AZ vs FISV vs PAR Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Fiserv and Par Technology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$62.74 +38.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.80B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$19.22 +32.7% 1M -43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$836.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$514.59M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fiserv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fiserv 5, Par Technology 3, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZFISVPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $226.74M $33.81B $836.61M FISV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.7x -8.6x -13.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.4x 26.3x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% -1.7% +16.8% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% -18.9% -12.2% PAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.4% -4.1% PAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 24.1x 1,863x AZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% -2.0% -43.4% FISV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.7%/yr -9.0%/yr -22.1%/yr FISV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.9% 40.6% 71.4% FISV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 44/100 53/100 PAR

Percentile Scorecard

AZFISVPAR

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

AxisAZFISVPAR
Valuation 6 #84 of 89 81 #20 of 99 46 #49 of 89
Growth 19 #67 of 82 17 #78 of 94 83 #15 of 82
Profitability 5 #74 of 78 57 #39 of 90 33 #53 of 78
Financial Health 94 #7 of 95 18 #86 of 105 42 #56 of 95
Shareholder Returns 30 #39 of 55 48 #33 of 62 65 #20 of 55
Overall 31 44 53
  • AZ ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • 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

PeriodAZFISVPARSPY
1 month -2.8%+38.0%+32.7% -5.9%
3 months -3.0%+15.9%+12.1% -4.6%
6 months -16.3%+10.4%+28.2% +0.2%
Year to date -10.9%-6.6%-47.0% +7.5%
1 year -11.2%-2.0%-43.4% +8.2%
3 years +60.0%-47.6%-40.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +17.0%-19.4%-15.9% +19.0%
5 years -70.5%-37.5%-71.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -21.7%-9.0%-22.1% +9.4%
10 years —+28.1%+260.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+2.5%+13.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAZFISVPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.9%40.6%71.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%42.3%79.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.360.400.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.05-0.61 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-81.3%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-10.2%-51.6% -5.9%
52-week high $8.60$69.85$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$44.36$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.

MultipleAZFISVPAR
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 42.4x -8.5xmedian 22.5x -12.6xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 17.4x 54.5xmedian 23.6x 6,381xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.3xmedian 21.5x 10.6xmedian 17.3x -374.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.51 0.16median 0.64 -0.94median 1.51

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 monthsAZFISVPAR
Revenue $14.42M $20.80B $514.59M
Gross profit $2.90M $11.39B $220.62M
Operating income -$38.70M -$2.27B -$50.32M
Net income -$34.76M -$3.93B -$63.00M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $3.16B -$2.13M
R&D $11.64M – $88.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $-7.39 $-1.52
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $545.00M $94.49M
Total debt $2.22M $27.06B $423.02M
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 531.80M 41.37M
Enterprise value $135.57M $31.01B $505.66M

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
MetricAZFISVPAR
P/E -6.3x -8.5x -12.6x
P/FCF -7.3x 10.6x -374.0x
P/Operating cash flow -7.3x 6.6x -2,155x
P/S 17.7x 1.6x 1.5x
P/B 3.9x 1.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.4x 54.5x 6,381x
EV/EBIT -6.3x -26.4x -22.3x
EV/Revenue 16.8x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF -7.0x 19.0x -528.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.9x 11.9x -3,044x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 0.16 -0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZFISVPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% -1.7% 16.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 3.4% 28.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% -11.0% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 1.2% 36.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% -136.6% 25.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -35.3% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% -208.2% 25.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -48.8% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -211.1% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -52.0% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% -20.5% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% -1.0% 80.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% -31.6% 85.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% -6.3% 65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZFISVPAR
Gross margin 20.1% 54.8% 42.9%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 5.3% 0.0%
Operating margin -268.5% -10.9% -9.8%
Pretax margin -259.7% -16.7% -11.4%
Net margin -236.1% -18.9% -12.2%
FCF margin -241.5% 15.2% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 24.2% -0.1%
Return on equity -51.4% -16.3% -7.8%
Return on assets -46.0% -5.1% -4.6%
Return on invested capital – -4.4% -4.1%
Return on capital employed -57.7% -4.2% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 1.9% 5.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZFISVPAR
Debt / assets 3.0% 37.3% 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 24.1x 1,863x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 8.6x -199.0x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 71.0% 41.6%
Equity / assets 87.4% 29.0% 58.4%
Interest coverage – -1.5x –
Current ratio 7.5x 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 12.79 1.02 0.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZFISVPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.7% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusAZFISVPAR
Forward P/E – 8.4xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $7.46FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.7%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.4% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +3.9% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZFISVPAR
Held by institutions 52.6% 89.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 49 1,153 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +2.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 25 499 125
Institutions selling 13 505 54
Buyers to sellers 1.92 0.99 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.

AZFISVPAR
AZ 1.00 0.18 0.15
FISV 0.18 1.00 0.45
PAR 0.15 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, FISV and PAR?

Fiserv (FISV) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $226.74M, Fiserv (FISV) $33.81B, Par Technology (PAR) $836.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.7%, Par Technology (PAR) +16.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Par Technology (PAR) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Fiserv (FISV) -18.9%, Par Technology (PAR) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Par Technology (PAR) leads (Fiserv (FISV) -4.4%, Par Technology (PAR) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fiserv (FISV) returned the most: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -11.2%, Fiserv (FISV) -2.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -43.4%. Over five years, Fiserv (FISV) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.7%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -9.0%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fiserv (FISV) has been the steadiest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 72.9%, Fiserv (FISV) 40.6%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZ, FISV 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, Fiserv (FISV) leads on 5. 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.