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Paymentus (PAY)

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

$30.75
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Paymentus Holdings, Inc.PAY
Information 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

Market cap$4.06B
EPS (ttm)$0.6600
P/E (ttm)48.94
ROE14.8%
P/B6.61
P/S2.98
Dividend yieldDiv yield
Beta0.80vs XLK −0.89

Price target$40.00+23.8%Average of 11 analysts
ConsensusHold8 of 11 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPriorCurrent
Sep 17, 2026Seaport GlobalInitiate
Rating: Target:
Rating: BuyTarget: $42
Aug 25, 2026Wolfe ResearchDowngrade
Rating: Outperform
Rating: Peer Perform
Aug 4, 2026Wolfe ResearchReiterate
Rating: Target:
Rating: OutperformTarget: $44
Aug 4, 2026Robert W. BairdTarget
Target: $34
Target: $38
Aug 4, 2026Goldman SachsReiterate
Rating: Target: $32
Rating: NeutralTarget: $40

Next report
Nov 2, 26
in 40 days
EPS estimate
$0.21
Revenue estimate
$358.9M
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Mar '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported$0.13$0.14$0.15$0.17$0.20$0.21$0.25Pending
Estimate$0.12$0.13$0.14$0.16$0.18$0.17$0.19$0.21
Surprise+8.3%+7.7%+7.1%+6.3%+11.1%+23.5%+32.6%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Mar '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported$257.9M$275.2M$280.1M$310.7M$330.5M$358.4M$360.7MPending
Estimate$251.2M$262.3M$284.7M$313.8M$313.8M$335.5M$345.4M$358.9M
Surprise+2.7%+4.9%−1.6%−1.0%+5.3%+6.9%+4.4%
Estimate$0.21
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026
Estimate$358.9M
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026
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Debt to equity1.40%
Current ratio488.60%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$231.6M$257.9M$275.2M$280.1M$310.7M$330.5M$358.4M$360.7M
Net income$14.4M$13.1M$13.8M$14.7M$17.7M$20.7M$20.9M$25.6M
Net margin6.2%5.1%5.0%5.3%5.7%6.3%5.8%7.1%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income$12.1M$14.2M$15.7M$15.9M$19.9M$24.1M$26.6M$32.6M
YoY growth+127.6%+55.3%+88.0%+55.5%+64.3%+69.6%+69.2%+104.9%

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

Revenue
$360.7M
Operating income
$32.6M
Net income
$25.6M
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No dividends on record.

Institutions45.40%57.07M shares
190 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Insiders5.74%7.21M shares
10 holders · as of Aug 28, 2026
Strategic holders22.42%28.19M shares
1 holder · as of Feb 13, 2026
Other26.44%33.25M shares
remainder

125.72M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC1,2Strategicdirector, 10 percent owner
22.42%28.19Mfiled Feb 13, 2026
Capital International InvestorsInstitution
5.62%7.07M Aas of Jun 30, 2026
Wasatch Advisors LPInstitution
4.92%6.19M Aas of Jun 30, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
3.69%4.64M Aas of Jun 30, 2026
Capital World InvestorsInstitution
3.40%4.28M Aas of Jun 30, 2026
  1. Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC reports a block also reported by Thomas Barnds; it is counted once, under Thomas Barnds.
  2. The filed share classes (A, COMMON) could not be matched to the company's, so no percentage.

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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