LSPD vs SE vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Sea and Block Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.89 +12.4% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$75.19 -24.0% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$46.01B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$75.21 +2.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.18B
P/E
125.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLSPDSEXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $46.01B $45.18B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x 26.6x 125.9x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 19.8x 19.3x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +43.5% +5.1% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% 6.3% 1.4% SE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.6% -52.9% -6.2% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.5%/yr -26.2%/yr -21.6%/yr XYZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 52.2% 46.4% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 71/100 73/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDSEXYZ

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

AxisLSPDSEXYZ
Valuation 60 #36 of 89 78 #37 of 166 83 #18 of 99
Growth 94 #6 of 81 68 #49 of 152 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 70 #47 of 152 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 83 #17 of 94 70 #55 of 179 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 82 #10 of 52 – 67 #20 of 59
Overall 72 71 73
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSPDSEXYZSPY
1 month +12.4%-24.0%+2.6% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%-30.7%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months +20.2%-9.6%+8.3% +8.5%
Year to date -9.9%-41.1%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year -13.6%-52.9%-6.2% +12.4%
3 years -12.0%+88.1%+87.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -4.2%+23.5%+23.4% +23.5%
5 years -88.9%-78.1%-70.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -35.5%-26.2%-21.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+575.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+21.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLSPDSEXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%52.2%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%55.1%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.281.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-1.01-0.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-90.3%-84.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-52.9%-11.4% -0.9%
52-week high $13.44$159.71$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$74.01$49.09 $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.

MultipleLSPDSEXYZ
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 40.6x 26.6xmedian 16.8x 125.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 191.5xmedian 18.3x —median 13.9x 29.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 20.5x 8.8xmedian 11.4x 11.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 1.74 0.36median 0.36 1.87median 1.01

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 monthsLSPDSEXYZ
Revenue $1.24B $26.55B $25.04B
Gross profit $536.41M $12.29B $11.61B
Operating income -$115.79M $2.28B $1.17B
Net income -$97.27M $3.91B $357.28M
Free cash flow $49.64M $5.22B $3.88B
R&D $125.76M $1.17B $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $2.64 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $3.53B $6.43B
Total debt – $2.37B $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 638.23M 608.85M
Enterprise value -$267.22M $5.89B $16.44B

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
MetricLSPDSEXYZ
P/E -15.6x 26.6x 125.9x
P/FCF 30.2x 8.8x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x 8.8x 11.1x
P/S 1.2x 1.7x 1.8x
P/B 1.1x – 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x – 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 191.5x – 29.5x
EV/EBIT -9.7x 16.3x 39.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.7x 7.1x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 7.1x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 0.36 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDSEXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 43.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 27.7% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 41.1% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -83.4% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% 57.3% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 26.1% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% -97.5% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 26.3% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% 31.1% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 73.7% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% 14.3% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 56.7% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,659% 14.3% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 56.7% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDSEXYZ
Gross margin 43.1% 46.3% 46.4%
EBITDA margin 0.5% – 6.2%
Operating margin -9.3% 8.6% 4.7%
Pretax margin -7.7% 11.6% 2.8%
Net margin -7.8% 6.3% 1.4%
FCF margin 4.0% 19.6% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 19.6% 16.2%
Return on equity -6.8% – 1.6%
Return on assets -6.0% 12.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 2.0%
Return on capital employed -8.0% 15.0% 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.3x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% – 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDSEXYZ
Debt / assets – 1.0% 17.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 59.2% 43.7%
Equity / assets 87.5% – 56.3%
Interest coverage – 123.4x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – 2.83

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLSPDSEXYZ
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +14.2% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +21.1% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDSEXYZ
Held by institutions 54.9% 63.6% 73.6%
Institutions holding 108 773 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +0.6% +3.0%
Institutions buying 54 436 581
Institutions selling 37 223 330
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.96 1.76

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.

LSPDSEXYZ
LSPD 1.00 0.20 0.47
SE 0.20 1.00 0.29
XYZ 0.47 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, SE and XYZ?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B, Sea (SE) $46.01B, Block (XYZ) $45.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSPD, SE and XYZ?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -15.6x, Sea (SE) 26.6x, Block (XYZ) 125.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is cheapest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.2x, Sea (SE) 19.8x, Block (XYZ) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sea (SE) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -13.6%, Sea (SE) -52.9%, Block (XYZ) -6.2%. Over five years, Block (XYZ) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.5%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.2%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.6%/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%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, Block (XYZ) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSPD, SE and XYZ?

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