PAYC Stock — Paycom Software Inc.

Paycom Software Inc. (PAYC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PAYC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1584.8% over the past 12.5 years, 1174.3 points ahead of SPY at 410.5%.

Paycom Software provides cloud-based human capital management solutions delivered as software-as-a-service to small and mid-sized companies in the United States, offering integrated payroll, talent acquisition, talent management, time and labor management, and benefits administration applications. The company has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly. This equity stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to software and HR technology businesses that also offer some income through dividends.

PAYC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1584.8% over the past 12.5 years, 1174.3 points ahead of SPY at 410.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 44.8%.

PAYC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.43%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/15/2014

Distribution rate

0.60%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.60%

Last close

$251.64 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$11,341,822,205

Average volume

637093.0

Dividend

$0.375

Ex-dividend date

08/24/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.826

Payout ratio

16.1%

P/E ratio

26.63

Forward P/E

16.7224

EPS

$9.45

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.60%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.60%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PAYC risks and drawbacks

PAYC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 44.8%.

Who may consider PAYC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PAYC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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