Founded in 1997, Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management and payroll platform servicing midmarket customers. The company's average client size is around 150 employees. Its products help with recruiting and onboarding, payroll, time and labor, human resources, benefits, learning, and performance and compensation workflows. In fiscal 2025, the company generated over $1.5 billion in revenue across more than 41,000 customers.
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock (PCTY) has returned -30.06% so far this year and -36.77% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, PCTY has achieved an annualized return of 12.40%, outperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.
The table below presents the monthly returns of Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock (PCTY) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -11.05% | -21.44% | 1.77% | -1.96% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.62% | 1.35% | -8.67% | 1.11% | -1.08% | -4.94% | 2.59% | -2.47% | -10.23% | -11.55% | 4.62% | 3.85% |
| 2024 | -3.33% | 5.62% | 1.64% | -9.82% | -8.77% | -7.61% | 14.16% | 7.18% | 2.54% | 11.50% | 12.53% | -2.89% |
| 2023 | 5.16% | -8.22% | 3.13% | -1.81% | -9.88% | 7.67% | 22.87% | -10.98% | -10.08% | -0.99% | 0.20% | 5.50% |
| 2022 | -13.15% | 2.25% | -3.33% | -7.79% | -7.46% | -1.61% | 18.36% | 18.64% | 2.01% | -5.02% | -7.44% | -11.39% |
| 2021 | -8.83% | 0.95% | -7.85% | 5.47% | -13.15% | 12.39% | 9.06% | 28.53% | 3.85% | 8.39% | -17.64% | -7.13% |
| 2020 | 16.94% | -9.42% | -31.48% | 35.60% | 15.60% | 12.41% | -8.82% | 10.27% | 9.49% | 14.04% | 6.32% | 4.26% |
| 2019 | 20.61% | 23.29% | 1.35% | 7.46% | 3.32% | -6.10% | 6.48% | 6.93% | -9.69% | 4.97% | 17.90% | -1.33% |
| 2018 | 10.29% | -10.14% | 9.56% | 6.66% | 9.63% | -1.95% | -0.62% | 36.87% | 1.38% | -18.62% | 1.25% | -11.43% |
| 2017 | 1.35% | 13.49% | 7.84% | 2.26% | 18.58% | -3.77% | 0.24% | 7.13% | -0.67% | 9.45% | -14.29% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 17.97% | -4.80% | 18.52% | 3.14% | 0.36% | -0.80% | -1.74% | -23.73% | -8.95% |
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock (PCTY) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.
These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.
The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of PCTY compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.
The current Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock volatility is 2.44%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.
The income statement provides a summary of a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period. It shows how much money the company earned (revenues) and how much it spent (expenses), leading to the net income or profit. This statement is crucial for understanding a company's financial performance and profitability.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities And Equity (USD) | 4.39B | 4.25B | 3.70B | 4.81B | 2.41B | 1.99B | 1.80B | 1.51B | 1.14B | 1.39B | 720.55M | 528.15M |
| Equity Attributable To Parent (USD) | 1.23B | 1.03B | 842.86M | 613.46M | 476.93M | 392.91M | 307.96M | 212.82M | 147.61M | 119.57M | 107.58M | 91.13M |
| Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity (USD) | 1.23B | 1.03B | 842.86M | 613.46M | 476.93M | 392.91M | 307.96M | 212.82M | 147.61M | 119.57M | 107.58M | 91.13M |
| Other Non-current Liabilities (USD) | 87.91M | - | - | - | - | 83.80M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long-term Debt (USD) | 162.50M | - | - | - | - | 100.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Noncurrent Liabilities (USD) | 250.41M | 95.04M | 78.02M | 75.02M | 70.94M | 183.80M | 39.93M | 23.93M | 15.02M | 4.90M | 3.48M | 3.89M |
| Other Current Liabilities (USD) | 2.78B | 3.02B | 2.68B | 4.03B | 1.79B | 1.35B | 1.41B | 1.24B | 947.63M | 1.24B | 593.89M | 422.21M |
| Wages (USD) | 106.81M | 93.25M | 85.02M | 84.90M | 73.97M | 53.28M | 39.10M | 31.21M | 25.13M | 21.66M | 14.28M | 8.78M |
| Accounts Payable (USD) | 17.35M | 8.64M | 6.15M | 8.37M | 4.23M | 1.76M | 3.95M | 2.99M | 2.05M | 1.62M | 1.33M | 2.13M |
| Current Liabilities (USD) | 2.91B | 3.12B | 2.77B | 4.12B | 1.87B | 1.41B | 1.46B | 1.27B | 974.81M | 1.27B | 609.49M | 433.13M |
| Liabilities (USD) | 3.16B | 3.21B | 2.85B | 4.20B | 1.94B | 1.59B | 1.50B | 1.29B | 989.83M | 1.27B | 612.97M | 437.02M |
| Other Non-current Assets (USD) | 1.02B | 660.33M | 583.17M | 514.49M | 322.17M | 255.76M | 137.70M | 65.83M | 32.30M | 27.85M | 25.30M | 14.45M |
| Non-current Prepaid Expenses (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.50M | 1.54M | 845.00K | 403.00K | 313.00K |
| Fixed Assets (USD) | 54.21M | 60.64M | 64.07M | 62.84M | 59.84M | 66.74M | 70.06M | 62.03M | 40.76M | 26.79M | 16.06M | 13.13M |
| Noncurrent Assets (USD) | 1.08B | 720.97M | 647.24M | 577.33M | 382.00M | 322.49M | 207.75M | 129.36M | 74.60M | 55.48M | 41.77M | 27.89M |
| Current Assets (USD) | 3.31B | 3.52B | 3.05B | 4.23B | 2.03B | 1.66B | 1.60B | 1.38B | 1.06B | 1.34B | 678.78M | 500.27M |
| Assets (USD) | 4.39B | 4.25B | 3.70B | 4.81B | 2.41B | 1.99B | 1.80B | 1.51B | 1.14B | 1.39B | 720.55M | 528.15M |
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12 analysts have evaluated Paylocity Holding (PCTY) over the last 3 months, offering a range of opinions from bullish to bearish. The average 12-month price target is $176.92, down 6.55% from the previous average of $189.33. The analysis covers the company's financial performance, including revenue growth, net margin, and return on equity.
Investors need to pay close attention to Paylocity Holding (PCTY) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
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Paylocity (PCTY) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
