Paycom Software (PAYC) Price to Earnings (2014 - 2026)
Paycom Software's (PAYC) Price to Earnings was 11.42 for Q2 2026, down 63.5% from 31.28 a year earlier and down 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Paycom Software (PAYC) Price to Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Paycom Software was 19.26, down 15.6% from FY2024.
- Price to Earnings has declined for five consecutive years.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 22.82 in FY2024 (-33.4%), 34.29 in FY2023 (-46.3%), 63.81 in FY2022 (-48.1%) and 122.91 in FY2021 (-32.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 10.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 83.9%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 71.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 12.06 (Q1 2026), 19.26 (Q4 2025) and 25.40 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paycom Software | 9.77 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 442.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.42 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.06 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.28 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.82 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.80 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.01 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.01 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.29 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 58.92 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 56.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 63.81 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 76.34 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.98 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 90.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 122.91 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 167.51 |
API Access
Paycom Software Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "PAYC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PAYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();