Paycom Software, Inc.
PAYC NYSE· Services-Prepackaged Software
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$274.59
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Paycom Software, Inc. had $2.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +19.5% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 27.6%, down 6.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 28 is left after running the business.
- Paycom Software, Inc. made $453M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 23.7% a year.
- Free cash flow was $408M in fiscal 2025, 19.9% of revenue.
- Paycom Software, Inc. returned $410M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 101% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
Market cap
$12.6B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue
$2.1B
Net income
$453M
Free cash flow
$408M
Operating margin
27.6%
Paycom Software, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+8.9%
Yes. Sales grew 8.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
22.1%
Yes. It keeps 22.1% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
19.9%
Yes. 19.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
29.2x
One share costs 29.2 times its yearly profit per share.
What Paycom Software, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 19, 2026
- Legal name
- Paycom Software, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001590955
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Revenue growth | 25.4% | 30.3% | 23.2% | 11.2% | 8.9% |
| Gross margin | 84.7% | 84.5% | 83.7% | 82.2% | 83.2% |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 27.5% | 26.6% | 33.7% | 27.6% |
| Net income | $196M | $281M | $341M | $502M | $453M |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 26.7% | 22.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.37 | $4.84 | $5.88 | $8.92 | $8.08 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $319M | $365M | $485M | $534M | $679M |
| Capital expenditure | $121M | $133M | $193M | $193M | $271M |
| Free cash flow | $199M | $232M | $292M | $341M | $408M |
| FCF margin | 18.8% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 19.9% |
| Dividends paid | — | — | $64.8M | $84.8M | $84.8M |
| Share buybacks | — | $94.7M | $287M | $123M | $326M |
| Share count change | −0.2% | −0.0% | −0.3% | −2.9% | −0.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $278M | $401M | $294M | $402M | $370M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $29.2M | $29.0M | — | — | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $894M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.8x | −0.8x | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | — | 151.5x | 237.5x | 186.6x | 166.8x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 30.1% | 33.7% | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | 25.3% | 27.1% | 27.4% | 34.9% | 27.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 25.0% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 34.0% | 27.6% |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.6M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $274.59 a share, the company is worth $12.6B: 29.2 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001590955). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.