DBD vs PAR vs SOUN Stock Comparison

Diebold Nixdorf, Par Technology and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF, Inc
$59.15 -1.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.93B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.77 +31.7% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$724.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.36 -25.3% 1M -76.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Diebold Nixdorf leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Diebold Nixdorf 7, Soundhound Ai 1, Par Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDBDPARSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.93B $724.07M $1.80B DBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x -10.0x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 24.3x — DBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +18.8% +54.6% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% -14.5% -67.5% DBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -5.0% — DBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -26.6x — PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -49.4% -76.0% DBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -22.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 71.4% 68.7% DBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 50/100 37/100 DBD

Percentile Scorecard

DBDPARSOUN

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

AxisDBDPARSOUN
Valuation 90 #10 of 89 44 #50 of 89 20 #99 of 124
Growth 61 #32 of 81 56 #36 of 81 60 #46 of 113
Profitability 60 #31 of 76 31 #53 of 76 26 #81 of 109
Financial Health 28 #67 of 93 46 #51 of 93 67 #43 of 127
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 50 71 #15 of 50 11 #56 of 63
Overall 67 50 37
  • DBD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBDPARSOUNSPY
1 month -1.8%+31.7%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%+5.6%-29.0% +3.7%
6 months -23.0%+32.2%-45.2% +7.1%
Year to date -12.9%-51.0%-56.3% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-49.4%-76.0% +11.9%
3 years +212.5%-38.2%+177.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.2%-14.8%+40.6% +22.8%
5 years —-71.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —-22.3%— +10.9%
10 years —+221.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDBDPARSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%71.4%68.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%79.8%63.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.183.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.69-1.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-85.4%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-55.3%-76.0% -1.2%
52-week high $90.73$39.72$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $56.24$11.82$4.24 $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.

MultipleDBDPARSOUN
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 39.2x -10.2xmedian 39.2x -13.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x 8.7xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 17.3x -83.5xmedian 17.3x -16.0xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 20.3x -46.9xmedian 20.3x -12.3xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 1.52 -0.84median 1.52 -0.67median 1.23

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 monthsDBDPARSOUN
Revenue $3.92B $496.67M $203.20M
Gross profit $979.70M $209.78M $85.94M
Operating income $211.30M -$62.50M -$139.29M
Net income $79.30M -$72.14M -$137.06M
Free cash flow $154.40M -$15.69M -$142.38M
R&D $83.80M $85.55M $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-1.75 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $184.90M $77.37M $202.80M
Total debt $949.30M $422.35M –
Shares (diluted) 34.60M 41.28M 438.65M
Enterprise value $671.01M $395.17M $864.01M

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
MetricDBDPARSOUN
P/E 26.0x -10.2x -13.7x
P/FCF 12.9x -46.9x -12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x -57.5x -15.4x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 8.7x
P/B 2.1x 0.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 1.2x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x -83.5x -16.0x
EV/EBIT 13.0x -17.3x -11.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 7.7x
EV/FCF 17.8x -68.8x -10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x -84.4x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 -0.84 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBDPARSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 18.8% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 23.0% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 12.0% 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 36.6% 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% 3.4% 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 173.8% 5.4% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.4% 16.4% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% -0.8% -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.1% 17.9% 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 12.1% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.6% -10.0% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 31.6% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.6% -17.2% -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 28.9% -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBDPARSOUN
Gross margin 25.0% 42.2% 42.3%
EBITDA margin 8.7% -2.6% -47.7%
Operating margin 5.4% -12.6% -68.5%
Pretax margin 3.2% -13.8% -64.7%
Net margin 2.0% -14.5% -67.5%
FCF margin 3.9% -3.2% -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% -2.6% -56.4%
Return on equity 8.3% -8.8% -28.8%
Return on assets 2.1% -5.2% -20.9%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -5.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.8% -4.9% -23.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 5.9% 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBDPARSOUN
Debt / assets 25.9% 30.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -26.6x –
Debt / FCF 6.1x -26.9x –
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 40.6% 26.6%
Equity / assets 25.8% 59.4% 73.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x – -350.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.2x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 1.86 0.71 3.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBDPARSOUN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.4% 4.3% -10.6%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 4.3% -10.6%
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.

ConsensusDBDPARSOUN
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.14BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +11.3% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBDPARSOUN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 39.0%
Institutions holding 213 207 442
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -1.7% -2.7%
Institutions buying 129 125 230
Institutions selling 61 54 121
Buyers to sellers 2.11 2.31 1.90

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.

DBDPARSOUN
DBD 1.00 0.18 0.19
PAR 0.18 1.00 0.31
SOUN 0.19 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBD, PAR and SOUN?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) $1.93B, Par Technology (PAR) $724.07M, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +6.3%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has the highest net margin (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 2.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%). On return on invested capital, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) leads (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 7.4%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) returned the most: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +3.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -49.4%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.0%. 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) 42.8%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.