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Paymentus Holdings

PAY
72
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
$40.00
+1.58 (+4.11%)
Market Cap
$5.02B
Winston Score
72
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+8.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 118.8M (2021) → 129.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Paymentus Holdings helps companies collect bill payments from their customers. It builds software that lets businesses in industries like utilities, insurance, and government accept payments online, by phone, or through apps. The company is best known for its cloud-based billing and payment platform, which connects billers directly to consumers.

Paymentus makes money by charging a fee for each transaction processed through its platform, so revenue grows as payment volume grows. It operates mainly in the United States and Canada, serving hundreds of large billers and millions of end consumers. Its competitive edge comes from deep integrations with biller back-office systems, which makes it costly and time-consuming for customers to switch providers. The main growth driver is expanding its network of billers and increasing the number of payment types it supports, though it faces competition from larger fintech and payment companies with more resources.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+66.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$61M/ year

Rising (+20% vs prior year)

5.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

16.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$380M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Paymentus Holdings is growing revenue at 29% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
26.1%
Modest — 26.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.0%
Modest — 9.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.6%
Strong — 16.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+30.2%
Fast-growing sales (+30.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+45.7%
Earnings growing fast (+45.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
188%
Turns 188% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.3%
Modest free cash flow (10.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
59.7x
Expensive — P/E 59.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+17.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (59.7 → 42.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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