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Paymentus

Runs bill presentment and payments across digital, assisted, and voice channels.

$36.10
After-hours close+0.13 (+0.38%)
At close$35.97(+1.00%)
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Profile

Paymentus Holdings, Inc.PAYInformation Technology

Provides billers with SaaS tools for electronic presentment, payments, customer communications, and self-service revenue management. Its platform connects billers’ systems to consumer payments across digital and assisted channels.

Connects billers’ financial and operating systems with electronic bill presentment, payment, customer communications, and self-service revenue management. Consumers can pay by card, debit, eCheck, or digital wallet through online, mobile, IVR, call-center, chatbot, and voice-assistant channels.

Serves billers across utilities, telecom, healthcare, insurance, property management, the public sector, higher education, banking and fintech, auto and consumer finance, mortgage, and B2B. Its employee presence is concentrated across the United States, Canada, and India.

Operates as one reportable segment. Service availability, cybersecurity, payment-platform operations, and continuity of founder-CEO Dushyant Sharma are documented operating dependencies.

Company facts

CEODushyant Sharma
ListedMay 26, 2021
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States
Employees1,340
CIK0001841156
ISINUS70439P1084

Key statistics

Market cap$4.52B
EPS (ttm)$0.6600
P/E (ttm)54.53
ROE14.8%
P/B7.38
P/S3.32
Dividend yield
Beta0.79vs XLK −0.80

Year to date +26.3% · Average volume (30d) 1.2M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$38.00+5.6%Median of 10 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold2 of 10 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 25, 2026Wolfe ResearchDowngradeOutperformPeer Perform
Aug 4, 2026Wolfe ResearchReiterateOutperform$44
Aug 4, 2026Robert W. BairdTarget$34$38
Aug 4, 2026Goldman SachsReiterateNeutral$32$40
Jul 30, 2026BairdDowngradeOutperformNeutral

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.22
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$359.3M
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 3, 2026Q2 FY26$0.19$0.25+32.6%$345.4M$360.7M+4.4%+29.20%
May 4, 2026Q1 FY26$0.17$0.21+23.5%$335.5M$358.4M+6.9%−7.83%
Feb 23, 2026Q4 FY25$0.18$0.20+11.1%$313.8M$330.5M+5.3%+1.11%
Nov 3, 2025Q3 FY25$0.16$0.17+6.3%$313.8M$310.7M−1.0%+26.18%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$275.2M$280.1M$310.7M$330.5M$358.4M$360.7M
Gross profit$66.0M$71.5M$74.8M$84.0M$86.2M$94.3M
Operating income$15.7M$15.9M$19.9M$24.1M$26.6M$32.6M
Net income$13.8M$14.7M$17.7M$20.7M$20.9M$25.6M
Diluted EPS$0.11$0.11$0.14$0.16$0.16$0.20
Gross margin24.0%25.5%24.1%25.4%24.1%26.1%
Operating margin5.7%5.7%6.4%7.3%7.4%9.0%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $395.5M · FY22 $497.0M · FY23 $614.5M · FY24 $871.7M · FY25 $1.20B

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Payment Transaction Processing Revenue$357.8M · 99%
Other$2.9M · 1%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

United States$354.8M · 98%
Non-US$5.9M · 2%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $379.7M · Total debt $8.8M · Total assets $725.4M · Shareholders' equity $613.4M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 46.64%58.58M sharesInsiders 5.39%6.77M sharesOther 47.97%60.26M shares

Shares outstanding 125.60M · Float 104.83M · 83.5% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC28.19M27.44%13GFeb 13, 2026
Capital International Investors7.07M5.63%13FAug 12, 2026
Wasatch Advisors LP6.19M4.93%13FJul 10, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.4.36M6.90%13GJul 29, 2026
Capital World Investors4.28M3.40%13FAug 12, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 4, 2026Gary Trainordirector−80,000$40.79
Aug 5, 2026Sanjay Kalraofficer: SVP and CFO−2,909$40.25
Aug 4, 2026Sanjay Kalraofficer: SVP and CFO−25,000$41.21
Jul 29, 2026Gary Trainordirector−40,000$35.12
Jul 28, 2026Gary Trainordirector−40,000$33.12
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Peers

  • ACI Worldwide

    Biller-direct EBPP across digital, assisted, and walk-in channels

  • FIS

    EBPP and FI bill-pay technology across digital and assisted channels

  • Jack Henry & Associates

    Financial-institution digital bill pay and electronic presentment

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Paymentus$36.10+0.38%$4.52B54.536.83.3+28.8%
ACI Worldwide$53.67−0.33%$5.47B24.720.63.0+7.3%
FIS$41.31−0.33%$21.42B6.36.51.7+29.1%
Jack Henry & Associates$169.73−0.01%$12.06B24.423.14.8+4.7%
Median24.420.63.0+7.3%