AZ vs TOST vs UPST Stock Comparison

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, Toast and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.13 +5.0% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.43B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Toast leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Toast 8, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZTOSTUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.10M $18.43B $2.29B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x 37.9x 37.9x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.3x 33.3x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +153.0% +23.0% +48.6% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -236.1% 7.1% 4.8% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 20.6x AZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -16.2% -56.3% TOST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.1%/yr -9.4%/yr -40.8%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.8% 48.1% 65.3% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 69/100 50/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

AZTOSTUPST

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

AxisAZTOSTUPST
Valuation 3 #87 of 90 53 #43 of 90 51 #49 of 99
Growth 21 #65 of 82 98 #3 of 82 75 #24 of 94
Profitability 4 #74 of 77 65 #28 of 77 49 #46 of 90
Financial Health 93 #8 of 96 71 #29 of 96 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #35 of 54 60 #22 of 54 65 #22 of 61
Overall 31 69 50
  • AZ ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZTOSTUPSTSPY
1 month +7.2%+5.0%-3.4% -0.8%
3 months +1.6%+4.2%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months -20.8%+12.1%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -10.3%-9.5%-47.4% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-16.2%-56.3% +13.0%
3 years +55.7%+103.7%-0.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+26.8%0.0% +23.1%
5 years -69.3%-39.1%-92.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.1%-9.4%-40.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAZTOSTUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.8%48.1%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.2%53.1%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.421.072.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.34-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-80.6%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-17.7%-56.4% -1.8%
52-week high $8.60$39.02$52.74 $779.14
52-week low $5.12$22.33$22.74 $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.

MultipleAZTOSTUPST
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 42.4x 38.2xmedian 42.4x 36.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 19.0x 29.1xmedian 19.0x 50.3xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 19.4x 32.2xmedian 19.4x -7.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.8x 9.1xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.75 0.82median 1.75 1.25median 1.05

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 monthsAZTOSTUPST
Revenue $14.42M $6.80B $1.25B
Gross profit $2.90M $1.82B $1.03B
Operating income -$38.70M $431.00M $49.71M
Net income -$34.76M $486.00M $60.33M
Free cash flow -$34.81M $576.00M -$289.05M
R&D $11.64M $405.00M $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $0.82 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $14.78M $1.02B $455.96M
Total debt $2.22M – $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 36.96M 590.00M 109.72M
Enterprise value $140.93M $11.10B $218.22M

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
MetricAZTOSTUPST
P/E -6.3x 38.2x 36.8x
P/FCF -7.4x 32.2x -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow -7.3x 29.2x -7.9x
P/S 17.8x 2.7x 1.8x
P/B 4.0x 9.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 9.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 29.1x 50.3x
EV/EBIT -6.3x 39.0x 76.2x
EV/Revenue 16.9x 2.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF -7.0x 29.2x -13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.0x 26.5x -13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 0.82 1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZTOSTUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 153.0% 23.0% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 27.1% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 30.5% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 38.1% 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.5% 128.0% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 47.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 117.0% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 48.7% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 122.5% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 46.7% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -154.2% 13.8% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.4% 106.7% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -148.3% 13.4% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 82.9% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZTOSTUPST
Gross margin 20.1% 26.7% 82.5%
EBITDA margin -260.5% 8.5% 6.0%
Operating margin -268.5% 6.3% 4.0%
Pretax margin -259.7% 7.3% 4.9%
Net margin -236.1% 7.1% 4.8%
FCF margin -241.5% 8.5% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin -242.8% 9.3% -22.8%
Return on equity -51.4% 24.1% 7.9%
Return on assets -46.0% 15.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 1.8%
Return on capital employed -57.7% 21.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 117.6% 3.4% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZTOSTUPST
Debt / assets 3.0% – 63.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 20.6x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 35.7% 74.9%
Equity / assets 87.4% 64.3% 25.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 7.5x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 1.7x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 12.90 12.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZTOSTUPST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.7% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusAZTOSTUPST
Forward P/E – 24.3xFY2026 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +35.6% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.64MFY2026 $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +363.9%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +215.6% +17.8% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZTOSTUPST
Held by institutions 52.6% 93.1% 60.0%
Institutions holding 49 774 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +8.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 25 427 196
Institutions selling 13 245 98
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.74 2.00

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.

AZTOSTUPST
AZ 1.00 0.23 0.44
TOST 0.23 1.00 0.44
UPST 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZ, TOST and UPST?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $232.10M, Toast (TOST) $18.43B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZ, TOST and UPST?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -6.8x, Toast (TOST) 37.9x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 33.3x). 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%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toast (TOST) returned the most: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.4%, Toast (TOST) -16.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -56.3%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -21.1%/yr, Toast (TOST) -9.4%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.8%/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) 72.8%, Toast (TOST) 48.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Toast (TOST) leads on 8. 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.