PAR vs TACT vs TOST Stock Comparison

Par Technology, Transact Technologies and Toast Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.77 +31.7% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$729.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.59 +20.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$57.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.50 +3.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.25B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Toast leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Toast 7, Transact Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPARTACTTOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $729.02M $57.62M $18.25B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.1x -144.0x 37.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x — 23.9x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +10.5% +23.0% TOST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.5% -0.8% 7.1% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% -1.2% — TACT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -26.6x -82.3x — TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +17.9% -11.9% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.3%/yr -16.9%/yr -10.0%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.4% 51.2% 47.7% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 70/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

PARTACTTOST

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

AxisPARTACTTOST
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 82 #17 of 89 51 #44 of 89
Growth 56 #36 of 81 29 #58 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Profitability 31 #53 of 76 49 #39 of 76 67 #26 of 76
Financial Health 46 #51 of 93 79 #20 of 93 72 #27 of 93
Shareholder Returns 71 #15 of 50 – 65 #18 of 50
Overall 50 60 70
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • 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

PeriodPARTACTTOSTSPY
1 month +31.7%+20.7%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months +5.6%+13.4%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +32.2%+67.9%+10.4% +7.1%
Year to date -51.0%+39.8%-11.3% +12.8%
1 year -49.4%+17.9%-11.9% +11.9%
3 years -38.2%-6.7%+97.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -14.8%-2.3%+25.5% +22.8%
5 years -71.7%-60.4%-40.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.3%-16.9%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years +221.9%-21.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.4%-2.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePARTACTTOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.4%51.2%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.8%48.3%52.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.611.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.35-0.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-76.6%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.3%-4.3%-19.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.72$5.84$39.02 $779.14
52-week low $11.82$3.21$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.

MultiplePARTACTTOST
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 39.2x -143.8xmedian 39.2x 37.5xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -83.5xmedian 17.3x 207.7xmedian 17.3x 28.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -46.9xmedian 20.3x 11.0xmedian 20.3x 31.6xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 8.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 1.52 5.19median 1.52 0.80median 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 monthsPARTACTTOST
Revenue $496.67M $52.99M $6.80B
Gross profit $209.78M $26.26M $1.82B
Operating income -$62.50M -$425.00K $431.00M
Net income -$72.14M -$400.00K $486.00M
Free cash flow -$15.69M $5.23M $576.00M
R&D $85.55M $5.95M $405.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $-0.04 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $77.37M $19.39M $1.02B
Total debt $422.35M $3.00M –
Shares (diluted) 41.28M 10.29M 590.00M
Enterprise value $400.12M -$21.08M $10.92B

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
MetricPARTACTTOST
P/E -10.2x -143.8x 37.5x
P/FCF -46.9x 11.0x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow -57.5x 10.6x 28.6x
P/S 1.5x 1.1x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.8x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.0x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA -83.5x 207.7x 28.4x
EV/EBIT -17.3x -97.2x 38.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF -68.8x 7.9x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -84.4x 7.6x 25.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 5.19 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPARTACTTOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 10.5% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% -12.1% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 15.4% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.6% -12.7% 38.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.4% 80.3% 128.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -27.5% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.4% 95.4% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -27.8% 48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 95.5% 122.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -27.7% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.0% -11.4% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% -3.5% 106.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.2% -13.4% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 2.8% 82.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPARTACTTOST
Gross margin 42.2% 49.6% 26.7%
EBITDA margin -2.6% 0.4% 8.5%
Operating margin -12.6% -0.8% 6.3%
Pretax margin -13.8% -0.5% 7.3%
Net margin -14.5% -0.8% 7.1%
FCF margin -3.2% 9.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 10.3% 9.3%
Return on equity -8.8% -1.2% 24.1%
Return on assets -5.2% -0.8% 15.5%
Return on invested capital -5.0% -1.2% –
Return on capital employed -4.9% -1.2% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -13.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 3.8% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPARTACTTOST
Debt / assets 30.8% 5.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -26.6x -82.3x –
Debt / FCF -26.9x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 36.0% 35.7%
Equity / assets 59.4% 64.0% 64.3%
Interest coverage – -1.3x –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.71 3.60 12.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPARTACTTOST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 0.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusPARTACTTOST
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 – 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +386.7%FY2026 – +34.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% – +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $536.83MFY2026 $59.30MFY2026 $7.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% -7.3% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPARTACTTOST
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 207 37 775
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -14.2% +8.1%
Institutions buying 125 13 428
Institutions selling 54 8 245
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.63 1.75

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.

PARTACTTOST
PAR 1.00 0.01 0.56
TACT 0.01 1.00 0.05
TOST 0.56 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAR, TACT and TOST?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Par Technology (PAR) $729.02M, Transact Technologies (TACT) $57.62M, Toast (TOST) $18.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Toast (TOST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Transact Technologies (TACT) leads (Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Par Technology (PAR) -49.4%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +17.9%, Toast (TOST) -11.9%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (Par Technology (PAR) -22.3%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -16.9%/yr, Toast (TOST) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Toast (TOST) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAR, TACT 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, Toast (TOST) leads on 7. 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.