BKNG vs PAR vs VYX Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Par Technology and NCR Voyix Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$153.14 -6.6% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$115.71B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.19 +22.3% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$693.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
VYX NCR Voyix Corp
$8.15 +15.4% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.08B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Par Technology 2, NCR Voyix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGPARVYXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.71B $693.11M $1.08B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x -9.6x 18.5x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 23.5x 9.4x VYX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +18.8% -4.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% -14.5% 2.3% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.5% -5.0% 0.0% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -26.6x 3.5x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.6% -52.6% -30.9% BKNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr -22.4%/yr -19.9%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 71.4% 59.7% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 51/100 45/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGPARVYX

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

AxisBKNGPARVYX
Valuation 66 #58 of 167 44 #51 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Growth 38 #96 of 153 57 #36 of 82 20 #66 of 82
Profitability 99 #2 of 153 32 #53 of 77 46 #42 of 77
Financial Health 41 #106 of 179 46 #52 of 96 21 #76 of 96
Shareholder Returns 59 #39 of 94 76 #14 of 54 55 #25 of 54
Overall 61 51 45
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • VYX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKNGPARVYXSPY
1 month -6.6%+22.3%+15.4% -0.8%
3 months -18.0%+4.1%-0.9% +3.5%
6 months -13.7%+22.3%+16.6% +7.0%
Year to date -28.5%-52.6%-20.1% +12.2%
1 year -25.6%-52.6%-30.9% +13.0%
3 years +39.4%-39.8%-45.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.7%-15.6%-18.1% +23.1%
5 years +57.7%-71.9%-67.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.5%-22.4%-19.9% +11.0%
10 years +160.6%+209.7%-61.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+12.0%-9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKNGPARVYXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%71.4%59.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%79.5%64.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.191.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.74-0.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-85.4%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-56.7%-31.6% -1.8%
52-week high $219.68$39.72$11.91 $779.14
52-week low $153.14$11.82$6.15 $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.

MultipleBKNGPARVYX
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 17.5x -9.8xmedian 42.4x 19.4xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.5x -81.6xmedian 19.0x 8.1xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.1x -45.3xmedian 19.4x -40.1xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.28median 0.41 -0.81median 1.75 -27.61median 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 monthsBKNGPARVYX
Revenue $28.24B $496.67M $2.53B
Gross profit – $209.78M $632.00M
Operating income $9.28B -$62.50M $27.00M
Net income $7.21B -$72.14M $76.00M
Free cash flow $9.54B -$15.69M -$28.00M
R&D – $85.55M $152.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.36 $-1.75 $0.42
Cash & equivalents $17.21B $77.37M $237.00M
Total debt $20.18B $422.35M $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 770.00M 41.28M 137.80M
Enterprise value $48.76B $364.21M $93.53M

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
MetricBKNGPARVYX
P/E 16.3x -9.8x 19.4x
P/FCF 12.1x -45.3x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x -55.6x 8.4x
P/S 4.1x 1.4x 0.4x
P/B -10.7x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -9.9x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -81.6x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 12.7x -16.9x 73.5x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 12.4x -67.3x -70.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x -82.6x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.28 -0.81 -27.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGPARVYX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 18.8% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 23.0% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.0% 5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.6% -32.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 3.4% 170.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 5.4% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% 16.4% -92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -0.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.7% 17.9% -94.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.3% 12.1% -0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -10.0% 130.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 31.6% -46.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -17.2% 96.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 28.9% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKNGPARVYX
Gross margin – 42.2% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 34.9% -2.6% 9.7%
Operating margin 32.9% -12.6% 1.1%
Pretax margin 32.9% -13.8% -1.7%
Net margin 25.5% -14.5% 2.3%
FCF margin 33.8% -3.2% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.9% -2.6% 5.3%
Return on equity – -8.8% 8.2%
Return on assets 25.1% -5.2% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 75.5% -5.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 121.7% -4.9% 0.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 5.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGPARVYX
Debt / assets 68.0% 30.8% 28.6%
Debt / equity -1.9x 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -26.6x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.1x -26.9x -39.3x
Liabilities / assets 136.3% 40.6% 76.0%
Equity / assets -36.3% 59.4% 24.0%
Interest coverage 8.4x – 0.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.80 0.68 1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGPARVYX
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 9.2% 4.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 10.2% 4.4% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusBKNGPARVYX
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +91.8% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026 $2.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +11.3% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGPARVYX
Held by institutions 92.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,915 207 296
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% -1.7% +17.2%
Institutions buying 891 125 156
Institutions selling 828 54 65
Buyers to sellers 1.08 2.31 2.40

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.

BKNGPARVYX
BKNG 1.00 0.35 0.41
PAR 0.35 1.00 0.56
VYX 0.41 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, PAR and VYX?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $115.71B, Par Technology (PAR) $693.11M, NCR Voyix (VYX) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, PAR and VYX?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.1x, Par Technology (PAR) -9.6x, NCR Voyix (VYX) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NCR Voyix (VYX) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.0x, Par Technology (PAR) 23.5x, NCR Voyix (VYX) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, NCR Voyix (VYX) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, NCR Voyix (VYX) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%, NCR Voyix (VYX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Booking Holdings (BKNG) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -52.6%, NCR Voyix (VYX) -30.9%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.5%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.4%/yr, NCR Voyix (VYX) -19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%, NCR Voyix (VYX) 59.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKNG, PAR and VYX?

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