PCTY · Intrinsic value
Is Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) overvalued or undervalued?
Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) trades at the delayed market price of $166.32 a share. That price already implies revenue growth of 10.8% a year for 5 years. TickerWorth's fair value is $159.32 a share (priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50). We do not call it over- or undervalued from inside our range.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from SEC filings and market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Is PCTY fairly valued?
- Fair value
- $159.32
- Market price
- $166.32
- Downside to fair value
- 4.2%
- Verdict
- Priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50
Reverse DCF: Today's price implies revenue growth of 10.8% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 9.8% a year on average over the same horizon.
What is PCTY's TickerWorth Score?
Scores higher than most companies we compare it with
Compared with Technology companies in US
Its strongest point: recent price trend has been strong. Its weakest: growth is slow or negative.
- Value · 51 of 100
Cheaper than 51% of Technology companies in US
- Price vs worth · 47 of 100
- Quality · 65 of 100
More profitable than 65% of Technology companies in US
- Financial health · 61 of 100
Financially stronger than 61% of Technology companies in US
- Growth · 41 of 100
Growing faster than 41% of Technology companies in US
- Momentum · 83 of 100
Outperformed 83% of Technology companies in US over the past year
Confidence: High confidence · Scored
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PCTY DCF valuation, input by input
TickerWorth's fair value for Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) is $159.32 a share, against the delayed market price of $166.32 (priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50). We do not call it over- or undervalued from inside our range. It is a model estimate, and every input behind it is sourced below. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation.
Read the full reasoning
One of the lenses behind that blended figure is a discounted-cash-flow model, which on its own values PCTY at about $152.54 per share. The rest of this page walks through that DCF — its assumptions, reverse-DCF and discount-rate sensitivity — because it is the auditable anchor of the blend.
The valuation discounts Paylocity Holding Corporation's projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 6.8%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 81% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.
Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — the market is implying roughly 10.8% annual revenue growth for PCTY. Our base case instead compounds to about 9.8% a year over the same forecast, so the market's implied growth is broadly in line with our base case. The reverse-DCF is a quick sanity check: it reframes 'is this stock cheap?' as 'do I believe the growth the price requires?' rather than arguing over a single point estimate of fair value.
Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, PCTY's modeled DCF value ranges from about $101.07 to $348.24 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.
How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Paylocity Holding Corporation would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of PCTY's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.
Every input behind PCTY's DCF
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base-year revenuePAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION FY2026 10-K (accession 0001591698-26-000069): us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, FY2026 full year. | $1,651,360,000 |
| Base EBIT marginPAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION FY2026 10-K (accession 0001591698-26-000069): us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss 385,993,000 / revenue 1,651,362,000 = 23.37%, FY2026. | 23.4% |
| Forecast revenue growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast | 16% → 13% → 10% → 7% → 4% |
| Risk-free rateLive feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) | 4.8% |
| BetaLive feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5) | 0.43 |
| Terminal growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC | 2.5% |
| Diluted sharesPAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION FY2026 10-K (accession 0001591698-26-000069): WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding = 54,770,000 shares, FY2026. | 55M |
| Market priceDelayed quote · as of 2026-10-19 13:16 UTC | $166.32 |
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What does Paylocity Holding Corporation do?
What does it do?
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management, finance, and IT software solutions in the United States. The company offers payroll solutions comprising payroll and tax services, global payroll, on-demand payment, garnishments, and elevate payroll; human resources (HR) solutions consisting of human resources, employee self-service, workflows and documents, HR compliance dashboard, and elevate HR and HR edge; time and labor solutions, including time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection; and talent solutions, such as recruiting, onboarding, learning, performance, compensation, and market pay. It operates in the Software - Application industry (Technology sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 6,900 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $1.8B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $19 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 19.1%), after a 69% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 15.2% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks solid: carries modest debt (0.1× equity), can just cover its short-term bills (1.1× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at PCTY filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp Steven R | Director, Executive Chairman | Open-market sale | $96,828.00 | Form 4 for Beauchamp Steven R (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beauchamp Steven R | Director, Executive Chairman | Open-market sale | $97,704.00 | Form 4 for Beauchamp Steven R (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beauchamp Steven R | Director, Executive Chairman | Open-market sale | $229,978.00 | Form 4 for Beauchamp Steven R (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beauchamp Steven R | Director, Executive Chairman | Open-market sale | $925,232.00 | Form 4 for Beauchamp Steven R (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Beauchamp Steven R | Director, Executive Chairman | Open-market sale | $1,128,528.00 | Form 4 for Beauchamp Steven R (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Sarowitz Steven I | Director, 10% owner | Open-market sale | $1,920,844.00 | Form 4 for Sarowitz Steven I (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
Common questions
What is PCTY's intrinsic value?
TickerWorth's blended fair value for Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) is $159.32 per share, versus a market price of $166.32 (priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50).
Is PCTY overvalued or undervalued?
Priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50 at $166.32. We don't call PCTY overvalued or undervalued from a range. This is an educational estimate, not advice.
What discount rate is used for PCTY?
A WACC of 6.8% and a terminal growth rate of 2.5%.
Is Paylocity stock undervalued?
TickerWorth's fair value for Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) is $159.32 against a market price of $166.32. Our read: Priced within our range of $88.54 – $208.50. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
Paylocity (PCTY) DCF valuation and fair value
Our fair value for Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) is $159.32, built on a 6.8% discount rate (WACC) and 2.5% terminal growth. It blends our discounted-cash-flow model with other valuation lenses. Every assumption is listed on this page with its source.
What growth is priced into Paylocity stock?
Today's price implies revenue growth of 10.8% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 9.8% a year on average over the same horizon. This is a reverse DCF: it holds our cash-flow model's other inputs and solves for the revenue growth that makes the model equal today's price of $166.32. A model estimate, not investment advice.
Paylocity (PCTY) insider trading
The most recent insider filing (SEC Form 4) for Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY): Beauchamp Steven R, Director, Executive Chairman, open-market sale on 2026-10-15. The latest filings are listed on this page. A disclosure, not a signal to trade.
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