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About Paycom Software, Inc.
Paycom Software, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. The company offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution offers payroll applications comprising better employee transaction interface, payroll and payroll tax managem… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Application
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: April 15, 2014
Headquarters: 7501 West Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, 73142
Founder-Led: Yes — Chad Richison (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$136.87
Market Cap
$6.45B
Float
45.4M
Shares Outstanding
46.6M
P/E (Forward)
12.97
P/E (TTM)
16.02
Price/Sales (TTM)
3.14
vs. Analyst Target
+12.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
22.10%
Operating Margin (TTM)
28.86%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.05B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
2.10%
Dividend Rate
1.5%
Analyst Target Price
$153.76 (20 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$841M
$143M
$718M
$239M
2021
$1.06B
$196M
$894M
$323M
2022
$1.38B
$281M
$1.16B
$485M
2023
$1.69B
$341M
$1.42B
$588M
2024
$1.88B
$502M
$1.55B
$798M
2025
$2.05B
$453M
$1.61B
$799M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$484M
$89.5M
Sep 2025
$493M
$111M
Dec 2025
$544M
$114M
Mar 2026
$572M
$156M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
13.5%
Institutional Ownership
107.7%
Short Float
10.4%
% of All Funds Holding
8.05%
Number of Funds Holding
622
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$126.22
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$164.73
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$194.49
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$228.49
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$158.87
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$191.43
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$210.34
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$159.00
resistance
1.35x
3 months ago
$186.00
resistance
1.22x
5 months ago
$208.00
resistance
1.12x
6 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (49 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
1.26%
1.54%
69.39%
21.47%
-37.73%
1 Day
1.27%
1.71%
53.06%
21.35%
-38.49%
1 Week
2.06%
1.12%
54.17%
31.90%
-31.62%
2 Weeks
3.15%
1.26%
56.25%
44.90%
-27.70%
1 Month
4.94%
3.72%
58.33%
49.01%
-25.74%
Next earnings: May 6, 2026
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
-1.4%
50.0%
12
Feb
3.9%
58.3%
12
Mar
1.2%
66.7%
12
Apr
3.0%
66.7%
12
May
-0.3%
58.3%
12
Jun
2.9%
58.3%
12
Jul
4.8%
75.0%
12
Aug
11.3%
75.0%
12
Sep
-4.3%
41.7%
12
Oct
4.1%
75.0%
12
Nov
5.3%
50.0%
12
Dec
-3.2%
25.0%
12
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.04%
56.3%
568
Tuesday
0.07%
52.6%
624
Wednesday
0.13%
51.9%
622
Thursday
0.24%
57.1%
609
Friday
0.07%
55.2%
607
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 107.7%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 13.5%
Founder-led management: Chad Richison (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)
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