AZ vs SHOP vs TOST Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Shopify and Toast Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.72 +9.7% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.55B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZSHOPTOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $216.21M $217.88B $18.55B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.4x 113.0x 38.2x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 90.7x 24.8x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% +32.5% +23.0% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% 14.5% 7.1% SHOP
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 -19.5% +1.0% -15.7% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.7%/yr +3.4%/yr -8.0%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.9% 59.1% 48.0% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 57/100 69/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

AZSHOPTOST

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

AxisAZSHOPTOST
Valuation 3 #87 of 90 19 #136 of 167 52 #44 of 90
Growth 21 #65 of 82 64 #56 of 153 98 #3 of 82
Profitability 4 #74 of 77 76 #38 of 153 65 #28 of 77
Financial Health 93 #8 of 96 92 #15 of 179 71 #29 of 96
Shareholder Returns 36 #35 of 54 37 #60 of 94 60 #22 of 54
Overall 31 57 69
  • AZ ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZSHOPTOSTSPY
1 month -2.6%+18.5%+9.7% -1.0%
3 months +0.2%+48.3%+12.6% +2.9%
6 months -26.2%+34.1%+12.7% +6.4%
Year to date -14.0%+4.8%-7.9% +11.4%
1 year -19.5%+1.0%-15.7% +13.1%
3 years +32.5%+222.2%+84.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%+47.7%+22.6% +21.5%
5 years -66.5%+18.3%-34.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -19.7%+3.4%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years —+3,777.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+44.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAZSHOPTOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.9%59.1%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%60.6%53.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.411.881.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.02-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-84.8%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.9%-5.9%-16.1% -2.5%
52-week high $8.60$179.22$39.02 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$95.40$22.33 $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.

MultipleAZSHOPTOST
P/E now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 42.7x 113.3xmedian 17.5x 38.9xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 2.7x 16.5xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 19.0x 114.0xmedian 14.9x 29.6xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 19.6x 92.9xmedian 11.2x 32.8xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.8x 17.2xmedian 1.7x 9.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.75 —median 0.42 0.83median 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 monthsAZSHOPTOST
Revenue $14.42M $13.27B $6.80B
Gross profit $2.90M $6.34B $1.82B
Operating income -$38.70M $1.84B $431.00M
Net income -$34.76M $1.93B $486.00M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $2.35B $576.00M
R&D $11.64M $1.65B $405.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $1.49 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $1.66B $1.02B
Total debt $2.22M – –
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 1.30B 590.00M
Enterprise value $125.03M $195.06B $11.22B

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
MetricAZSHOPTOST
P/E -6.1x 113.3x 38.9x
P/FCF -7.1x 92.9x 32.8x
P/Operating cash flow -7.0x 91.9x 29.7x
P/S 17.0x 16.5x 2.8x
P/B 3.8x 17.2x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 17.3x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.2x 114.0x 29.6x
EV/EBIT -6.0x 115.8x 39.8x
EV/Revenue 16.2x 16.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF -6.7x 90.8x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.7x 89.8x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 – 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZSHOPTOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% 32.5% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 28.3% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 38.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% 48.5% 128.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% – 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% -17.8% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – 48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -17.1% 122.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% – 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% 29.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% – 106.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% 29.4% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% – 82.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZSHOPTOST
Gross margin 20.1% 47.8% 26.7%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 14.1% 8.5%
Operating margin -268.5% 13.9% 6.3%
Pretax margin -259.7% 17.6% 7.3%
Net margin -236.1% 14.5% 7.1%
FCF margin -241.5% 17.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 17.9% 9.3%
Return on equity -51.4% 15.3% 24.1%
Return on assets -46.0% 13.5% 15.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -57.7% 14.4% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.9x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 3.6% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZSHOPTOST
Debt / assets 3.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF -0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 12.3% 35.7%
Equity / assets 87.4% 87.7% 64.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.5x 5.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.7x 3.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 12.23 75.63 12.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZSHOPTOST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.8% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusAZSHOPTOST
Forward P/E – 90.7xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $15.58BFY2026 $7.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +14.8% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZSHOPTOST
Held by institutions 52.6% 68.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 49 1,704 774
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +3.6% +8.1%
Institutions buying 25 788 427
Institutions selling 13 651 245
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.21 1.74

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.

AZSHOPTOST
AZ 1.00 0.27 0.23
SHOP 0.27 1.00 0.52
TOST 0.23 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, SHOP and TOST?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $216.21M, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Toast (TOST) $18.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZ, SHOP and TOST?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -6.4x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Toast (TOST) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x, Toast (TOST) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -19.5%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Toast (TOST) -15.7%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -19.7%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Toast (TOST) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 72.9%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Toast (TOST) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZ, SHOP and TOST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shopify (SHOP) 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.