DBD vs LSPD vs AGYS Stock Comparison

Diebold Nixdorf, Lightspeed Commerce and Agilysys Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF, Inc
$69.22 +9.7% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.87B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$11.12 +15.8% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$120.69 +19.3% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
80.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$330.31M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Agilysys leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Agilysys 4, Diebold Nixdorf 4, Lightspeed Commerce 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDBDLSPDAGYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $1.54B $3.46B AGYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x -15.9x 80.6x DBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 18.5x 51.6x DBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +11.6% +14.4% AGYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -7.8% 13.0% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.7% -5.9% +3.6% DBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -35.0%/yr +18.5%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 44.7% 55.5% DBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 72/100 70/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

DBDLSPDAGYS

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

AxisDBDLSPDAGYS
Valuation 92 #8 of 90 61 #36 of 90 32 #62 of 90
Growth 78 #19 of 82 93 #7 of 82 96 #4 of 82
Profitability 61 #31 of 77 40 #47 of 77 78 #18 of 77
Financial Health 35 #63 of 96 83 #17 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 54 83 #10 of 54 –
Overall 72 72 70
  • DBD ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • LSPD ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • AGYS ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBDLSPDAGYSSPY
1 month +9.7%+15.8%+19.3% -1.0%
3 months -22.5%+12.2%+22.5% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%+18.3%+80.8% +6.4%
Year to date +2.0%-7.9%+1.6% +11.4%
1 year +19.7%-5.9%+3.6% +13.1%
3 years +265.3%-20.8%+50.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +54.1%-7.5%+14.7% +21.5%
5 years —-88.4%+133.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-35.0%+18.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,114.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+28.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDBDLSPDAGYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%44.7%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%46.6%56.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.100.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-0.130.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-92.2%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-17.3%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $90.73$13.44$141.12 $779.14
52-week low $56.24$8.37$62.19 $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.

MultipleDBDLSPDAGYS
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 42.7x -15.9xmedian 42.7x 79.1xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.7x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 10.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 19.0x 196.8xmedian 19.0x 60.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 19.6x 30.9xmedian 19.6x 42.3xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 10.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 1.75 -0.30median 1.75 1.52median 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 monthsDBDLSPDAGYS
Revenue $3.87B $1.24B $330.31M
Gross profit $977.60M $536.41M $208.29M
Operating income $246.30M -$115.79M $48.23M
Net income $113.90M -$97.27M $42.89M
Free cash flow $238.10M $49.64M $80.44M
R&D $84.30M $125.76M $75.54M
EPS (diluted) $3.15 $-0.70 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $282.40M $372.14M $123.71M
Total debt $942.90M – –
Shares (diluted) 35.30M 139.17M 28.42M
Enterprise value $1.03B -$224.91M $3.08B

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
MetricDBDLSPDAGYS
P/E 21.4x -15.9x 79.1x
P/FCF 9.9x 30.9x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 35.5x 41.4x
P/S 0.6x 1.2x 10.3x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 1.2x 12.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 196.8x 60.7x
EV/EBIT 12.2x -10.0x 68.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.9x 9.9x
EV/FCF 12.7x 23.4x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 26.9x 39.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 -0.30 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDAGYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 11.6% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 17.6% 16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.9% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 16.1% 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.0% 83.3% 125.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 97.9% 52.1% 64.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,019% 85.7% 206.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 54.3% 48.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,016% 84.2% 204.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 53.1% 52.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 804.1% 65.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 3,659% 70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% 49.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDAGYS
Gross margin 25.2% 43.1% 63.1%
EBITDA margin 9.7% 0.5% 16.4%
Operating margin 6.4% -9.3% 14.6%
Pretax margin 4.2% -7.7% 16.5%
Net margin 2.9% -7.8% 13.0%
FCF margin 6.1% 4.0% 24.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 3.5% 24.9%
Return on equity 11.4% -6.8% 12.9%
Return on assets 3.0% -6.0% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – –
Return on capital employed 10.1% -8.0% 13.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 4.5% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDAGYS
Debt / assets 25.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 12.5% 28.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 87.5% 71.6%
Interest coverage 2.7x – 139.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.92 3.31 17.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDAGYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 9.0% 6.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDBDLSPDAGYS
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 51.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +46.7% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $387.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +23.4% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBDLSPDAGYS
Held by institutions 100.0% 54.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 213 108 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -4.3% +5.5%
Institutions buying 129 54 178
Institutions selling 61 37 71
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.46 2.51

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.

DBDLSPDAGYS
DBD 1.00 0.31 0.16
LSPD 0.31 1.00 0.43
AGYS 0.16 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBD, LSPD and AGYS?

Agilysys (AGYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) $2.36B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.54B, Agilysys (AGYS) $3.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, DBD, LSPD and AGYS?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 21.3x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -15.9x, Agilysys (AGYS) 80.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) is cheapest (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 12.3x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.5x, Agilysys (AGYS) 51.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agilysys (AGYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +5.4%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Agilysys (AGYS) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 2.9%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Agilysys (AGYS) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) returned the most: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +19.7%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -5.9%, Agilysys (AGYS) +3.6%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.0%/yr, Agilysys (AGYS) +18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has been the steadiest (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 40.3%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.7%, Agilysys (AGYS) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DBD, LSPD and AGYS?

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