AGYS vs AZ vs PAR Stock Comparison

Agilysys, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.81 +16.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
73.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
6 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$16.87 +20.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$697.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Agilysys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Agilysys 6, Par Technology 2, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGYSAZPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $275.18M $697.79M AGYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.5x -6.8x -9.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.5x — 23.1x PAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +153.0% +18.8% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% -236.1% -14.5% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -5.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -15.6% -53.4% AGYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -20.2%/yr -23.0%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 73.1% 71.3% AGYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 32/100 51/100 AGYS

Percentile Scorecard

AGYSAZPAR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGYSAZPAR
Valuation 33 #60 of 89 3 #86 of 89 46 #49 of 89
Growth 90 #9 of 81 21 #64 of 81 56 #36 of 81
Profitability 79 #17 of 76 4 #73 of 76 32 #52 of 76
Financial Health 79 #21 of 94 94 #7 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 36 #33 of 51 74 #14 of 51
Overall 70 32 51
  • AGYS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • AZ ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGYSAZPARSPY
1 month +16.2%+15.0%+20.0% -0.2%
3 months +4.6%+6.3%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +74.2%-13.0%+22.2% +8.2%
Year to date -2.5%-3.7%-53.5% +12.9%
1 year +0.6%-15.6%-53.4% +12.3%
3 years +43.9%+67.2%-40.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%+18.7%-16.1% +23.3%
5 years +170.5%-67.6%-73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.0%-20.2%-23.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,092.7%—+208.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.1%—+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGYSAZPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%73.1%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%71.2%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.462.441.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.21-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-96.9%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-27.1%-57.5% -1.2%
52-week high $141.12$8.60$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $62.19$5.12$11.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGYSAZPAR
P/E now vs peer median 73.5xmedian 40.1x -6.8xmedian 40.1x -9.7xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.5x 19.1xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.5xmedian 18.5x -7.0xmedian 18.5x -80.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 20.1x -7.9xmedian 20.1x -44.5xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.73 -0.32median 1.73 -0.80median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGYSAZPAR
Revenue $344.37M $14.42M $496.67M
Gross profit $219.63M $2.90M $209.78M
Operating income $49.33M -$38.70M -$62.50M
Net income $44.36M -$34.76M -$72.14M
Free cash flow $80.26M -$34.81M -$15.69M
R&D $77.56M $11.64M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $-0.92 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $137.56M $14.78M $77.37M
Total debt – $2.22M $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 28.58M 36.96M 41.28M
Enterprise value $2.81B $182.07M $368.89M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGYSAZPAR
P/E 73.5x -6.8x -9.7x
P/FCF 40.7x -7.9x -44.5x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x -7.9x -54.6x
P/S 9.5x 19.1x 1.4x
P/B 9.1x 4.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 11.1x 4.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 55.5x -7.0x -80.6x
EV/EBIT 63.4x -6.8x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 18.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 39.0x -7.5x -66.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.1x -7.5x -81.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 -0.32 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGYSAZPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 153.0% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.1% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 24.2% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -1.2% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.2% -95.5% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% -25.9% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.1% 0.8% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -13.9% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.0% 41.8% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 21.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% -154.2% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -58.4% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% -148.3% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.8% -54.3% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGYSAZPAR
Gross margin 63.8% 20.1% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 16.4% -260.5% -2.6%
Operating margin 14.3% -268.5% -12.6%
Pretax margin 16.1% -259.7% -13.8%
Net margin 12.9% -236.1% -14.5%
FCF margin 23.3% -241.5% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% -242.8% -2.6%
Return on equity 12.7% -51.4% -8.8%
Return on assets 9.2% -46.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – – -5.0%
Return on capital employed 13.1% -57.7% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 117.6% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGYSAZPAR
Debt / assets – 3.0% 30.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -26.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 27.8% 12.6% 40.6%
Equity / assets 72.2% 87.4% 59.4%
Interest coverage 135.9x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 7.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 16.12 14.11 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGYSAZPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGYSAZPAR
Forward P/E 49.5xFY2026 – 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $-0.48FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.7%FY2026 – +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% – +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $387.61MFY2026 $36.64MFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +363.9%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +215.6% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGYSAZPAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 52.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 288 49 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +17.1% -1.7%
Institutions buying 178 25 125
Institutions selling 71 13 54
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.92 2.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGYSAZPAR
AGYS 1.00 0.11 0.53
AZ 0.11 1.00 0.17
PAR 0.53 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGYS, AZ and PAR?

Agilysys (AGYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agilysys (AGYS) $3.27B, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $275.18M, Par Technology (PAR) $697.79M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agilysys (AGYS) returned the most: Agilysys (AGYS) +0.6%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -15.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -53.4%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Agilysys (AGYS) +22.0%/yr, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -20.2%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agilysys (AGYS) has been the steadiest (Agilysys (AGYS) 56.0%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 73.1%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGYS, AZ and PAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agilysys (AGYS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.