AZ vs LSPD vs PERF Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Lightspeed Commerce and Perfect Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$11.09 +12.4% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lightspeed Commerce leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lightspeed Commerce 4, Perfect 3, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZLSPDPERFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.31M $1.53B $170.12M LSPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x -15.9x 35.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.5x 28.6x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% +11.6% +10.4% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% -7.8% 8.1% PERF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — -67.9x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -8.6% +1.0% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.1%/yr -34.5%/yr — AZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.8% 44.5% 47.8% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 79/100 51/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

AZLSPDPERF

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

AxisAZLSPDPERF
Valuation 12 #39 of 44 72 #13 of 44 69 #5 of 14
Growth 22 #29 of 37 100 #1 of 37 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 13 #28 of 32 52 #16 of 32 30 #8 of 11
Financial Health 94 #4 of 49 88 #7 of 49 86 #3 of 15
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 85 #3 of 14 –
Overall 39 79 51
  • AZ ranked among 51 companies in Vertical Software
  • LSPD ranked among 51 companies in Vertical Software
  • PERF ranked among 16 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZLSPDPERFSPY
1 month +7.2%+12.4%+4.2% -0.8%
3 months +1.6%+7.7%+4.2% +3.5%
6 months -20.8%+17.6%+22.0% +7.0%
Year to date -10.3%-8.2%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-8.6%+1.0% +13.0%
3 years +55.7%-10.4%-27.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%-3.6%-10.1% +23.1%
5 years -69.3%-87.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.1%-34.5%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAZLSPDPERFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.8%44.5%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%46.4%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.421.070.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.190.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-92.2%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-17.5%-4.3% -1.8%
52-week high $8.60$13.44$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$8.37$1.30 $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.

MultipleAZLSPDPERF
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 26.2x -15.9xmedian 26.2x 35.3xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 15.0x 196.1xmedian 15.0x 7.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 19.0x 30.8xmedian 19.0x 15.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.76 -0.30median 1.76 1.33median 1.00

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 monthsAZLSPDPERF
Revenue $14.42M $1.24B $71.07M
Gross profit $2.90M $536.41M $56.66M
Operating income -$38.70M -$115.79M $1.26M
Net income -$34.76M -$97.27M $8.43M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $49.64M $10.88M
R&D $11.64M $125.76M $14.93M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $-0.70 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $372.14M $125.62M
Total debt $2.22M – $7.81M
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 139.17M 101.85M
Enterprise value $163.20M -$239.67M -$417.85M

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
MetricAZLSPDPERF
P/E -6.3x -15.9x 35.3x
P/FCF -7.4x 30.8x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow -7.3x 35.4x 16.2x
P/S 17.8x 1.2x 2.4x
P/B 4.0x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 196.1x 7.0x
EV/EBIT -6.3x -10.0x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 0.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF -7.0x 23.3x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.0x 26.8x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -0.30 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZLSPDPERF
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% 11.6% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 17.6% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 13.9% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 16.1% 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% 83.3% 157.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 52.1% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 85.7% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 54.3% 26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 84.2% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 53.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% 804.1% -32.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% 3,659% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 34.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZLSPDPERF
Gross margin 20.1% 43.1% 79.7%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 0.5% 3.2%
Operating margin -268.5% -9.3% 1.8%
Pretax margin -259.7% -7.7% 10.0%
Net margin -236.1% -7.8% 8.1%
FCF margin -241.5% 4.0% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 3.5% 14.8%
Return on equity -51.4% -6.8% 5.4%
Return on assets -46.0% -6.0% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.8%
Return on capital employed -57.7% -8.0% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 4.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZLSPDPERF
Debt / assets 3.0% – 4.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – -67.9x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 12.5% 19.4%
Equity / assets 87.4% 87.5% 80.6%
Interest coverage – – 66.4x
Current ratio 7.5x 3.5x 4.6x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.4x 4.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 2.0x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 12.90 3.30 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZLSPDPERF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusAZLSPDPERF
Forward P/E – 18.5xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.4%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +46.7% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $76.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +23.4% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZLSPDPERF
Held by institutions 52.6% 54.9% –
Institutions holding 49 108 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 25 54 –
Institutions selling 13 37 –
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.46 –

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.

AZLSPDPERF
AZ 1.00 0.24 0.04
LSPD 0.24 1.00 0.13
PERF 0.04 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, LSPD and PERF?

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $256.31M, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.53B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Perfect (PERF) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.4%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -8.6%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%. Over five years, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.1%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -34.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has been the steadiest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 72.8%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZ, LSPD and PERF?

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.