DBD vs LSPD vs PAR Stock Comparison

Diebold Nixdorf, Lightspeed Commerce and Par Technology 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
6 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
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.84 +21.4% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$708.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Diebold Nixdorf leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Diebold Nixdorf 6, Par Technology 3, Lightspeed Commerce 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDBDLSPDPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $1.54B $708.38M DBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x -15.9x -9.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 18.5x 24.4x DBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +11.6% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -7.8% -14.5% DBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — -5.0% DBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.7% -5.9% -50.8% DBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -35.0%/yr -22.5%/yr PAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 44.7% 71.2% DBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 72/100 50/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

DBDLSPDPAR

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

AxisDBDLSPDPAR
Valuation 92 #8 of 90 61 #36 of 90 43 #52 of 90
Growth 78 #19 of 82 93 #7 of 82 57 #36 of 82
Profitability 61 #31 of 77 40 #47 of 77 32 #53 of 77
Financial Health 35 #63 of 96 83 #17 of 96 46 #52 of 96
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 54 83 #10 of 54 74 #15 of 54
Overall 72 72 50
  • DBD ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • LSPD ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBDLSPDPARSPY
1 month +9.7%+15.8%+21.4% -1.0%
3 months -22.5%+12.2%+15.4% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%+18.3%+30.1% +6.4%
Year to date +2.0%-7.9%-50.8% +11.4%
1 year +19.7%-5.9%-50.8% +13.1%
3 years +265.3%-20.8%-45.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +54.1%-7.5%-18.4% +21.5%
5 years —-88.4%-72.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-35.0%-22.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+231.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+12.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDBDLSPDPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%44.7%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%46.6%79.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.101.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-0.13-0.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-92.2%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-17.3%-55.1% -2.5%
52-week high $90.73$13.44$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $56.24$8.37$11.82 $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.

MultipleDBDLSPDPAR
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 42.7x -15.9xmedian 42.7x -10.2xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.7x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 19.0x 196.8xmedian 19.0x -83.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 19.6x 30.9xmedian 19.6x -47.0xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 1.75 -0.30median 1.75 -0.84median 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 monthsDBDLSPDPAR
Revenue $3.87B $1.24B $496.67M
Gross profit $977.60M $536.41M $209.78M
Operating income $246.30M -$115.79M -$62.50M
Net income $113.90M -$97.27M -$72.14M
Free cash flow $238.10M $49.64M -$15.69M
R&D $84.30M $125.76M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $3.15 $-0.70 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $282.40M $372.14M $77.37M
Total debt $942.90M – $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 35.30M 139.17M 41.28M
Enterprise value $1.03B -$224.91M $379.48M

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
MetricDBDLSPDPAR
P/E 21.4x -15.9x -10.2x
P/FCF 9.9x 30.9x -47.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 35.5x -57.7x
P/S 0.6x 1.2x 1.5x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 196.8x -83.7x
EV/EBIT 12.2x -10.0x -17.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 12.7x 23.4x -69.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 26.9x -84.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 -0.30 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 11.6% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 17.6% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.9% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 16.1% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.0% 83.3% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 97.9% 52.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,019% 85.7% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 54.3% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,016% 84.2% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 53.1% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 804.1% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 3,659% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDPAR
Gross margin 25.2% 43.1% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 9.7% 0.5% -2.6%
Operating margin 6.4% -9.3% -12.6%
Pretax margin 4.2% -7.7% -13.8%
Net margin 2.9% -7.8% -14.5%
FCF margin 6.1% 4.0% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 3.5% -2.6%
Return on equity 11.4% -6.8% -8.8%
Return on assets 3.0% -6.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – -5.0%
Return on capital employed 10.1% -8.0% -4.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 4.5% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDPAR
Debt / assets 25.2% – 30.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – -26.6x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 12.5% 40.6%
Equity / assets 26.1% 87.5% 59.4%
Interest coverage 2.7x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.92 3.31 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBDLSPDPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% 6.9% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 6.9% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusDBDLSPDPAR
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +46.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.12BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +23.4% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBDLSPDPAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 54.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 213 108 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -4.3% -1.7%
Institutions buying 129 54 125
Institutions selling 61 37 54
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.46 2.31

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.

DBDLSPDPAR
DBD 1.00 0.31 0.20
LSPD 0.31 1.00 0.48
PAR 0.20 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBD, LSPD and PAR?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) $2.36B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.54B, Par Technology (PAR) $708.38M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +5.4%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has the highest net margin (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 2.9%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) leads (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 9.1%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

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%, Par Technology (PAR) -50.8%. Over five years, Par Technology (PAR) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.0%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.5%/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%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) leads on 6. 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.