LSPD vs PAR vs QFIN Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Par Technology and Qfin Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$16.87 +20.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$689.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.68 -22.2% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$725.54M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 4, Lightspeed Commerce 3, Par Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSPDPARQFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $689.81M $725.54M LSPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.3x -9.6x 1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 23.1x 2.0x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +18.8% -7.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% -14.5% 22.2% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% 17.5% QFIN
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% -53.4% -77.2% LSPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr -23.0%/yr -23.3%/yr PAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 71.3% 58.7% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 51/100 79/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDPARQFIN

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

AxisLSPDPARQFIN
Valuation 61 #35 of 89 46 #49 of 89 97 #4 of 99
Growth 94 #6 of 81 56 #36 of 81 38 #59 of 94
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 32 #52 of 76 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health 83 #17 of 94 46 #51 of 94 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 84 #9 of 51 74 #14 of 51 92 #6 of 61
Overall 72 51 79
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSPDPARQFINSPY
1 month +10.2%+20.0%-22.2% -0.2%
3 months +1.5%-1.6%-58.3% +3.9%
6 months +20.4%+22.2%-56.2% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%-53.5%-70.5% +12.9%
1 year -14.0%-53.4%-77.2% +12.3%
3 years -12.1%-40.9%-62.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%-16.1%-27.8% +23.3%
5 years -88.9%-73.0%-73.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.6%-23.0%-23.3% +10.9%
10 years —+208.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSPDPARQFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%71.3%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%79.2%59.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.191.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.75-1.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-85.4%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-57.5%-77.2% -1.2%
52-week high $13.44$39.72$24.86 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$11.82$5.26 $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.

MultipleLSPDPARQFIN
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 40.1x -9.7xmedian 40.1x 1.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 191.2xmedian 18.5x -80.6xmedian 18.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 20.1x -44.5xmedian 20.1x 0.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.73 -0.80median 1.73 0.29median 1.03

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 monthsLSPDPARQFIN
Revenue $1.24B $496.67M $2.41B
Gross profit $536.41M $209.78M –
Operating income -$115.79M -$62.50M $675.86M
Net income -$97.27M -$72.14M $533.22M
Free cash flow $49.64M -$15.69M $1.27B
R&D $125.76M $85.55M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $-1.75 $3.93
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $77.37M $607.06M
Total debt – $422.35M $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 41.28M 136.09M
Enterprise value -$275.01M $360.91M -$3.84B

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
MetricLSPDPARQFIN
P/E -15.6x -9.7x 1.4x
P/FCF 30.2x -44.5x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x -54.6x 0.5x
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 191.2x -80.6x –
EV/EBIT -9.7x -16.7x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.1x 0.0x
EV/FCF 22.7x -66.4x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x -81.5x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 -0.80 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDPARQFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 18.8% -7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 23.0% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 12.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 36.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% 3.4% -41.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 5.4% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% 16.4% -47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% -0.8% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% 17.9% -40.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 12.1% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% -10.0% -16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 31.6% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,659% -17.2% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 28.9% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDPARQFIN
Gross margin 43.1% 42.2% –
EBITDA margin 0.5% -2.6% –
Operating margin -9.3% -12.6% 28.1%
Pretax margin -7.7% -13.8% 31.1%
Net margin -7.8% -14.5% 22.2%
FCF margin 4.0% -3.2% 52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% -2.6% 52.6%
Return on equity -6.8% -8.8% 14.8%
Return on assets -6.0% -5.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% 17.5%
Return on capital employed -8.0% -4.9% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.2x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 5.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDPARQFIN
Debt / assets – 30.8% 4.1%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -26.6x –
Debt / FCF – -26.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 40.6% 53.3%
Equity / assets 87.5% 59.4% 46.7%
Interest coverage – – 8.7x
Current ratio 3.5x 2.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.21 0.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSPDPARQFIN
Dividend yield – – 21.8%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.5% 21.8%
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.

ConsensusLSPDPARQFIN
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 2.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $2.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +91.8% -10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026 $1.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +11.3% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDPARQFIN
Held by institutions 54.9% 100.0% 61.8%
Institutions holding 108 207 158
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% -1.7% +3.0%
Institutions buying 54 125 71
Institutions selling 37 54 64
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.31 1.11

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.

LSPDPARQFIN
LSPD 1.00 0.48 0.26
PAR 0.48 1.00 0.18
QFIN 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, PAR and QFIN?

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.49B, Par Technology (PAR) $689.81M, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $725.54M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -53.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -77.2%. Over five years, Par Technology (PAR) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -23.0%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.3%/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%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSPD, PAR and QFIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 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.