AGYS vs PAR vs TACT Stock Comparison

Agilysys, Par Technology and Transact Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.81 +16.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$16.87 +20.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$703.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.55 +14.0% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Agilysys leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Agilysys 4, Transact Technologies 4, Par Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGYSPARTACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.20B $703.22M $56.90M AGYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.2x -9.7x -142.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.5x 23.1x — PAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +18.8% +10.5% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% -14.5% -0.8% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% -1.2% TACT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -26.6x -82.3x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -53.4% +18.1% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -23.0%/yr -17.6%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 71.3% 51.2% TACT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 51/100 61/100 AGYS

Percentile Scorecard

AGYSPARTACT

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

AxisAGYSPARTACT
Valuation 33 #60 of 89 46 #49 of 89 83 #16 of 89
Growth 90 #9 of 81 56 #36 of 81 29 #58 of 81
Profitability 79 #17 of 76 32 #52 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Financial Health 79 #21 of 94 46 #51 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 74 #14 of 51 –
Overall 70 51 61
  • AGYS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGYSPARTACTSPY
1 month +16.2%+20.0%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months +4.6%-1.6%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months +74.2%+22.2%+67.2% +8.2%
Year to date -2.5%-53.5%+38.7% +12.9%
1 year +0.6%-53.4%+18.1% +12.3%
3 years +43.9%-40.9%-7.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%-16.1%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years +170.5%-73.0%-62.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.0%-23.0%-17.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,092.7%+208.4%-20.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.1%+11.9%-2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGYSPARTACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%71.3%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%79.2%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.190.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.750.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-85.4%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-57.5%-5.0% -1.2%
52-week high $141.12$39.72$5.84 $779.14
52-week low $62.19$11.82$3.21 $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.

MultipleAGYSPARTACT
P/E now vs peer median 73.5xmedian 40.1x -9.7xmedian 40.1x -142.8xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.5xmedian 18.5x -80.6xmedian 18.5x 205.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 20.1x -44.5xmedian 20.1x 11.0xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.73 -0.80median 1.73 5.15median 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 monthsAGYSPARTACT
Revenue $344.37M $496.67M $52.99M
Gross profit $219.63M $209.78M $26.26M
Operating income $49.33M -$62.50M -$425.00K
Net income $44.36M -$72.14M -$400.00K
Free cash flow $80.26M -$15.69M $5.23M
R&D $77.56M $85.55M $5.95M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $-1.75 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $137.56M $77.37M $19.39M
Total debt – $422.35M $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 28.58M 41.28M 10.29M
Enterprise value $2.74B $374.32M -$21.80M

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
MetricAGYSPARTACT
P/E 73.5x -9.7x -142.8x
P/FCF 40.7x -44.5x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x -54.6x 10.5x
P/S 9.5x 1.4x 1.1x
P/B 9.1x 0.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 11.1x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 55.5x -80.6x 205.6x
EV/EBIT 63.4x -16.7x -96.3x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 39.0x -66.4x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.1x -81.5x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 -0.80 5.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGYSPARTACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 18.8% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 23.0% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 12.0% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 36.6% -12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.2% 3.4% 80.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 5.4% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.1% 16.4% 95.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -0.8% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.0% 17.9% 95.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 12.1% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% -10.0% -11.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 31.6% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% -17.2% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 28.9% 2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGYSPARTACT
Gross margin 63.8% 42.2% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 16.4% -2.6% 0.4%
Operating margin 14.3% -12.6% -0.8%
Pretax margin 16.1% -13.8% -0.5%
Net margin 12.9% -14.5% -0.8%
FCF margin 23.3% -3.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% -2.6% 10.3%
Return on equity 12.7% -8.8% -1.2%
Return on assets 9.2% -5.2% -0.8%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 13.1% -4.9% -1.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.2x -13.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 5.9% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGYSPARTACT
Debt / assets – 30.8% 5.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -26.6x -82.3x
Debt / FCF – -26.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 27.8% 40.6% 36.0%
Equity / assets 72.2% 59.4% 64.0%
Interest coverage 135.9x – -1.3x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.2x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 16.12 0.67 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGYSPARTACT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAGYSPARTACT
Forward P/E 49.5xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
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 $536.83MFY2026 $59.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +11.3% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGYSPARTACT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 38.0%
Institutions holding 288 207 37
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -1.7% -14.2%
Institutions buying 178 125 13
Institutions selling 71 54 8
Buyers to sellers 2.51 2.31 1.63

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.

AGYSPARTACT
AGYS 1.00 0.53 0.11
PAR 0.53 1.00 0.01
TACT 0.11 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGYS, PAR and TACT?

Agilysys (AGYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agilysys (AGYS) $3.20B, Par Technology (PAR) $703.22M, Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.90M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%). On return on invested capital, Transact Technologies (TACT) leads (Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Agilysys (AGYS) +0.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -53.4%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +18.1%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Agilysys (AGYS) +22.0%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -23.0%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Transact Technologies (TACT) has been the steadiest (Agilysys (AGYS) 56.0%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.