profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Paylocity
$180.04+0.58% today
+20.9% in 1 year
1-year low $95.101-year high $180.04
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $34.68 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Paylocity sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.17 billion in 2023 to $1.77 billion in 2026, with $270 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Paylocity vs. similar companies
Paylocity grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paylocity | 34.7× · Expensive | ||
 SAP | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Quhuo | No profit yet | ||
 Shopify | 156.0× · Very expensive | ||
 Salesforce | 24.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Paylocity's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636 | 853 | 1,175 | 1,403 | 1,595 | 1,771 | |
| 416 | 566 | 808 | 961 | 1,097 | 1,226 | |
| 58 | 85 | 155 | 260 | 304 | 386 | |
| 101 | 135 | 216 | 337 | 404 | 498 | |
| 71 | 91 | 141 | 207 | 227 | 270 | |
| 1.26 | 1.61 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 4.02 | 4.92 | |
| 65.5% | 66.3% | 68.8% | 68.5% | 68.8% | 69.2% | |
| 9.1% | 9.9% | 13.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% | 21.8% | |
| 11.1% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,415 | 4,809 | 3,696 | 4,245 | 4,389 | 4,884 |
| Cash | 202 | 140 | 289 | 402 | 398 | 272 |
| Total debt | – | 78 | 70 | 54 | 218 | 133 |
| Total liabilities | 1,938 | 4,196 | 2,853 | 3,212 | 3,156 | 3,663 |
| 477 | 613 | 843 | 1,033 | 1,234 | 1,221 | |
| 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | |
| 9.6% | 9.7% | 13.4% | 18.9% | 16.5% | 22.5% | |
| 14.8% | 14.8% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 18.4% | 22.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 155 | 283 | 385 | 418 | 533 | |
| – | 53 | 67 | 79 | 75 | – | |
| – | 102 | 216 | 306 | 343 | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 398 | |
| 63 | 96 | 147 | 146 | 143 | 139 |
Valuation
- 34.7×
- 23.2×
- 1.11
- 5.1×
- 5.3×
- 27.3×
- 18.5×
- 3.7%
- 2.9%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 69.2%
- 21.8%
- 15.2%
- 27.7%
- 4.9%
- 15.2%
- 22.4%
- 4.7%
- 7.0%
- 12.6%
Growth
- +22.7%
- +31.3%
- −6.5%
- –
- +0.6%
Financial health
- -0.3×
- 0.11
- 2.3%
- –
- 2.55
- 2.55
- 0.32
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 41%of 974
Top 15%of 975
Bottom 49%of 731
Top 22%of 982
Top 32%of 985
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $168.08
- Range
- $120.00 – $245.00
- 11 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 2.89 | 2.43 | +18.9% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 1.85 | 1.57 | +17.8% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.75 | 1.57 | +11.5% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 1.56 | 1.38 | +13.0% |
| May 1, 2025 | 2.43 | 2.09 | +16.3% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 1.52 | 1.42 | +7.0% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1.66 | 1.49 | +11.4% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 1.48 | 1.27 | +16.5% |
News
Implied Volatility Surging for Paylocity Stock OptionsYahoo Finance · Sep 2, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 2, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
5/7Passes 5 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
62Pass
Benjamin Graham
49No pass
Philip Fisher
83Pass
Peter Lynch
90Pass
Joel Greenblatt
16No pass
Charlie Munger
65Pass
Terry Smith
66Pass
Questions about Paylocity
Is Paylocity a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 5 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Paylocity AI analysis
What does Paylocity do?
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management and payroll software solutions for workforce in the United States. It is in Software - Application, based in Schaumburg, IL, United States, with 6,700 employees.
Does Paylocity pay a dividend?
No. Paylocity does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $398 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Paylocity stock halal?
Yes. Paylocity passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 1% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Paylocity stock done over the past year?
Up 20.9% over the past twelve months, to $180.04. It traded between $95.10 and $180.04, close to its high.
Who are Paylocity's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are SAP, Quhuo, Shopify and Salesforce. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Paylocity's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.