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Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock (PCTY)

$172.50+0.81%
Close Nov 4, 2026 · split-adjusted
Nov 3, 2026$171.12▲ 21.53% in range
Nov 3, 2025Low $95.10 · High $177.67Nov 3, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Nov 4, 2026

Paylocity Holding closed at $172.50 on Nov 4, up 0.81%, 2.9% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 375.3K shares was 0.62× its 20-day average (below normal).

Split-adjusted performance: +18.0% over one month, +68.2% over six months, +22.5% over one year.

In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $444.73M, up 11.0% from a year earlier, with a net margin of 13.6%.

Short interest was 3.0M shares at the Oct 15 settlement (7.0% of float, 5.2 days to cover).

Market cap$9.00B52.2M shares
Revenue · quarter$444.7M+11.0% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.11+29.1% YoY
P/E · TTM33.4×P/S 5.1×
Net margin13.6%Gross 67.5%
Dividend yieldNone
52-week range95.10 – 177.67−2.9% from high
Volume375.3K0.62× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d31.2%Annualised
Short % of float7.0%5.2 days to cover
Net cash$190.7MCash $271.9M
Next earnings—Not scheduled
Split-adjusted performance
1W +2.4%1M +18.0%3M +13.9%6M +68.2%YTD +13.1%1Y +22.5%3Y −2.2%5Y −41.6%

Earnings reactions

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No reported quarters with price history yet.

Rank within Packaged Software

Percentile among 173 companies (100 = best)

6-month momentum79
Revenue growth43
Net margin78
Value (low P/E)57
Size74

Industry medians: 6-month return +24.4%, revenue growth +13.1%, net margin 1.8%, P/E 42.1×.

Short interest

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Shares short3.0M+0.2% vs prior
Days to cover5.2Settled Oct 15
% of float7.0%
Short vol. 10d53.3%of daily volume

Closest peers by size in Packaged Software

CompanyPriceToday6MRev. growthNet marginP/EMkt cap
PCTYPaylocity Holding$172.50+0.81%+68.2%+11.0%13.6%33.4$9.00B
GTLBGitLab$52.69+0.61%+116.9%+21.3%−12.9%—$8.78BCompare
NTSKNetskope$22.89+4.78%+116.9%—−50.2%—$9.35BCompare
ESTCElastic$90.02−0.50%+83.3%+15.1%−3.5%25.2$9.45BCompare
APPFAppFolio$239.37+6.99%+43.2%+18.6%15.5%50.0$8.49BCompare
TTANServiceTitan$87.46+5.16%+39.2%+20.9%−8.5%—$8.44BCompare
SSentinelOne$23.34+0.97%+52.2%+20.6%−32.0%—$8.12BCompare
DUOLDuolingo$172.15+34.49%+63.9%+18.3%11.1%19.6$8.05BCompare
ZETAZeta Global Holdings$32.05+3.49%+86.0%+43.5%1.8%—$8.05BCompare

News about Paylocity Holding

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Here's Why Paylocity (PCTY) is a Strong Growth StockZacks Investment Research · 1d ago▲ PositiveWill Paylocity (PCTY) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?Zacks Investment Research · Oct 23, 2026▲ PositiveHireQuotient’s EasySource Elevated to Featured Listing on Paylocity Marketplace Within a Month of LaunchingGlobeNewswire Inc. · Oct 2, 2026▲ PositiveWhy Paylocity (PCTY) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-TermZacks Investment Research · Oct 1, 2026▲ PositivePaylocity (PCTY) Up 4.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?Zacks Investment Research · Sep 3, 2026▲ Positive

Quick answers

What does Paylocity Holding do?
Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. With the addition of expense and IT management modules, Paylocity unifies back-office operations spanning HR, finance, and IT on a single platform and bills customers on a subscription basis.
What is PCTY's market cap?
$9B, based on the Nov 4 close of $172.50.
What is PCTY's P/E ratio?
33.4× trailing-twelve-month earnings of $269.74M.
Does Paylocity Holding pay a dividend?
No regular cash dividend has been paid in the last year.
How much of PCTY is sold short?
3.0M shares, 7.0% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
What sector is PCTY in?
Technology, in the Packaged Software industry.

About Paylocity Holding

Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. With the addition of expense and IT management modules, Paylocity unifies back-office operations spanning HR, finance, and IT on a single platform and bills customers on a subscription basis. The firm's customer base skews toward the midmarket and is primarily based in the US. As of fiscal 2026, Paylocity has nearly 44,400 customers.

HQ: Schaumburg, IL6,900 employeesListed Mar 19, 2014paylocity.com

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology