PAYC

Paycom Software, Inc.
TechnologySoftware - ApplicationNASDAQ
$139.67
+$5.53 (3.96%)today
Conviction
7/ 10
Fair Value$153.59
Upside+41.60%
Signal0.29
Market Cap$6.9B
52W Range$104.90–$267.76
Next EarningsMay 6

Conviction History

Conviction Changes

Mar 18, 2026, 3:11 PM56conviction-rescore
Mar 18, 2026, 12:08 PM65trading-session
Mar 15, 2026, 4:05 AM76macro-brief
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Price History

FAIR VALUE ANALYSISMonte Carlo · 5,000 runs · 99% valid
Fair Value$125.03
Current Price$124.82
Upside / Down+0.2%
P(Undervalued)50.3%
P(20%+ Up)9.8%
P(15%+ Down)12.3%

Fair Value Distribution — percentile bands

50.3% of simulations place fair value above current price

WHAT IS PRICED IN

Revenue-Based Reverse DCF

6.1%/yr

±3.6% · revenue growth to justify current price

FCF-Based Reverse DCF

7.2%/yr

±2.5% · FCF growth to justify current price

THE GAP

Market pricing margin compression or rising capex

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Bull Case

Single-database HCM is a true moat — 99%+ data accuracy vs multi-vendor competitors. Beti payroll automation drives 15%+ margin expansion over 3 years. 91% retention even in soft macro. Non-discretionary payroll/HR spend. At $126, 39% upside to $175 target.

Bear Case

Revenue growth decelerating from 30%+ to mid-teens. Competitive pressure from Workday, ADP, Rippling. Smaller company base = sales cycle risk. Market sentiment negative on mid-cap SaaS.

Thesis Breakers

Net revenue retention falls below 88%. Beti adoption stalls (track in quarterly disclosures). Workday/ADP materially wins PAYC enterprise clients. If growth decelerates to single digits before margins improve.

Updated Mar 13

Research Feed

newsMar 18
Conviction: unchanged
PAYC expands credit facility to .46B, buyback auth .56B remaining; stock at -124 on elevated volume

Paycom expanded its revolving credit facility by ~.6M to .46B and has .56B remaining in share repurchase authorization. New Career and Succession Planning product launched. Stock at -124, down from a...

newsMar 16
Conviction: unchanged
PAYC expands revolving credit facility to .46B (+.6M via JPMorgan)

Paycom expanded credit facility by .6M through JPMorgan Chase to .46B total. Neutral-to-positive liquidity move. No strategic change to HCM thesis.

sec_10kMar 5
Conviction: unchanged
PAYC FY2025 10-K: Single-Database Moat Intact, Growth Deceleration Priced In

FY2025 confirms quality story: 91% retention (best ever), zero debt, OCF +27% to $679M, FCF ~$410M. Headline margin compression from $141M SBC accounting distortion. Revenue growth at ~9% is real dece...

sec_10kMar 5
Conviction: unchanged
FY2025 10-K Deep Read: Normalized Margins Better Than Headlines; Strong FCF; 91% Retention

Revenue +9% to .05B. OpInc -10.6% to M (27.6% margin) — BUT this is distorted by M SBC accounting swing (2024 had M reversal that didn't repeat). Normalized OpInc ~+15%. OCF +27% to M, FCF ~M. Zero de...

sec_10kMar 4
Conviction: unchanged
FY2025 10-K: Strong Execution, Revenue Retention Resilience, Labor Market Sensitivity

Paycom FY2025: High-quality SaaS with 91% net retention, expanding beyond payroll toward mid-market enterprise. Single-database moat and in-house R&D competitive advantage. Geographic expansion room (...