Paycom Software, Inc.
—- Market cap
- $9.74B
- Debt
- —
- Cash
- −$370.00M
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Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: PAYC stock price at discount vs AMAT $216.04 current versus $423.60 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AMAT's multiple
Implied fair value · at PAYC's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Lower P/E
Lower leverage
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 12.68x
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Paycom Software, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE · implied price per share
Bear
$120.65
Base
$147.28
Bull
$167.98
Balance sheet health
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Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
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If you believe PAYC can sustain its 8.9% revenue growth while maintaining high gross margins and stable operating execution, then the stock looks attractive versus the AMAT-based AMAT implied value because the current price is well below AMAT-derived range and also below the upper end of its historical band.
PAYC trades far below AMAT-implied valuation, with current price at $168.00 versus an implied price of $483.69, a 187.9% upside gap. The market appears to be assigning PAYC a much lower multiple profile than AMAT despite PAYC’s stronger revenue growth and better gross margin.
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