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ZETA vs PCTY // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE) VS. Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZETA 3
— PCTY 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: PCTY
LAST: $32.74 (-2.12%) • MKT CAP: $8.22B
valuation
95.0x
LAST: $168.40 (-0.06%) • MKT CAP: $8.79B
valuation
35.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZETA VS. PCTY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZETA | PCTY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.60% | 74.50% | -13.90 | PCTY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.60% | 7.10% | -6.50 | PCTY | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 95.0x | 35.2x | +59.80 | PCTY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.25% | 4.61% | -2.36 | PCTY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.40% | 20.70% | -20.30 | PCTY | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.40% | 15.40% | -17.80 | PCTY | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 29.70% | 14.80% | +14.90 | ZETA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.15 | 1.49 | +5.66 | ZETA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.7 | 60.1 | -8.40 | PCTY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.42 | 1.14 | +0.28 | ZETA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.0x | 32.5x | +0.50 | PCTY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.22B | $8.79B | -$568.0M | PCTY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZETA REV | PCTY REV | ZETA GROSS % | PCTY GROSS % | ZETA FCF | PCTY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.30B | $1.47B | 60.6% | 74.5% | $185.1M | $405.2M |
| FY 2024 | $1.01B | $1.28B | 60.3% | 75.0% | $108.1M | $366.6M |
| FY 2023 | $728.7M | $1.10B | — | — | $57.7M | $233.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZETA // BETA 1.42
PCTY // BETA 1.14