Paymentus Holdings (PAY) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.25
- Estimate
- $0.19
- Surprise
- +32.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $360.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.4 → 6.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Paymentus Holdings (PAY) beat the $0.19 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.25 — a large 32.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.4/10) to Hold at 6.2/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PAY Hold at 6.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +32.9% surprise compares with a +22.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Earnings estimates trending DOWN
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $36.05
- Price target
- $41.91
- Stop
- $33.61
- Upside to target
- +16.3%
The stock trades at 54.9× trailing but 34.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PAY at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $4.63B
- P/E (fwd)
- 34.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 54.9
- 52-week range
- $20.11–$45.31
- Off 52-week high
- 20.4%
- RSI (14)
- 34
- Volume vs avg
- 0.48×
- Score today
- 6.3/10