LSPD vs SHOP vs TOST Stock Comparison

Lightspeed Commerce, Shopify and Toast Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$11.20 +14.1% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$156.22 +3.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$202.34B
P/E
104.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$33.39 +12.1% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.27B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 4, Lightspeed Commerce 4, Toast 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSPDSHOPTOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $202.34B $19.27B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.0x 104.9x 39.7x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 83.1x 25.3x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +32.5% +23.0% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.8% 14.5% 7.1% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.7% -10.1% -7.6% LSPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.3%/yr +0.9%/yr -11.9%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 59.4% 47.6% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 57/100 70/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

LSPDSHOPTOST

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

AxisLSPDSHOPTOST
Valuation 55 #40 of 88 19 #134 of 165 52 #43 of 88
Growth 94 #6 of 81 63 #57 of 153 98 #3 of 81
Profitability 40 #46 of 76 76 #37 of 153 67 #26 of 76
Financial Health 83 #17 of 95 92 #15 of 179 72 #27 of 95
Shareholder Returns 85 #9 of 53 37 #60 of 94 60 #22 of 53
Overall 71 57 70
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TOST ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSPDSHOPTOSTSPY
1 month +14.1%+3.2%+12.1% -2.3%
3 months +9.1%+33.5%+1.8% -0.7%
6 months +17.3%+22.5%+13.5% +4.8%
Year to date -7.3%-3.0%-6.0% +10.3%
1 year -6.7%-10.1%-7.6% +10.3%
3 years -24.9%+154.1%+90.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -9.1%+36.5%+24.1% +20.1%
5 years -88.7%+4.5%-47.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -35.3%+0.9%-11.9% +10.1%
10 years —+3,483.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+43.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLSPDSHOPTOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%59.4%47.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%60.8%52.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.891.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.17-0.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-84.8%-79.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-12.8%-14.4% -3.5%
52-week high $13.44$179.22$39.02 $779.14
52-week low $8.37$95.40$22.33 $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.

MultipleLSPDSHOPTOST
P/E now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 39.9x 104.9xmedian 17.3x 39.7xmedian 39.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 15.2xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 198.7xmedian 19.0x 105.4xmedian 14.5x 30.3xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 20.1x 86.0xmedian 10.8x 33.4xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 16.0xmedian 1.7x 9.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.52 —median 0.40 0.85median 1.52

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 monthsLSPDSHOPTOST
Revenue $1.24B $13.27B $6.80B
Gross profit $536.41M $6.34B $1.82B
Operating income -$115.79M $1.84B $431.00M
Net income -$97.27M $1.93B $486.00M
Free cash flow $36.52M $2.35B $576.00M
R&D $125.76M $1.65B $405.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $1.49 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $372.14M $1.66B $1.02B
Shares (diluted) 139.17M 1.30B 590.00M
Enterprise value -$224.51M $179.52B $11.94B

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
MetricLSPDSHOPTOST
P/E -16.0x 104.9x 39.7x
P/FCF 42.2x 86.0x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 85.1x 30.3x
P/S 1.2x 15.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.1x 16.0x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 16.0x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 198.7x 105.4x 30.3x
EV/EBIT -10.1x 107.0x 40.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 14.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 32.1x 83.9x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 83.0x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 – 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSPDSHOPTOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 32.5% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 28.3% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 38.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.3% 48.5% 128.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% – 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.7% -17.8% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% – 48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.2% -17.1% 122.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.1% – 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 804.1% 29.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 106.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 507.8% 29.4% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% – 82.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSPDSHOPTOST
Gross margin 43.1% 47.8% 26.7%
EBITDA margin 0.5% 14.1% 8.5%
Operating margin -9.3% 13.9% 6.3%
Pretax margin -7.7% 17.6% 7.3%
Net margin -7.8% 14.5% 7.1%
FCF margin 2.9% 17.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 17.9% 9.3%
Return on equity -6.8% 15.3% 24.1%
Return on assets -6.0% 13.5% 15.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -8.0% 14.4% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.5% 3.6% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSPDSHOPTOST
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 12.5% 12.3% 35.7%
Equity / assets 87.5% 87.7% 64.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 5.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.4x 3.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.35 70.21 12.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSPDSHOPTOST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.9% 0.9% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 0.9% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusLSPDSHOPTOST
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 83.1xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.7% +26.6% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $7.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +14.8% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSPDSHOPTOST
Held by institutions 54.9% 68.9% 82.7%
Institutions holding 108 1,706 776
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +3.6% +8.1%
Institutions buying 54 788 428
Institutions selling 37 653 246
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.21 1.74

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.

LSPDSHOPTOST
LSPD 1.00 0.53 0.46
SHOP 0.53 1.00 0.53
TOST 0.46 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSPD, SHOP and TOST?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.54B, Shopify (SHOP) $202.34B, Toast (TOST) $19.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSPD, SHOP and TOST?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -16.0x, Shopify (SHOP) 104.9x, Toast (TOST) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is cheapest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.7x, Shopify (SHOP) 83.1x, Toast (TOST) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) returned the most: Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -6.7%, Shopify (SHOP) -10.1%, Toast (TOST) -7.6%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.3%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +0.9%/yr, Toast (TOST) -11.9%/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) 44.3%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.4%, Toast (TOST) 47.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSPD, SHOP and TOST?

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