AZ vs LSPD vs SOUN Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Lightspeed Commerce and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZ A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp.
$6.27 +15.0% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.42M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.37 -27.8% 1M -76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Lightspeed Commerce leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lightspeed Commerce 4, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2, Soundhound Ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZLSPDSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.36M $1.50B $1.85B SOUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x -15.4x -13.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% +11.6% +54.6% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% -7.8% -67.5% LSPD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.6% -14.0% -76.2% LSPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.2%/yr -35.6%/yr — AZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.1% 44.5% 68.8% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 72/100 37/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

AZLSPDSOUN

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

AxisAZLSPDSOUN
Valuation 3 #86 of 89 61 #35 of 89 20 #99 of 124
Growth 21 #64 of 81 94 #6 of 81 62 #44 of 113
Profitability 4 #73 of 76 40 #46 of 76 25 #82 of 109
Financial Health 94 #7 of 94 83 #17 of 94 67 #43 of 127
Shareholder Returns 36 #33 of 51 84 #9 of 51 13 #57 of 65
Overall 32 72 37
  • AZ 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

PeriodAZLSPDSOUNSPY
1 month +15.0%+10.2%-27.8% -0.2%
3 months +6.3%+1.5%-30.0% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%+20.4%-45.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%-9.9%-56.2% +12.9%
1 year -15.6%-14.0%-76.2% +12.3%
3 years +67.2%-12.1%+178.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.7%-4.2%+40.7% +23.3%
5 years -67.6%-88.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.2%-35.6%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAZLSPDSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.1%44.5%68.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%46.3%64.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.441.062.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.31-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-92.2%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-19.0%-76.2% -1.2%
52-week high $8.60$13.44$18.33 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$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.

MultipleAZLSPDSOUN
P/E now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 40.1x -15.6xmedian 40.1x -13.7xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 2.5x 1.2xmedian 2.5x 8.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 18.5x 191.2xmedian 18.5x -16.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 20.1x 30.2xmedian 20.1x -12.4xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.32median 1.73 -0.29median 1.73 -0.67median 1.28

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 monthsAZLSPDSOUN
Revenue $14.42M $1.24B $203.20M
Gross profit $2.90M $536.41M $85.94M
Operating income -$38.70M -$115.79M -$139.29M
Net income -$34.76M -$97.27M -$137.06M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $49.64M -$142.38M
R&D $11.64M $125.76M $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $-0.70 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $372.14M $202.80M
Total debt $2.22M – –
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 139.17M 438.65M
Enterprise value $140.19M -$265.27M $917.53M

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
MetricAZLSPDSOUN
P/E -6.8x -15.6x -13.7x
P/FCF -7.9x 30.2x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow -7.9x 34.7x -15.4x
P/S 19.1x 1.2x 8.7x
P/B 4.2x 1.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 191.2x -16.1x
EV/EBIT -6.8x -9.7x -11.2x
EV/Revenue 18.2x 0.9x 7.7x
EV/FCF -7.5x 22.7x -11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.5x 26.1x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.32 -0.29 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZLSPDSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% 11.6% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 17.6% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 13.9% 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 16.1% 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% 83.3% 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 52.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 85.7% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 54.3% -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 84.2% 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 53.1% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% 804.1% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% 34.2% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% 3,659% -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 34.5% -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZLSPDSOUN
Gross margin 20.1% 43.1% 42.3%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 0.5% -47.7%
Operating margin -268.5% -9.3% -68.5%
Pretax margin -259.7% -7.7% -64.7%
Net margin -236.1% -7.8% -67.5%
FCF margin -241.5% 4.0% -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 3.5% -56.4%
Return on equity -51.4% -6.8% -28.8%
Return on assets -46.0% -6.0% -20.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -57.7% -8.0% -23.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 4.5% 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZLSPDSOUN
Debt / assets 3.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF -0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 12.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 87.4% 87.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage – – -350.0x
Current ratio 7.5x 3.5x 3.9x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.4x 3.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 2.0x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 14.11 3.21 3.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZLSPDSOUN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.1% -10.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.1% -10.6%
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.

ConsensusAZLSPDSOUN
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +46.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +23.4% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZLSPDSOUN
Held by institutions 52.6% 54.9% 39.0%
Institutions holding 49 108 441
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -4.3% -2.7%
Institutions buying 25 54 229
Institutions selling 13 37 121
Buyers to sellers 1.92 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.

AZLSPDSOUN
AZ 1.00 0.23 0.38
LSPD 0.23 1.00 0.31
SOUN 0.38 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, LSPD and SOUN?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $231.36M, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.85B.

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%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, 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: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -15.6%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.2%. Over five years, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -20.2%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/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) 73.1%, 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, AZ, 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.