Paycom Software (PAYC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.78
- Estimate
- $2.38
- Surprise
- +16.8%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 6.0/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Paycom Software (PAYC) beat the $2.38 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.78 — a large 16.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.0/10) to Sell at 6.0/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PAYC Buy (Wait) at 5.8/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +16.8% surprise compares with a +5.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- High-quality business
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (2.4% away)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0
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
- $229.07
- Entry target
- $188.22
- Price target
- $263.43
- Stop
- $166.87
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
The stock trades at 24.0× trailing but 16.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 84 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PAYC 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 - Application
- Market cap
- $10.32B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 24.0
- 52-week range
- $104.90–$234.60
- Off 52-week high
- 2.4%
- RSI (14)
- 84
- Volume vs avg
- 0.65×
- Score today
- 5.8/10