PCTY · Paylocity Holding Corp
$148.28
-4.43 (-2.90%)
At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$7.87B
Shares
53.06M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$148.28
Open$153.40
Day$146.78–154.09
52W close$95.10–182.31
Avg vol 30d823K
Short int3.0M · 5.6% float · 4.7d
Short vol58%
Last earningsAug 4, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-K · Aug 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 11 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 5, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+19%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+21%
above
RSI (14)
64
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
61%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+18%
trailing
6-month return
+45%
trailing
YTD return
−3%
this year
Relative strength
+32%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $122 › 200d $125 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +81 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
5.61% of float · ▲ +0.1% MoM · 4.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
456 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
71
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+11%
Y/Y
Gross margin
69%
expanding
EPS growth
+22%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$497.1M
Valuation
P/E 30.1
below peers
Buyback
$1.3B
remaining
Balance sheet
$270.4M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
41%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−48%
past year
ATR
4.4%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
First Quarter 2027
Recurring and other revenue
$414M – $419M
Total revenue
$439.5M – $444.5M
Adjusted EBITDA
Non-GAAP
$152M – $156M
Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie
Non-GAAP
$126.5M – $130.5M
Fiscal 2027
Recurring and other revenue
$1.78B – $1.79B
Adjusted EBITDA
Non-GAAP
$690M – $700M
Total revenue
$1.88B – $1.9B
Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie
Non-GAAP
$587M – $597M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
Recurring and other revenue
· Fourth Quarter 2026
$402.2M – $407.2M
Total revenue
· Fourth Quarter 2026
$428.4M – $433.4M
Adjusted EBITDA
· Fourth Quarter 2026
$128.6M – $132.6M
Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie
· Fourth Quarter 2026
$102.4M – $106.4M
Recurring and other revenue
· Fiscal Year 2026
$1.64B – $1.64B
Total revenue
· Fiscal Year 2026
$1.76B – $1.76B
Adjusted EBITDA
· Fiscal Year 2026
$638M – $642M
Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie
· Fiscal Year 2026
$521M – $525M
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Total revenue
fourth quarter of fiscal 2024
guided $347.8M – $351.8M
$357.29M
Beat +2.1%
Total revenue
fiscal 2024
guided $1.39B – $1.4B
$1.4B
Beat +0.5%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+19%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+21%
Bullish
RSI (14)
64
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
61%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $122 › 200d $125 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +81 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
5.61% of float · ▲ +0.1% MoM · 4.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
456 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $95
Now $148 · 61%
Range high $182
vs 200-day avg +19%
vs 50-day avg +21%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $654.9M | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clients non-GAAP | $534.9M | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $427.8M | fiscal 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 533.25M
-69.3M Capitalized internal-use software costs
-36.15M Purchases of property and equipment
= Free cash flow 427.8M
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| Free cash flow excluding interest income on funds held for clients non-GAAP | $307.8M | fiscal 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Free cash flow 427.8M
-119.96M Less: Interest income on funds held for clients
= Free cash flow excluding interest income on funds held for clients 307.83M
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| Free cash flow margin non-GAAP | 24.2% | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities margin | 30.1% | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Share repurchases | $398.1M | fiscal 2026 | — |
| shares repurchased | 2.8M | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Free cash flow margin (trailing twelve months) non-GAAP | 24.4% | trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $421.4M | first nine months of fiscal year 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities (trailing twelve months) | $507.9M | trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities margin (trailing twelve months) | 29.4% | trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Share repurchase authorization available | $1.35B | as of May 7, 2026 | — |
| Share repurchase value | $350M | first nine months of fiscal year 2026 | — |
| trailing twelve months free cash flow margin non-GAAP | 23.6% | trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| trailing twelve months net cash provided by operating activities margin | 28.3% | trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Software - Application — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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PCTY
this stock
Paylocity Holding Corp
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$7.87B | -2.8% | +11.0% | 30.1 | 5.6% |
|
SAP
Sap SE
|
$240.04B | -14.4% | — | — | 0.7% |
|
SHOP
Shopify Inc.
|
$198.55B | -4.1% | +30.1% | 103.6 | 1.6% |
|
CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
|
$160.70B | -25.9% | +25.9% | 22.7 | 3.6% |
|
UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc
|
$153.93B | -7.0% | +18.3% | — | 2.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCTY | -1.4% | +17.7% | +45.4% | +7.5% | -2.8% |
| SPY | +0.4% | +4.5% | +13.8% | +3.9% | +13.9% |
| vs SPY | -1.8% | +13.2% | +31.7% | +3.6% | -16.6% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
—
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
$1.30B
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1591698
CUSIP
70438V106
13F (30d)
435 filings
427 filers
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