Paycom Software dividend and valuation

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$225.24Change from previous close: +1.26%Absolute change: +$2.80

Close · October 7, 2026

Valuation

Paycom Software paid $1.50 per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 0.7%). Last ex-dividend date: August 24, 2026. The P/E ratio is 23.5. The average price target of 17 analysts is $220.24.

Data as of October 7, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$10.03B
Enterprise value
$10.64B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
23.5
Forward P/E
15.9
PEG
1.19
Price/book
16.9
Price/sales
4.68
EV/EBITDA
14.5
EV/revenue
4.97

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
88.1%
Operating margin
31.7%
Net margin
22.8%
ROE
41.1%
ROA
8.8%
ROIC
33.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
9.8%
Earnings growth (year over year)
48.1%

Financial health

Total cash
$198M
Total debt
$982.8M
Debt/equity
1.72
Current ratio
1.07
Quick ratio
0.08
Altman Z-Score
2.71
Piotroski F-Score
5.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$1.50
Dividend yield
0.7%
Payout ratio
15.9%
Ex-dividend date
August 24, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$220.24
Median price target
$210.00
High price target
$286.00
Low price target
$160.00
Analysts with a price target
17
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$13.97
EPS estimate, current year
$12.10

Shares and trading

Beta
0.83
Average volume
797.84K
Shares outstanding
45.07M
Float
37.54M
Institutional ownership
95.3%
Insider ownership
14.1%
Short interest (% of float)
6.9%
Short ratio (days)
3.93