | 20.16% | 8.43% | 10.73% | 10.15% | 3.12% | 1.69 | 2.83 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 3.55 | -351.00% | -731.00% | -1497.00% | 7.99% | 0.30 | 7.23% | 3.16% | 62.30% | 9.48% | 13.20 | 20.50 | 2.66 | 1.31 |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corpora… | $106.49 | 5.79B | +68% | +68% | -66% | -18% | 42.73 | 7.87 | 6.08 | 23.60 | 397.72 | 14.58 | 68.77% | 19.06% | 14.24% | 20.04% | 25.69% | 5.26% | 0.18 | 23.29 | 1.14 | 0.15 | -0.45 | 1074.00% | 1374.00% | -650.00% | 3.53% | 0.14 | 39.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.54% | 31.33 | 27.79 | 5.97 | 2.84 |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | $43.73 | 7.42B | +86% | -49% | -67% | +26% | 19.37 | 9.68 | 4.36 | 23.62 | 6.74 | 10.81 | 75.86% | 15.07% | 22.54% | 57.32% | 63.19% | 23.14% | 0.10 | 204.75 | 1.33 | 1.23 | -0.44 | 28727.00% | 1661.00% | 4509.00% | 6.44% | 0.68 | 117.86% | 0.20% | 3.90% | 11.57% | 27.63 | 14.82 | 4.16 | 7.59 |
About Paycom Software, Inc.
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. It offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution provides a suite of applications in the areas of talent acquisition, including applicant tracking, candidate tracker, background checks, on-boarding, e-verify, and tax credit services; and time and labor management, such as time and attendance, scheduling/schedule exchange, time-off requests, labor allocation, labor management reports/push reporting, and geofencing/geotracking, and Microfence, a proprietary Bluetooth. Its HCM solution also offers payroll applications comprising better employee transaction interface, payroll and tax management, Paycom pay, expense management, mileage tracker/fixed and variable rates, garnishment management, and GL concierge applications; and talent management applications that include employee self-service, compensation budgeting, performance management, position management, and Paycom learning and content subscriptions, as well as my analytics, which offer employment predictor reporting. In addition, 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/benefits to carrier; COBRA administration; personnel action and performance discussion forms; surveys; and affordable care act applications, as well as Clue, which securely collect, track, and manage the vaccination and testing data of the workforce. Paycom Software, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- CEO
- Chad R. Richison
- Employees
- 7.31K
- Beta
- 0.80
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($112.73 ÷ $131.96) − 1 = -14.57% (DCF, example).