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Paylocity Holding Corp PCTY
Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.8B at a 15.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.58 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-26 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-11 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-11 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Citizens | Market Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.093 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.205 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.069 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.391 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp | 8/9 | 2.15 | 21.1 | +11% |
| ACIW | ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. | 7/9 | 4.45 | 22.1 | +10.4% |
| YMM | Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. | 4/9 | 17.05 | — | +16% |
| ESTC | Elastic N.V. | 5/9 | 1.59 | 15.9 | +17.3% |
| U | Unity Software Inc. | 5/9 | -0.19 | — | +2% |
| TDC | TERADATA CORP /DE/ | 7/9 | -2.88 | 23.8 | -5% |
| DT | Dynatrace, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.05 | 77.7 | +18.8% |
About Paylocity Holding Corp
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management, payroll software, and spend management solutions for the workforce in the United States. The company offers payroll solutions comprising payroll and tax services, global payroll, on-demand payment, and garnishments; human resources (HR) solutions consisting of human resources, employee self-service, workflows and documents, HR compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection; time and labor solutions, including time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection; and talent solutions, such as recruiting, onboarding, market pay, learning, performance, and compensation. It also provides benefits solutions comprising benefit enrollment and updates, and third-party administrative solutions; employee experiences consisting of community, video, employee voice, recognition and rewards, modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting; and Paylocity for finance solutions, such as headcount planning, expense management, accounts payable automation, corporate cards, and guided procurement. In addition, the company offers implementation and training, client services, and tax and regulatory services. It serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. The company also sells its products through sales representatives. Paylocity Holding Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
FAQ
Is PCTY financially healthy?
Paylocity Holding Corp's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does PCTY pay a dividend?
No, Paylocity Holding Corp does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is PCTY?
In FY2025, Paylocity Holding Corp had a net margin of 15.2% and a return on equity of 22.1%.
Is PCTY overvalued or undervalued?
Paylocity Holding Corp trades at about 29.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 28.0×–378.9×, median 105.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PCTY?
The average Wall-Street price target for Paylocity Holding Corp is $152.42, about 4.6% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is PCTY a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Paylocity Holding Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 21.1×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.