LSPD vs PAR vs TBTC Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Par Technology and Table Trac Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
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
$695.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
TBTC Table Trac Inc
$5.20 -3.7% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.14M
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.33M
Div. yield
3.46%
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Table Trac leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Table Trac 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.

QuestionLSPDPARTBTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $695.38M $24.14M LSPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.4x -9.6x 9.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 23.1x — LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +18.8% +15.3% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% -14.5% 20.1% TBTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -26.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 3.46% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.0% -53.4% +15.8% TBTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr -23.0%/yr +8.2%/yr TBTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 71.3% 59.5% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 51/100 81/100 TBTC

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDPARTBTC

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

AxisLSPDPARTBTC
Valuation 61 #35 of 89 46 #49 of 89 94 #6 of 89
Growth 94 #6 of 81 56 #36 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 32 #52 of 76 85 #12 of 76
Financial Health 83 #17 of 94 46 #51 of 94 98 #3 of 94
Shareholder Returns 84 #9 of 51 74 #14 of 51 64 #19 of 51
Overall 72 51 81
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TBTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSPDPARTBTCSPY
1 month +10.2%+20.0%-3.7% -0.2%
3 months +1.5%-1.6%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months +20.4%+22.2%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -9.9%-53.5%+23.2% +12.9%
1 year -14.0%-53.4%+15.8% +12.3%
3 years -12.1%-40.9%+23.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%-16.1%+7.4% +23.3%
5 years -88.9%-73.0%+48.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.6%-23.0%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years —+208.4%+246.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSPDPARTBTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%71.3%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%79.2%74.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.190.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.750.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-85.4%-39.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-57.5%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.44$39.72$6.19 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$11.82$3.70 $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.

MultipleLSPDPARTBTC
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 40.1x -9.7xmedian 40.1x 9.0xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 191.2xmedian 18.5x -80.6xmedian 18.5x 5.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 20.1x -44.5xmedian 20.1x 20.9xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.73 -0.80median 1.73 0.44median 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 monthsLSPDPARTBTC
Revenue $1.24B $496.67M $13.33M
Gross profit $536.41M $209.78M $9.42M
Operating income -$115.79M -$62.50M $2.96M
Net income -$97.27M -$72.14M $2.68M
Free cash flow $49.64M -$15.69M $1.15M
R&D $125.76M $85.55M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $-1.75 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $77.37M $8.15M
Total debt – $422.35M –
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 41.28M 4.68M
Enterprise value -$265.27M $366.48M -$8.62M

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
MetricLSPDPARTBTC
P/E -15.6x -9.7x 9.0x
P/FCF 30.2x -44.5x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x -54.6x 20.4x
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 191.2x -80.6x 5.3x
EV/EBIT -9.7x -16.7x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 22.7x -66.4x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x -81.5x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 -0.80 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDPARTBTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 18.8% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 23.0% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 12.0% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 36.6% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% 3.4% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 5.4% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% 16.4% 58.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% -0.8% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% 17.9% 58.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 12.1% 20.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% -10.0% -45.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 31.6% 36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,659% -17.2% -44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 28.9% 35.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDPARTBTC
Gross margin 43.1% 42.2% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 0.5% -2.6% 22.6%
Operating margin -9.3% -12.6% 22.2%
Pretax margin -7.7% -13.8% 25.4%
Net margin -7.8% -14.5% 20.1%
FCF margin 4.0% -3.2% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% -2.6% 8.9%
Return on equity -6.8% -8.8% 19.5%
Return on assets -6.0% -5.2% 17.1%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% –
Return on capital employed -8.0% -4.9% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 5.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDPARTBTC
Debt / assets – 30.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -26.6x –
Debt / FCF – -26.9x –
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 40.6% 13.0%
Equity / assets 87.5% 59.4% 87.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.2x 16.6x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.5x 13.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 9.6x
Altman Z-score 3.21 0.67 10.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSPDPARTBTC
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.5% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusLSPDPARTBTC
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $0.73FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +11.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDPARTBTC
Held by institutions 54.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 108 207 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% -1.7% –
Institutions buying 54 125 –
Institutions selling 37 54 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

LSPDPARTBTC
LSPD 1.00 0.48 0.06
PAR 0.48 1.00 0.09
TBTC 0.06 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, PAR and TBTC?

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B, Par Technology (PAR) $695.38M, Table Trac (TBTC) $24.14M.

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%, Table Trac (TBTC) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Table Trac (TBTC) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Table Trac (TBTC) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Table Trac (TBTC) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -53.4%, Table Trac (TBTC) +15.8%. Over five years, Table Trac (TBTC) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -23.0%/yr, Table Trac (TBTC) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 0.00%, Par Technology (PAR) 0.00%, Table Trac (TBTC) 3.46%. Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) and Par Technology (PAR) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Table Trac (TBTC) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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