LOGI vs SONY vs PAR Stock Comparison

Logitech International, Sony and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$150.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.77 +31.7% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$729.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sony 4, Logitech International 4, Par Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOGISONYPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.60B $150.80B $729.02M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -29.5x -10.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 19.3x 24.3x LOGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +2.1% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% -6.2% -14.5% LOGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% -5.0% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -9.6% -49.4% SONY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +1.9%/yr -22.3%/yr LOGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 29.2% 71.4% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 50/100 LOGI

Percentile Scorecard

LOGISONYPAR

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

AxisLOGISONYPAR
Valuation 79 #24 of 112 80 #23 of 112 44 #50 of 89
Growth 56 #48 of 108 20 #87 of 108 56 #36 of 81
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 61 #41 of 104 31 #53 of 76
Financial Health 62 #45 of 116 49 #60 of 116 46 #51 of 93
Shareholder Returns 58 #33 of 78 68 #26 of 78 71 #15 of 50
Overall 69 55 50
  • LOGI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodLOGISONYPARSPY
1 month -1.7%+9.0%+31.7% +0.7%
3 months -2.6%+11.8%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months -0.3%+26.8%+32.2% +7.1%
Year to date -1.3%-0.5%-51.0% +12.8%
1 year -14.6%-9.6%-49.4% +11.9%
3 years +27.5%+55.8%-38.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.4%+15.9%-14.8% +22.8%
5 years +19.2%+10.0%-71.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.6%+1.9%-22.3% +10.9%
10 years +309.6%+304.3%+221.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%+15.0%+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOGISONYPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%29.2%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%27.3%79.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.591.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.33-0.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-50.9%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-15.8%-55.3% -1.2%
52-week high $126.69$30.26$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $85.84$19.32$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.

MultipleLOGISONYPAR
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 32.9x -29.8xmedian 32.9x -10.2xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 20.0x 8.5xmedian 20.0x -83.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 30.2x 14.5xmedian 30.2x -46.9xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.08 0.74median 1.08 -0.84median 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 monthsLOGISONYPAR
Revenue $4.95B $82.39B $496.67M
Gross profit $2.25B $26.19B $209.78M
Operating income $880.92M $10.29B -$62.50M
Net income $810.23M -$5.01B -$72.14M
Free cash flow $953.35M $10.78B -$15.69M
R&D $332.87M – $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $5.64 $-0.85 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $13.40B $77.37M
Total debt – $36.06B $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 143.77M 6.01B 41.28M
Enterprise value $6.78B $88.06B $400.12M

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
MetricLOGISONYPAR
P/E 17.5x -29.8x -10.2x
P/FCF 14.7x 14.5x -46.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.6x -57.5x
P/S 2.8x 1.9x 1.5x
P/B 6.5x 2.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 3.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 8.5x -83.5x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 14.6x -17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 13.1x 14.0x -68.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 11.1x -84.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.74 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOGISONYPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 2.1% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -1.2% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.0% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -5.8% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.0% 12.4% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 6.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.6% -168.9% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -40.0% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% -167.4% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -40.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -18.9% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 28.4% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% -11.4% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 82.7% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOGISONYPAR
Gross margin 45.5% 31.8% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 21.6% -2.6%
Operating margin 17.8% 12.5% -12.6%
Pretax margin 19.0% 12.2% -13.8%
Net margin 16.4% -6.2% -14.5%
FCF margin 19.2% 13.1% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.5% 16.4% -2.6%
Return on equity 35.9% -9.5% -8.8%
Return on assets 20.4% -5.1% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% -5.0%
Return on capital employed 34.2% 15.1% -4.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -2.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOGISONYPAR
Debt / assets – 7.5% 30.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -26.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 45.3% 40.6%
Equity / assets 55.2% 54.7% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 12.2x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.55 3.84 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOGISONYPAR
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 2.0% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 2.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 101.0% – –
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.

ConsensusLOGISONYPAR
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.30FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.5% +6.8% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.99BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +0.3% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOGISONYPAR
Held by institutions – 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 740 207
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% -1.7%
Institutions buying – 334 125
Institutions selling – 268 54
Buyers to sellers – 1.25 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.

LOGISONYPAR
LOGI 1.00 0.24 0.17
SONY 0.24 1.00 0.16
PAR 0.17 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOGI, SONY and PAR?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Logitech International (LOGI) $13.60B, Sony (SONY) $150.80B, Par Technology (PAR) $729.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Logitech International (LOGI) +5.7%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Logitech International (LOGI) has the highest net margin (Logitech International (LOGI) 16.4%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sony (SONY) returned the most: Logitech International (LOGI) -14.6%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -49.4%. Over five years, Logitech International (LOGI) compounded fastest (Logitech International (LOGI) +3.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Logitech International (LOGI) 0.03%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%, Par Technology (PAR) 0.00%. Sony (SONY) and Par Technology (PAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Logitech International (LOGI) 39.9%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOGI, SONY 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, Sony (SONY) 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.