EBAY vs LSPD vs PAR Stock Comparison

Ebay, Lightspeed Commerce and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.02 +10.0% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$52.52B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.39B
Div. yield
1.03%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.89 +12.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.18 +26.0% 1M -51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$710.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 4, Lightspeed Commerce 3, Par Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYLSPDPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.52B $1.50B $710.61M EBAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x -15.6x -9.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 18.2x 23.5x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +11.6% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -7.8% -14.5% LSPD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -5.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -26.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% -13.6% -51.7% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr -35.5%/yr -22.9%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 44.5% 71.3% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 72/100 50/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYLSPDPAR

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

AxisEBAYLSPDPAR
Valuation 22 #129 of 166 60 #36 of 89 46 #49 of 89
Growth – 94 #6 of 81 55 #37 of 81
Profitability – 40 #46 of 76 32 #52 of 76
Financial Health 16 #151 of 179 83 #17 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 82 #10 of 52 73 #15 of 52
Overall 23 72 50
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEBAYLSPDPARSPY
1 month +10.0%+12.4%+26.0% +0.9%
3 months +2.4%-1.2%-1.2% +5.9%
6 months +13.7%+20.2%+28.5% +8.5%
Year to date +35.5%-9.9%-52.6% +13.3%
1 year +18.5%-13.6%-51.7% +12.4%
3 years +210.7%-12.0%-39.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.0%-4.2%-15.6% +23.5%
5 years +53.8%-88.9%-72.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.0%-35.5%-22.9% +11.0%
10 years +312.7%—+211.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.2%—+12.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEBAYLSPDPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%44.5%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%46.5%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.061.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.31-0.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.0%-92.2%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-19.0%-56.7% -0.9%
52-week high $122.91$13.44$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$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.

MultipleEBAYLSPDPAR
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.8x -15.6xmedian 40.6x -9.8xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 191.5xmedian 18.3x -81.6xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 11.4x 30.2xmedian 20.5x -45.3xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 -0.29median 1.74 -0.81median 1.74

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 monthsEBAYLSPDPAR
Revenue $12.39B $1.24B $496.67M
Gross profit – $536.41M $209.78M
Operating income – -$115.79M -$62.50M
Net income – -$97.27M -$72.14M
Free cash flow – $49.64M -$15.69M
R&D – $125.76M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.70 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $372.14M $77.37M
Total debt – – $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 455.00M 139.17M 41.28M
Enterprise value $52.52B -$267.22M $381.71M

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
MetricEBAYLSPDPAR
P/E 21.1x -15.6x -9.8x
P/FCF 18.7x 30.2x -45.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.7x -55.6x
P/S 4.2x 1.2x 1.4x
P/B 11.9x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 11.9x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 191.5x -81.6x
EV/EBIT – -9.7x -16.9x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 22.7x -67.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.1x -82.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.29 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 11.6% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 17.6% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.9% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 83.3% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 52.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 85.7% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 54.3% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 84.2% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 53.1% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 804.1% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3,659% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDPAR
Gross margin – 43.1% 42.2%
EBITDA margin – 0.5% -2.6%
Operating margin – -9.3% -12.6%
Pretax margin – -7.7% -13.8%
Net margin – -7.8% -14.5%
FCF margin – 4.0% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.5% -2.6%
Return on equity – -6.8% -8.8%
Return on assets – -6.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – – -5.0%
Return on capital employed – -8.0% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.5% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDPAR
Debt / assets – – 30.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -26.6x
Debt / FCF – – -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 75.5% 12.5% 40.6%
Equity / assets 24.5% 87.5% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 3.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.22 0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDPAR
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 7.1% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 7.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusEBAYLSPDPAR
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +46.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +23.4% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYLSPDPAR
Held by institutions 92.4% 54.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,294 108 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -4.3% -1.7%
Institutions buying 617 54 125
Institutions selling 485 37 54
Buyers to sellers 1.27 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.

EBAYLSPDPAR
EBAY 1.00 0.25 0.18
LSPD 0.25 1.00 0.48
PAR 0.18 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, LSPD and PAR?

Ebay (EBAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $52.52B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B, Par Technology (PAR) $710.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ebay (EBAY) +15.7%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +18.5%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -13.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -51.7%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +9.0%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.5%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ebay (EBAY) 1.03%, Par Technology (PAR) 0.00%. Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) and Par Technology (PAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, 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, Ebay (EBAY) 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.