LSPD vs NYAX vs AZ Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Nayax and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$51.92 +15.3% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
236.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
AZ A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp.
$6.27 +15.0% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$230.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.42M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nayax leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Nayax 3, Lightspeed Commerce 3, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSPDNYAXAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $1.86B $230.62M NYAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.5x 236.9x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 126.6x — LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +30.0% +153.0% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% 1.7% -236.1% NYAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.3x AZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.0% +20.7% -15.6% NYAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr — -20.2%/yr AZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 49.5% 73.1% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 51/100 32/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDNYAXAZ

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

AxisLSPDNYAXAZ
Valuation 61 #35 of 89 44 #56 of 99 3 #86 of 89
Growth 94 #6 of 81 73 #26 of 94 21 #64 of 81
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 62 #35 of 90 4 #73 of 76
Financial Health 83 #17 of 94 45 #58 of 105 94 #7 of 94
Shareholder Returns 84 #9 of 51 33 #41 of 61 36 #33 of 51
Overall 72 51 32
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • 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

PeriodLSPDNYAXAZSPY
1 month +10.2%+15.3%+15.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.5%-24.4%+6.3% +3.9%
6 months +20.4%-23.7%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%+2.6%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -14.0%+20.7%-15.6% +12.3%
3 years -12.1%+173.3%+67.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+39.8%+18.7% +23.3%
5 years -88.9%—-67.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.6%—-20.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLSPDNYAXAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%49.5%73.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%50.6%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.892.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.42-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-49.6%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-31.5%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $13.44$75.81$8.60 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$39.72$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.

MultipleLSPDNYAXAZ
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 40.1x 243.9xmedian 20.0x -6.8xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 19.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 191.2xmedian 18.5x 36.9xmedian 17.5x -7.0xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 20.1x 61.7xmedian 15.9x -7.9xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.73 9.17median 1.03 -0.32median 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 monthsLSPDNYAXAZ
Revenue $1.24B $453.18M $14.42M
Gross profit $536.41M $216.61M $2.90M
Operating income -$115.79M $24.56M -$38.70M
Net income -$97.27M $7.87M -$34.76M
Free cash flow $49.64M $31.11M -$34.81M
R&D $125.76M $33.69M $11.64M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $0.21 $-0.92
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $302.83M $14.78M
Total debt – $829.59M $2.22M
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 37.66M 36.96M
Enterprise value -$258.31M $760.71M $139.45M

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
MetricLSPDNYAXAZ
P/E -15.6x 243.9x -6.8x
P/FCF 30.2x 61.7x -7.9x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x 67.7x -7.9x
P/S 1.2x 4.2x 19.1x
P/B 1.1x 7.8x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 7.8x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 191.2x 36.9x -7.0x
EV/EBIT -9.7x 79.8x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.3x 18.2x
EV/FCF 22.7x 63.0x -7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 69.0x -7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 9.17 -0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDNYAXAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 30.0% 153.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 29.9% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 31.3% 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 44.6% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% -13.2% -95.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 45.5% -25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% -62.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 31.9% -13.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% -64.6% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 26.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% -40.7% -154.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 68.7% -58.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,659% -28.3% -148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 65.4% -54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDNYAXAZ
Gross margin 43.1% 47.8% 20.1%
EBITDA margin 0.5% 11.7% -260.5%
Operating margin -9.3% 5.4% -268.5%
Pretax margin -7.7% 3.8% -259.7%
Net margin -7.8% 1.7% -236.1%
FCF margin 4.0% 6.9% -241.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 6.3% -242.8%
Return on equity -6.8% 3.3% -51.4%
Return on assets -6.0% 0.9% -46.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.9% –
Return on capital employed -8.0% 4.2% -57.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 3.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 3.9% 117.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDNYAXAZ
Debt / assets – 36.9% 3.0%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 11.0x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 73.6% 12.6%
Equity / assets 87.5% 26.4% 87.4%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.1x 7.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.3x 2.5x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.21 2.71 14.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSPDNYAXAZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.1% -0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.1% -0.3% 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.

ConsensusLSPDNYAXAZ
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 126.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $-0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 -56.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +202.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $501.80MFY2026 $36.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +363.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +33.8% +215.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDNYAXAZ
Held by institutions 54.9% 12.9% 52.6%
Institutions holding 108 59 49
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% -5.2% +17.1%
Institutions buying 54 26 25
Institutions selling 37 16 13
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.63 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.

LSPDNYAXAZ
LSPD 1.00 0.09 0.23
NYAX 0.09 1.00 0.25
AZ 0.23 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, NYAX and AZ?

Nayax (NYAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.51B, Nayax (NYAX) $1.86B, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $230.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nayax (NYAX) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nayax (NYAX) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Nayax (NYAX) +20.7%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -15.6%. Over five years, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has been the steadiest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Nayax (NYAX) 49.5%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSPD, NYAX 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, Nayax (NYAX) leads on 3. 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.