Paylocity Holding

PCTY · NASDAQ

$170.06+$3.89 (+2.34%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $166.17

About PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corp. engages in the development and provision of cloud-based software solutions. The company is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois and currently employs 6,700 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-03-19. The firm offers one unified platform that helps businesses across human resources (HR), finance, and IT streamline operations, manage spend and talent, and build culture and connection - with artificial intelligence (AI) embedded directly into everyday workflows to support better decisions. The firm's HR products include payroll, global payroll, human resources, time and labor, talent, benefits administration, employee experience, and expense management. Its finance products include expense management, AP automation, corporate cards, guided procurement, and headcount planning. Its IT products include asset management, and access management and identity. The company serves various industries, including education, financial services, government services, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, religious organizations, and restaurants and hospitality.

Employees
6,700
Headquarters
Schaumburg, Illinois
Listed
Mar 19, 2014
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Professional Services

PCTY key statistics

Market cap
9.02B
Price-earnings ratio
35.36
Dividend yield
—
Average volume
608.82K
Volume
696.36K
Open price
$168.19
High today
$171.53
Low today
$168.09
52 Week high
$169.09
52 Week low
$92.99

Paylocity Holding (PCTY) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) shares are priced at $170.06, giving the company a market cap of 9.02B and a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.36.

Today the stock has traded between $168.09 and $171.53. The current price is 1.2% above the day's low and 0.9% below its high.

Volume so far is 696.36K shares, in line with the average of 608.82K shares a day.

Over the past year Paylocity Holding has ranged from $92.99 to $169.09, and now sits 101% of the way up that range.

Paylocity Holding met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In Q4 FY26 it reported $1.84 per share against an estimate of $1.65.

The average analyst price target is $173.16, 1.8% above the current price, from 15 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

80%of 15 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy80.0%
  • Hold20.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 23 analystsAvg $173.16
Low
$121.20
Now
$170.06
High
$262.50

PCTY earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 quarters, by 10.2% on average.

  1. Q1 FY25: reported $1.66 per share against an estimate of $1.44
  2. Q2 FY25: reported $1.52 per share against an estimate of $1.45
  3. Q3 FY25: reported $2.43 per share against an estimate of $2.18
  4. Q4 FY25: reported $1.56 per share against an estimate of $1.42
  5. Q1 FY26: reported $1.75 per share against an estimate of $1.60
  6. Q2 FY26: reported $1.85 per share against an estimate of $1.69
  7. Q3 FY26: reported $2.89 per share against an estimate of $2.64
  8. Q4 FY26: reported $1.84 per share against an estimate of $1.65

PCTY news

  • Earnings Scheduled For February 5, 2026

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    AllianceHCM Appoints Former Paylocity President Michael Haske to Board of Directors to Fuel AI-Driven Growth

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Vegas Golden Knights and Paylocity Forge Multi-Year Partnership to Help Drive Performance On and Off the Ice

  • Earnings Scheduled For August 5, 2025

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