AZ vs BKNG vs PAR Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Booking Holdings and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$153.14 -6.6% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.08B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.19 +22.3% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$692.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 7, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2, Par Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZBKNGPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $225.83M $116.08B $692.70M BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.6x 16.1x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 23.5x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% +12.9% +18.8% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% 25.5% -14.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 75.5% -5.0% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.3x -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -25.6% -52.6% AZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.1%/yr +9.5%/yr -22.4%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.8% 38.0% 71.4% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 61/100 51/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

AZBKNGPAR

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

AxisAZBKNGPAR
Valuation 3 #87 of 90 66 #58 of 167 44 #51 of 90
Growth 21 #65 of 82 38 #96 of 153 57 #36 of 82
Profitability 4 #74 of 77 99 #2 of 153 32 #53 of 77
Financial Health 93 #8 of 96 41 #106 of 179 46 #52 of 96
Shareholder Returns 36 #35 of 54 59 #39 of 94 76 #14 of 54
Overall 31 61 51
  • AZ ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZBKNGPARSPY
1 month +7.2%-6.6%+22.3% -0.8%
3 months +1.6%-18.0%+4.1% +3.5%
6 months -20.8%-13.7%+22.3% +7.0%
Year to date -10.3%-28.5%-52.6% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-25.6%-52.6% +13.0%
3 years +55.7%+39.4%-39.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+11.7%-15.6% +23.1%
5 years -69.3%+57.7%-71.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.1%+9.5%-22.4% +11.0%
10 years —+160.6%+209.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.1%+12.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZBKNGPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.8%38.0%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%38.2%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.420.841.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.67-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-39.5%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-30.3%-56.7% -1.8%
52-week high $8.60$219.68$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$153.14$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.

MultipleAZBKNGPAR
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 42.4x 16.3xmedian 17.5x -9.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 19.0x 12.0xmedian 14.5x -81.6xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 19.4x 12.1xmedian 12.1x -45.3xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.8x -10.7xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.75 -0.28median 0.41 -0.81median 1.75

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 monthsAZBKNGPAR
Revenue $14.42M $28.24B $496.67M
Gross profit $2.90M – $209.78M
Operating income -$38.70M $9.28B -$62.50M
Net income -$34.76M $7.21B -$72.14M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $9.54B -$15.69M
R&D $11.64M – $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $9.36 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $17.21B $77.37M
Total debt $2.22M $20.18B $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 770.00M 41.28M
Enterprise value $134.65M $49.13B $363.80M

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
MetricAZBKNGPAR
P/E -6.3x 16.3x -9.8x
P/FCF -7.4x 12.1x -45.3x
P/Operating cash flow -7.3x 11.7x -55.6x
P/S 17.8x 4.1x 1.4x
P/B 4.0x -10.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 4.0x -9.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 12.0x -81.6x
EV/EBIT -6.3x 12.7x -16.9x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 4.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF -7.0x 12.4x -67.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.0x 12.0x -82.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -0.28 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZBKNGPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% 12.9% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 13.4% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% – 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% 12.9% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 15.3% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 49.8% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 17.4% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -93.7% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -57.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% 2.9% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% 13.2% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% 3.2% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 13.9% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZBKNGPAR
Gross margin 20.1% – 42.2%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 34.9% -2.6%
Operating margin -268.5% 32.9% -12.6%
Pretax margin -259.7% 32.9% -13.8%
Net margin -236.1% 25.5% -14.5%
FCF margin -241.5% 33.8% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 34.9% -2.6%
Return on equity -51.4% – -8.8%
Return on assets -46.0% 25.1% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – 75.5% -5.0%
Return on capital employed -57.7% 121.7% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 2.1% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZBKNGPAR
Debt / assets 3.0% 68.0% 30.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x -1.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.3x -26.6x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.1x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 136.3% 40.6%
Equity / assets 87.4% -36.3% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 8.4x –
Current ratio 7.5x 1.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 12.90 5.80 0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZBKNGPAR
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 9.2% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.2% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusAZBKNGPAR
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +11.4% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZBKNGPAR
Held by institutions 52.6% 92.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 49 1,915 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -9.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 25 891 125
Institutions selling 13 828 54
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.08 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.

AZBKNGPAR
AZ 1.00 0.14 0.17
BKNG 0.14 1.00 0.35
PAR 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, BKNG and PAR?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $225.83M, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $116.08B, Par Technology (PAR) $692.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) returned the most: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -52.6%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.1%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.5%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 72.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZ, BKNG 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, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 7. 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.