Hand of the Market Screener
Quality checklist

6 of 6 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-06-30

  • ROIC at least 10%36.3%passed
  • Operating margin up over 3 years+2.8 pppassed
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income118.0%passed
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years-23.5%passed
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA0.8×passed
  • Revenue grew over 3 years11.2%passed
Insider buying, last 90 days

No discretionary insider buying in the last 90 days.

Tracked funds, latest reports
Active managers
−$60.9M −1.0 pp of the company
1 buying · 2 selling · 3 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
−$4.55M −0.1 pp of the company
0 buying · 1 selling · 2 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
PAYCSector12 quartersMarket cap$12.08B$9.71BEnterprise value$12.78B$13.46BAvg daily $ volume$210.07M$182.65MDaily turnover1.7%1.5%
Growth
PAYCSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y11.2%8.2%24.0% → 11.2%Revenue CAGR 5y18.1%10.2%Revenue growth YoY9.8%14.1%21.6% → 9.8%Revenue acceleration+2.0 pp+0.6 pp−5.0 pp → +2.0 ppFCF growth YoY60.1%17.2%51.1% → 60.1%FCF conversion118.0%137.7%89.3% → 118.0%Forward growth (HoM est.)10.5%11.4%
Valuation
PAYCSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)24.8×35.1×P/E (forward, HoM est.)22.4×31.5×P/E vs. sector0.7×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)2.132.92EV/EBITDA15.1×19.7×EV/Sales6.0×4.9×FCF yield4.5%3.6%Dividend yield0.4%0.0%Shareholder yield12.8%2.1%
Quality
PAYCSector12 quartersQuality checks passed64ROIC36.3%11.8%33.3% → 36.3%Gross profitability34.4%31.6%35.5% → 34.4%Gross margin83.7%57.6%84.0% → 83.7%Gross margin Δ 3y−0.5 pp+1.2 pp−2.6 pp → −0.5 ppOperating margin30.3%12.8%27.6% → 30.3%Operating margin Δ 3y+2.8 pp+3.6 pp+10.1 pp → +2.8 ppDebt/equity1.6×0.5×0.0× → 1.6×Net debt/EBITDA0.8×0.7×-0.8× → 0.8×Interest coverage39.8×10.1×175.0× → 39.8×Share count Δ 3y-23.5%-2.3%0.2% → -23.5%Stock compensation / revenue4.2%4.2%7.4% → 4.2%Accruals ratio-6.8%-5.6%-3.9% → -6.8%
Earnings & estimates
PAYCSector12 quartersDays to next report1413
Ownership & positioning
PAYCSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)00Insiders buying (90d)00Insider net value (90d)-$670.16K-$68.35KInstitutional ownership93.5%93.5%Institutional Δ QoQ−4.3 pp+1.3 ppConviction funds net buying—+0.0 ppActive managers net buying−1.0 pp+0.1 ppActive funds net buying−0.1 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover3.364.04Short % of shares out5.8%5.5%Short interest Δ−0.1 pp+0.1 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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