Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Paycom Software, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Paycom Software, Inc. is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $11.34B. It ranks number 36 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Prepackaged Software issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For PAYC, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 72.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 46.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How PAYC ranks among 5184 stocks
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Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Prepackaged Software peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $11.34B | 36/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 26.77x | 24/39 |
| P/B Ratio | 19.85x | 9/52 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.68% | 6/7 |
| EPS | $9.40 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $12.68 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $47.49 | – |
| FCF/Share | $12.76 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 85.3% | 3/47 |
| ROA | 9.4% | 20/48 |
| ROIC | 33.1% | 6/54 |
| Gross Margin | 83.7% | 9/56 |
| Operating Margin | 30.3% | 9/59 |
| Net Margin | 22.8% | 10/50 |
| EBT Margin | 32.0% | 8/59 |
| Tax Rate | 28.7% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.07x | 45/59 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07x | 9/9 |
| D/E Ratio | 8.10x | 5/53 |
| Financial Leverage | 9.10x | 5/51 |
| Interest Coverage | 16.1x | 18/46 |
| Working Capital | $240M | 43/59 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $802M | 27/59 |
| Free Cash Flow | $575M | 22/50 |
| Capital Spending | -$226M | 44/50 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 43.6% | 17/52 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 60.1% | 10/43 |
| FCF/Sales | 26.9% | 22/50 |
| CapEx/Sales | 10.6% | 5/50 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.41x | 38/49 |
| Receivables Turnover | 40.0x | 2/52 |
| Inventory Turnover | 205.7x | 2/8 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 3.5x | 48/51 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 9 days | 51/52 |
| Days Inventory | 2 days | 7/8 |
| Payables Period | 8 days | 44/55 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 3 days | 5/6 |
Income Statement
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $2.14B | 29/53 |
| Operating Income | $648M | 18/59 |
| Net Income | $488M | 17/50 |
| R&D Expense | $259M | 47/59 |
| SG&A Expense | $1.14B | 41/58 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $350M | 40/57 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | PAYC | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.72 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 18.3% | 6/7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 45M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 17.3% | 16/30 |
| EPS Growth | 26.9% | 17/36 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $3.48B | 66.9% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $198M | 3.8% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $54M | 1.0% of assets |
| Inventory | $2M | 0.0% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $4.63B | 89.0% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $3.24B | 62.2% of assets |
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Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Paycom Software, Inc. (Services-Prepackaged Software): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. | ▲ | $11.34B |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | ▼ | $3.93T |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | ▲ | $447.01B |
| ORCL Oracle Corp | ▲ | $387.73B |
| SAP Sap Se | ▼ | $275.54B |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $232.83B |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. | ▲ | $218.11B |
| CRM Salesforce, Inc. | ▶ | $198.10B |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. | ▲ | $105.51B |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | ▼ | $95.43B |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. | ▲ | $88.73B |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc | ▼ | $87.12B |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc | ▼ | $86.97B |
| NTES Netease, Inc. | ▼ | $80.22B |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp | ▶ | $52.61B |
| VEEV Veeva Systems Inc | ▼ | $50.25B |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | ▼ | $50.14B |
| XYZ Block, Inc. | ▶ | $46.80B |
| TTWO Take Two Interactive Software Inc | ▶ | $38.38B |
| TWLO Twilio Inc | ▲ | $37.53B |
| RBLX Roblox Corp | ▲ | $35.39B |
| CRWV Coreweave, Inc. | ▲ | $33.86B |
| OKTA Okta, Inc. | ▲ | $32.74B |
| MDB Mongodb, Inc. | ▲ | $27.19B |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | ▲ | $23.30B |
| PTC Ptc Inc. | ▶ | $20.94B |
| SSNC Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc | ▼ | $19.73B |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | ▶ | $18.11B |
| DT Dynatrace, Inc. | ▶ | $17.66B |
| TYL Tyler Technologies Inc | ▼ | $14.78B |
| CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | ▼ | $14.56B |
| GEN Gen Digital Inc. | ▲ | $14.46B |
| GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. | ▲ | $13.85B |
| MANH Manhattan Associates Inc | ▶ | $12.95B |
| HUBS Hubspot Inc | ▲ | $11.52B |
| FIG Figma, Inc. | ▲ | $11.45B |
| SAIL Sailpoint, Inc. | ▲ | $10.70B |
| BSY Bentley Systems Inc | ▶ | $10.69B |
| FROG Jfrog Ltd | ▲ | $10.40B |
| ESTC Elastic N.V. | ▶ | $9.63B |
| PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp | ▼ | $8.82B |
| GTLB Gitlab Inc. | ▲ | $8.79B |
| PCOR Procore Technologies, Inc. | ▲ | $8.66B |
| DBX Dropbox, Inc. | ▲ | $8.03B |
| ZETA Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | ▲ | $7.83B |
| NTSK Netskope Inc | ▲ | $7.76B |
| APPF Appfolio Inc | ▼ | $7.51B |
| S Sentinelone, Inc. | ▲ | $7.51B |
| DSGX Descartes Systems Group Inc | ▼ | $7.49B |
| TTAN Servicetitan, Inc. | ▲ | $7.15B |
| NICE Nice Ltd. | ▲ | $6.78B |
| PATH Uipath, Inc. | ▲ | $6.70B |
| DUOL Duolingo, Inc. | ▲ | $6.63B |
| NAVN Navan, Inc. | ▲ | $6.61B |
| GLBE Global-E Online Ltd. | ▲ | $6.56B |
| QLYS Qualys, Inc. | ▲ | $6.26B |
| CVLT Commvault Systems Inc | ▲ | $6.18B |
| MBLY Mobileye Global Inc. | ▶ | $5.88B |
| VRNS Varonis Systems Inc | ▶ | $5.60B |
| BOX Box Inc | ▲ | $5.43B |
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Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Paycom Software, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Paycom Software, Inc. stock predictions?
For PAYC, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 72.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 46.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Paycom Software, Inc. forecasts updated?
Paycom Software, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Paycom Software, Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, PAYC included, share the SEC industry code Services-Prepackaged Software. The largest are: Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Sap Se (SAP), Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), Shopify Inc. (SHOP).
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