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Paylocity Holding Corporation PCTY

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Paylocity Holding Corporation

Overview of Paylocity Holding Corporation

PCTY NMS
Technology Software - Application Mid Cap
Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY), is a Mid Cap company, in the Software - Application industry, last closed at $109.39, about 17.5% undervalued vs fair value, -42.5% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
$109.39
-1.02%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 41.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$6.47B
Enterprise Value
$6.49B
Overall Score
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.paylocity.com
HQ Schaumburg, IL
Employees 6,700
Fiscal year Jun 30

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$118
$129
$141
Current: $109.39 +18% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.6B
13.7%%
Gross Profit
$1.1B
14.2%%
Operating Income
$304.0M
16.9%%
Net Income
$227.1M
9.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Operating Cash Flow Margin
26.2%
Excellent

OCF / Revenue - cash profitability from operations

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
Analysis based on partial data. Some metrics unavailable for complete assessment.
0
Active Leaks
0/0
Improving
0
High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Paylocity Holding Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
73
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
74
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Software SaaS vs Industry Peers 73% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing PCTY's balance between Growth (35.9%), Profitability (39.2%), and Safety (24.9%). Growth 36% Safety 25% Profitability 39%

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Growth

65th percentile vs peers
66
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 23.2% 73p Rev Growth YoY 13.7% 61p TSR -7.9% 56p
Strengths
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (19.1%, 83th percentile)
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (75%)
  • Consistently strong margins across 3 metrics
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

71th percentile vs peers
72
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Safety

45th percentile vs peers
46
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Paylocity Holding Corporation.

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Base
$128.55
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