What if I had invested $1,000 in Paycom in 2026?

$1,000 in Paycom in 2026

$1,000 put into Paycom (PAYC) on January 2, 2026, its first trading day of 2026 in our data, was worth $1,455 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $1,093.

$1,000 became$1,455by September 23, 2026

Total return+45.5%dividends counted to 2024

The whole US market$1,093same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; PAYC by then: $1,076

The S&P 500 index$1,124price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 2026, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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Also in 2026

Nvidia · $1,000 became $1,194
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $1,244
Microsoft · $1,000 became $1,058
Amazon · $1,000 became $1,101
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $1,072
Avago Technologies · $1,000 became $1,021
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $1,062
Meta Platforms · $1,000 became $1,144

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