AGYS vs LSPD vs SOUN Stock Comparison

Agilysys, Lightspeed Commerce and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.13 +18.6% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
73.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.89 +12.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.44 -23.8% 1M -74.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Lightspeed Commerce leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lightspeed Commerce 4, Agilysys 3, Soundhound Ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGYSLSPDSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $1.52B $1.87B AGYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.1x -15.6x -13.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.2x 18.2x — LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +11.6% +54.6% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% -7.8% -67.5% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.4% -13.6% -74.9% LSPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr -35.5%/yr — AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 44.5% 68.8% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 72/100 37/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

AGYSLSPDSOUN

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

AxisAGYSLSPDSOUN
Valuation 31 #62 of 89 60 #36 of 89 20 #99 of 124
Growth 90 #9 of 81 94 #6 of 81 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 80 #16 of 76 40 #46 of 76 26 #81 of 109
Financial Health 79 #21 of 94 83 #17 of 94 67 #43 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 82 #10 of 52 13 #55 of 63
Overall 70 72 37
  • AGYS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGYSLSPDSOUNSPY
1 month +18.6%+12.4%-23.8% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%-1.2%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months +75.2%+20.2%-42.4% +8.5%
Year to date -3.1%-9.9%-55.5% +13.3%
1 year -18.4%-13.6%-74.9% +12.4%
3 years +43.1%-12.0%+182.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.7%-4.2%+41.4% +23.5%
5 years +141.3%-88.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.3%-35.5%— +11.0%
10 years +1,099.3%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +28.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGYSLSPDSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%44.5%68.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%46.5%64.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.063.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.31-1.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-92.2%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-19.0%-75.5% -0.9%
52-week high $141.12$13.44$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $62.19$8.37$4.24 $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.

MultipleAGYSLSPDSOUN
P/E now vs peer median 73.0xmedian 40.6x -15.6xmedian 40.6x -13.9xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 8.8xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.1xmedian 18.3x 191.5xmedian 18.3x -16.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 20.5x 30.2xmedian 20.5x -12.6xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 1.74 -0.29median 1.74 -0.68median 1.24

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 monthsAGYSLSPDSOUN
Revenue $344.37M $1.24B $203.20M
Gross profit $219.63M $536.41M $85.94M
Operating income $49.33M -$115.79M -$139.29M
Net income $44.36M -$97.27M -$137.06M
Free cash flow $80.26M $49.64M -$142.38M
R&D $77.56M $125.76M $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $-0.70 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $137.56M $372.14M $202.80M
Shares (diluted) 28.58M 139.17M 438.65M
Enterprise value $2.78B -$248.57M $934.75M

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
MetricAGYSLSPDSOUN
P/E 73.0x -15.6x -13.9x
P/FCF 40.5x 30.2x -12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.6x 34.7x -15.6x
P/S 9.4x 1.2x 8.8x
P/B 9.1x 1.1x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 1.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 55.1x 191.5x -16.4x
EV/EBIT 63.1x -9.7x -11.4x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 0.9x 7.8x
EV/FCF 38.8x 22.7x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.9x 26.1x -13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 -0.29 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGYSLSPDSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 11.6% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 17.6% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 13.9% 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 16.1% 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.2% 83.3% 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 52.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.1% 85.7% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 54.3% -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.0% 84.2% 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 53.1% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% 804.1% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 34.2% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 3,659% -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 34.5% -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGYSLSPDSOUN
Gross margin 63.8% 43.1% 42.3%
EBITDA margin 16.4% 0.5% -47.7%
Operating margin 14.3% -9.3% -68.5%
Pretax margin 16.1% -7.7% -64.7%
Net margin 12.9% -7.8% -67.5%
FCF margin 23.3% 4.0% -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 3.5% -56.4%
Return on equity 12.7% -6.8% -28.8%
Return on assets 9.2% -6.0% -20.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 13.1% -8.0% -23.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 4.5% 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGYSLSPDSOUN
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.8% 12.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 72.2% 87.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage 135.9x – -350.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 3.5x 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.4x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.0x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 16.04 3.22 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGYSLSPDSOUN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 7.1% -10.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.1% -10.4%
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.

ConsensusAGYSLSPDSOUN
Forward P/E 49.2xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.7%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +46.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $387.61MFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +23.4% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGYSLSPDSOUN
Held by institutions 100.0% 54.9% 39.0%
Institutions holding 288 108 441
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -4.3% -2.7%
Institutions buying 178 54 229
Institutions selling 71 37 121
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.46 1.89

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.

AGYSLSPDSOUN
AGYS 1.00 0.46 0.18
LSPD 0.46 1.00 0.30
SOUN 0.18 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGYS, LSPD and SOUN?

Agilysys (AGYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agilysys (AGYS) $3.24B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.52B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) returned the most: Agilysys (AGYS) -18.4%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -13.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -74.9%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Agilysys (AGYS) +19.3%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has been the steadiest (Agilysys (AGYS) 52.0%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGYS, LSPD and SOUN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) leads on 4. 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.