LSPD vs ABNB vs PAR Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Airbnb and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$168.82 +7.2% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$99.66B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$16.87 +20.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$697.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 6, Lightspeed Commerce 2, Par Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSPDABNBPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.52B $99.66B $697.07M ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x 37.0x -9.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 30.3x 23.1x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +13.6% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% 20.4% -14.5% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.5% -5.0% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -26.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.0% +30.8% -53.4% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr -0.3%/yr -23.0%/yr ABNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 35.8% 71.3% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 55/100 51/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDABNBPAR

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

AxisLSPDABNBPAR
Valuation 61 #35 of 89 25 #125 of 167 46 #49 of 89
Growth 94 #6 of 81 44 #86 of 153 56 #36 of 81
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 91 #15 of 153 32 #52 of 76
Financial Health 83 #17 of 94 53 #85 of 179 46 #51 of 94
Shareholder Returns 84 #9 of 51 60 #38 of 94 74 #14 of 51
Overall 72 55 51
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodLSPDABNBPARSPY
1 month +10.2%+7.2%+20.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.5%+10.3%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +20.4%+21.4%+22.2% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%+24.4%-53.5% +12.9%
1 year -14.0%+30.8%-53.4% +12.3%
3 years -12.1%+48.0%-40.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+14.0%-16.1% +23.3%
5 years -88.9%-1.7%-73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.6%-0.3%-23.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+208.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSPDABNBPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%35.8%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%33.7%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.101.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.86-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-60.2%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-11.4%-57.5% -1.2%
52-week high $13.44$190.50$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$111.54$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.

MultipleLSPDABNBPAR
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 40.1x 37.1xmedian 17.3x -9.7xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 7.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 191.2xmedian 18.5x —median 14.2x -80.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 20.1x 20.5xmedian 11.5x -44.5xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 12.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.73 4.02median 0.40 -0.80median 1.73

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 monthsLSPDABNBPAR
Revenue $1.24B $13.16B $496.67M
Gross profit $536.41M $10.91B $209.78M
Operating income -$115.79M $2.74B -$62.50M
Net income -$97.27M $2.69B -$72.14M
Free cash flow $49.64M $4.86B -$15.69M
R&D $125.76M $2.49B $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $4.51 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $6.82B $77.37M
Total debt – $2.48B $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 597.00M 41.28M
Enterprise value -$247.88M $52.89B $368.17M

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
MetricLSPDABNBPAR
P/E -15.6x 37.1x -9.7x
P/FCF 30.2x 20.5x -44.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x 20.5x -54.6x
P/S 1.2x 7.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.1x 12.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 12.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 191.2x – -80.6x
EV/EBIT -9.7x 32.9x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 6.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 22.7x 18.5x -66.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 18.5x -81.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 4.02 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDABNBPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 13.6% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 13.1% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 13.2% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 13.4% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% 5.1% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 11.9% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% 2.5% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 5.4% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% 7.5% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 9.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% 12.8% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 7.4% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,659% 12.8% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 7.7% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDABNBPAR
Gross margin 43.1% 82.9% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 0.5% – -2.6%
Operating margin -9.3% 20.8% -12.6%
Pretax margin -7.7% 25.6% -13.8%
Net margin -7.8% 20.4% -14.5%
FCF margin 4.0% 36.9% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 36.9% -2.6%
Return on equity -6.8% 34.9% -8.8%
Return on assets -6.0% 9.7% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – 21.5% -5.0%
Return on capital employed -8.0% 28.2% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 13.0% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDABNBPAR
Debt / assets – 8.6% 30.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -26.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 72.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets 87.5% 27.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.21 3.61 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSPDABNBPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.1% 4.0% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.0% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusLSPDABNBPAR
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 30.3xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +4.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +20.9% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDABNBPAR
Held by institutions 54.9% 85.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 108 1,307 207
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +5.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying 54 646 125
Institutions selling 37 493 54
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.31 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.

LSPDABNBPAR
LSPD 1.00 0.45 0.48
ABNB 0.45 1.00 0.39
PAR 0.48 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, ABNB and PAR?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.52B, Airbnb (ABNB) $99.66B, Par Technology (PAR) $697.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Airbnb (ABNB) +30.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -53.4%. Over five years, Airbnb (ABNB) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) -0.3%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSPD, ABNB 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, Airbnb (ABNB) 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.