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    Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SOFTWARE - APPLICATION • NASDAQ

    $166.25
    +7.15 (+4.49%)

    Market Cap: $8.64B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    97%(38/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +59.92%
    Streak
    32 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.90
    Range$1.75 - $2.06
    18 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    13
    0
    7d
    14
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.88+1.3%
    60d ago$1.87+1.7%
    30d ago$1.90+0.2%
    7d ago$1.90+0.2%
    Current$1.90
    Revenue Consensus
    $443M
    Range$442M - $454M
    20 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.89
    Range$1.74 - $1.98
    18 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    13
    0
    7d
    13
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.88+0.7%
    60d ago$1.88+0.8%
    30d ago$1.89+0.1%
    7d ago$1.89+0.1%
    Current$1.89
    Revenue Consensus
    $447M
    Range$437M - $458M
    20 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.89---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.90---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.32$0.98+34.69%Beat-15.4%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$2.89$2.58+12.02%Beat+18.9%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.85$1.60+15.63%Beat+21.7%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.75$1.57+11.46%Beat+5.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.56$1.35+15.56%Beat+5.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 1
    		$2.43$2.12+14.62%Beat+10.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.52$1.43+6.29%Beat+2.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.66$1.41+17.73%Beat+18.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.48$1.29+14.73%Beat+12.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$2.21$1.98+11.62%Beat+27.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 8
    		$1.49$1.28+16.41%Beat+33.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.40$1.13+23.89%Beat+42.9%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.32$1.13+16.81%Beat+65.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$1.74$1.53+13.73%Beat+42.6%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.12$0.74+51.35%Beat+75.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.98$0.64+53.13%Beat+66.1%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.80$0.53+50.94%Beat+73.9%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$1.22$0.91+34.07%Beat+38.6%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.64$0.42+52.38%Beat+64.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.59$0.38+55.26%Beat+55.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.46$0.30+53.33%Beat+43.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$0.88$0.67+31.34%Beat+6.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.39$0.25+56.00%Beat+8.3%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.38$0.15+153.33%Beat+5.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.32$0.13+146.15%Beat-5.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.83$0.69+20.29%Beat+38.3%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.36$0.29+24.14%Beat+56.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.36$0.26+38.46%Beat+80.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.34$0.25+36.00%Beat+209.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.60$0.57+5.26%Beat-31.8%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.23$0.22+4.55%Beat+43.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.20$0.20+0.00%Beat+33.3%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.11$0.12-8.33%Miss+22.2%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$0.88$0.47+87.23%Beat+120.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.16$0.13+23.08%Beat+60.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.15$0.11+36.36%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 10
    		$0.09$0.01+800.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.40$0.23+73.91%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.10$0.03+233.33%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio21.29EV/EBITDA17.69x
    Price/FCF21.02xFCF Yield4.76%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin15.20%Operating Margin19.10%
    ROE22.00%ROIC20.71%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.07xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.09xQuick Ratio1.09x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.50Avg Volume658.35K
    52-Week High$161.9352-Week Low$92.99

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$153.25
    SMA 20$148.55
    SMA 50$149.35
    SMA 200$125.16
    EMA 10$155.12
    EMA 20$151.48
    EMA 50$145.96
    EMA 200$136.12

    MACD

    Line: 3.73Signal: 1.70Hist: 2.03

    ADX

    ADX: 26.0+DI: 39.3-DI: 9.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down52.0
    PSAR$149.08

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$162.19
    Lower Band$134.91
    %B Position1836%(Upper)
    Band Width1.15

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    76.9

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K98.3
    Stoch %D95.4
    Williams %R-0.8
    ROC (10d)13.4%
    Momentum19.65
    CCI (20d)204.9
    MFI (14d)77.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.31(2.6%)
    StdDev (20d)6.82
    Hist Vol25.9%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$164.18
    OBV-3.5M
    AD Line-4.5M
    CMF (20d)0.056

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)662.8K
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$148.10

    Pivot Points

    R3$162.75
    R2$161.10
    R1$160.10
    Pivot Point$158.46
    S1$157.46
    S2$155.81
    S3$154.81

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI25.80
    Ultimate Osc70.1
    KST24.28

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$444.73M$502.29M$416.13M$408.17M$400.74M$454.55M$376.98M$362.96M$357.29M$401.28M$326.36M$317.59M
    Cost of Revenue$144.35M$139.10M$134.00M$128.38M$128.87M$129.85M$124.55M$114.96M$116.88M$115.98M$107.40M$101.47M
    Gross Profit$300.38M$363.19M$282.14M$279.79M$271.87M$324.69M$252.44M$248.00M$240.41M$285.30M$218.96M$216.12M
    Operating Expenses$215.96M$206.21M$211.76M$205.58M$205.65M$197.66M$205.81M$183.85M$177.50M$179.01M$169.26M$174.93M
    R&D$55.53M$52.52M$57.74M$55.61M$51.04M$51.40M$56.16M$47.26M$44.20M$43.39M$46.14M$44.60M
    SG&A$56.73M$57.96M$55.94M$53.61M$53.73M$54.49M$56.52M$48.16M$45.28M$48.86M$43.34M$49.92M
    Operating Income$84.42M$156.98M$70.38M$74.21M$66.23M$127.03M$46.62M$64.14M$62.91M$106.29M$49.71M$41.19M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$0$0$204,000$0$0$468,000$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$85.17M$157.04M$70.18M$74.91M$66.80M$126.56M$46.82M$68.89M$68.48M$110.61M$53.51M$44.41M
    Income Tax Expense$24.87M$45.79M$19.98M$26.92M$18.19M$35.08M$9.35M$19.31M$19.66M$25.30M$15.39M$9.90M
    Net Income$60.30M$111.25M$50.20M$47.99M$48.61M$91.48M$37.47M$49.57M$48.82M$85.31M$38.12M$34.52M
    EBITDA$114.08M$184.00M$97.57M$101.96M$92.86M$152.17M$71.86M$89.78M$88.44M$129.89M$70.59M$60.14M
    EBIT$85.17M$157.04M$70.18M$74.91M$66.80M$126.56M$46.82M$68.89M$68.48M$110.61M$53.51M$44.41M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    PCTY Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    21.3x
    Forward P/E
    15.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    17.7x
    P/FCF
    21.0x
    PEG
    1.2x
    P/B
    7.4x
    See GNG's fair value

    PCTY Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    69.2%
    Operating margin
    19.1%
    Net margin
    15.2%
    ROIC
    20.7%
    ROE
    22.0%
    FCF margin
    24.2%
    FCF yield
    4.8%

    PCTY Competitors

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    Sector: Technology

    PCTY Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    PCTY Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • PCTY earns a 20.7% return on invested capital.
    • PCTY converts 24.2% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • PCTY beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    PCTY Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    16.0%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.90
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    14 up, 3 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About PCTY

    Does PCTY pay dividends?

    Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is PCTY's P/E ratio?

    Paylocity Holding Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.29.

    What is PCTY's market cap?

    Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) has a market capitalization of $8.64B with a current stock price of $166.25.

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