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How Paylocity Holding Corporation stacks up
PCTY · against 496 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
60/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #178 of 497 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score53 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including PCTY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 60?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, which is stronger than most Technology peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.6% vs peer median 4.2%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.0% vs peer median 2.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 5.5% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PCTY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PCTY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 495 reported | 2.9% | 1.9% | 63% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 499 reported | 4.8% | 4.0% | 56% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 465 reported | 4.5% | 3.3% | 60% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 490 reported | 12.9% | 22.1% | 29% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PCTY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.1B USD | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 1.7B USD | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 763M USD | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 404M USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 5 | 662M USD | 98 | 57 | |
| 172 | 41.1B USD | 61 | 47 | |
| 178 | 15.0B USD | 60 | 50 | |
| 178 | 1.1B USD | 60 | 46 | |
| 178 | 6.8B USD | 60 | 74 | |
| 178 | 9.5B USD | 60 | 68 | |
| 182 | 6.5B USD | 59 | 69 | |
| 183 | 3.2B USD | 58 | 64 | |
| 183 | 117.3B USD | 58 | 56 | |
| 183 | 2.5B USD | 58 | 51 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score