DBD vs SOUN vs AZ Stock Comparison

Diebold Nixdorf, Soundhound Ai and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 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
$1.87B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
5 wins
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
AZ A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp.
$6.21 +12.1% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$222.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.42M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Diebold Nixdorf leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Diebold Nixdorf 5, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDBDSOUNAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $1.80B $222.86M DBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x -13.1x -6.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +54.6% +153.0% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% -67.5% -236.1% DBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 0.3x AZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -76.0% -14.3% DBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -21.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 68.7% 73.0% DBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 37/100 31/100 DBD

Percentile Scorecard

DBDSOUNAZ

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

AxisDBDSOUNAZ
Valuation 90 #10 of 89 20 #99 of 124 3 #86 of 89
Growth 61 #32 of 81 60 #46 of 113 20 #65 of 81
Profitability 60 #31 of 76 26 #81 of 109 4 #73 of 76
Financial Health 28 #67 of 93 67 #43 of 127 94 #7 of 93
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 50 11 #56 of 63 35 #33 of 50
Overall 67 37 31
  • DBD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AZ ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBDSOUNAZSPY
1 month -1.8%-25.3%+12.1% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%-29.0%+10.5% +3.7%
6 months -23.0%-45.2%-12.8% +7.1%
Year to date -12.9%-56.3%-4.6% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-76.0%-14.3% +11.9%
3 years +212.5%+177.7%+49.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.2%+40.6%+14.4% +22.8%
5 years ——-69.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——-21.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureDBDSOUNAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%68.7%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%63.9%71.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.063.002.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-1.11-0.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-93.5%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-76.0%-27.8% -1.2%
52-week high $90.73$18.15$8.60 $779.14
52-week low $56.24$4.24$5.12 $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.

MultipleDBDSOUNAZ
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 39.2x -13.7xmedian 39.0x -6.7xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 8.7xmedian 4.6x 18.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 17.3x -16.0xmedian 32.7x -6.9xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 20.3x -12.3xmedian 27.4x -7.8xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 1.52 -0.67median 1.23 -0.32median 1.52

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 monthsDBDSOUNAZ
Revenue $3.92B $203.20M $14.42M
Gross profit $979.70M $85.94M $2.90M
Operating income $211.30M -$139.29M -$38.70M
Net income $79.30M -$137.06M -$34.76M
Free cash flow $154.40M -$142.38M -$34.81M
R&D $83.80M $101.02M $11.64M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-0.31 $-0.92
Cash & equivalents $184.90M $202.80M $14.78M
Total debt $949.30M – $2.22M
Shares (diluted) 34.60M 438.65M 36.96M
Enterprise value $609.68M $861.56M $131.69M

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
MetricDBDSOUNAZ
P/E 26.0x -13.7x -6.7x
P/FCF 12.9x -12.3x -7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x -15.4x -7.8x
P/S 0.5x 8.7x 18.9x
P/B 2.1x 3.6x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 5.9x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x -16.0x -6.9x
EV/EBIT 13.0x -11.2x -6.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 7.7x 18.0x
EV/FCF 17.8x -10.9x -7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x -13.6x -7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 -0.67 -0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBDSOUNAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 54.6% 153.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 77.8% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 61.4% 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 47.1% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% 42.2% -95.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 173.8% -12.5% -25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.4% 39.1% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% -7.1% -13.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.1% 44.4% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 20.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.6% -2.1% -154.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -12.0% -58.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.6% -26.2% -148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.0% -20.1% -54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBDSOUNAZ
Gross margin 25.0% 42.3% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 8.7% -47.7% -260.5%
Operating margin 5.4% -68.5% -268.5%
Pretax margin 3.2% -64.7% -259.7%
Net margin 2.0% -67.5% -236.1%
FCF margin 3.9% -70.1% -241.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% -56.4% -242.8%
Return on equity 8.3% -28.8% -51.4%
Return on assets 2.1% -20.9% -46.0%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 8.8% -23.8% -57.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 38.7% 117.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBDSOUNAZ
Debt / assets 25.9% – 3.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.1x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 26.6% 12.6%
Equity / assets 25.8% 73.4% 87.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x -350.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.9x 7.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.6x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.9x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 1.86 3.78 13.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBDSOUNAZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.4% -10.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 10.4% -10.6% 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.

ConsensusDBDSOUNAZ
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $-0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.14BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026 $36.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026 +363.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +56.2% +215.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBDSOUNAZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.0% 52.6%
Institutions holding 213 442 49
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -2.7% +17.1%
Institutions buying 129 230 25
Institutions selling 61 121 13
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.90 1.92

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.

DBDSOUNAZ
DBD 1.00 0.18 0.24
SOUN 0.18 1.00 0.38
AZ 0.24 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBD, SOUN and AZ?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) $1.87B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.80B, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $222.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +6.3%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has the highest net margin (Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 2.0%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) returned the most: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +3.0%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.0%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -14.3%. 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%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.7%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.