TACT vs AGYS vs TOST Stock Comparison

Transact Technologies, Agilysys and Toast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.55 +14.0% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.81 +16.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.76 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.48B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Toast leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Toast 6, Agilysys 2, Transact Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACTAGYSTOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.90M $3.20B $18.48B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -142.2x 72.2x 38.0x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 49.5x 24.1x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +14.9% +23.0% TOST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 12.9% 7.1% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -82.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +0.6% -18.3% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr +22.0%/yr -9.8%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 56.0% 48.0% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 70/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TACTAGYSTOST

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

AxisTACTAGYSTOST
Valuation 83 #16 of 89 33 #60 of 89 50 #45 of 89
Growth 29 #58 of 81 90 #9 of 81 98 #3 of 81
Profitability 51 #38 of 76 79 #17 of 76 65 #27 of 76
Financial Health 80 #20 of 94 79 #21 of 94 72 #27 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – 66 #18 of 51
Overall 61 70 70
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • AGYS 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

PeriodTACTAGYSTOSTSPY
1 month +14.0%+16.2%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +13.0%+4.6%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months +67.2%+74.2%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date +38.7%-2.5%-10.6% +12.9%
1 year +18.1%+0.6%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years -7.7%+43.9%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+12.9%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years -62.0%+170.5%-40.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.6%+22.0%-9.8% +10.9%
10 years -20.7%+1,092.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.3%+28.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTACTAGYSTOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%56.0%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%57.1%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.461.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.01-0.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-56.1%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-17.9%-18.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.84$141.12$39.02 $779.14
52-week low $3.21$62.19$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.

MultipleTACTAGYSTOST
P/E now vs peer median -142.8xmedian 40.1x 73.5xmedian 40.1x 37.8xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 9.5xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 205.6xmedian 18.5x 55.5xmedian 18.5x 28.7xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 20.1x 40.7xmedian 20.1x 31.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 9.1xmedian 1.8x 9.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.15median 1.73 1.50median 1.73 0.81median 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 monthsTACTAGYSTOST
Revenue $52.99M $344.37M $6.80B
Gross profit $26.26M $219.63M $1.82B
Operating income -$425.00K $49.33M $431.00M
Net income -$400.00K $44.36M $486.00M
Free cash flow $5.23M $80.26M $576.00M
R&D $5.95M $77.56M $405.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $1.55 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $19.39M $137.56M $1.02B
Total debt $3.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 10.29M 28.58M 590.00M
Enterprise value -$21.80M $2.74B $11.15B

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
MetricTACTAGYSTOST
P/E -142.8x 73.5x 37.8x
P/FCF 11.0x 40.7x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 39.8x 28.9x
P/S 1.1x 9.5x 2.7x
P/B 1.8x 9.1x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 11.1x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 205.6x 55.5x 28.7x
EV/EBIT -96.3x 63.4x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 9.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 7.8x 39.0x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 38.1x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.15 1.50 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTAGYSTOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 14.9% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 16.6% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 18.6% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 18.8% 38.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.3% 57.2% 128.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 62.8% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.4% 82.1% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 46.7% 48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.5% 81.0% 122.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 49.1% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 40.9% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 30.7% 106.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 42.8% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 48.8% 82.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTAGYSTOST
Gross margin 49.6% 63.8% 26.7%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 16.4% 8.5%
Operating margin -0.8% 14.3% 6.3%
Pretax margin -0.5% 16.1% 7.3%
Net margin -0.8% 12.9% 7.1%
FCF margin 9.9% 23.3% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 23.9% 9.3%
Return on equity -1.2% 12.7% 24.1%
Return on assets -0.8% 9.2% 15.5%
Return on invested capital -1.2% – –
Return on capital employed -1.2% 13.1% 21.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.6x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 7.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTAGYSTOST
Debt / assets 5.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -82.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 27.8% 35.7%
Equity / assets 64.0% 72.2% 64.3%
Interest coverage -1.3x 135.9x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.59 16.12 12.42

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusTACTAGYSTOST
Forward P/E – 49.5xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +32.1% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.30MFY2026 $387.61MFY2026 $7.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +4.5% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTAGYSTOST
Held by institutions 38.0% 100.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 37 288 774
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +5.5% +8.1%
Institutions buying 13 178 427
Institutions selling 8 71 245
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.51 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.

TACTAGYSTOST
TACT 1.00 0.11 0.05
AGYS 0.11 1.00 0.52
TOST 0.05 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TACT, AGYS and TOST?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.90M, Agilysys (AGYS) $3.20B, Toast (TOST) $18.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, TACT, AGYS and TOST?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transact Technologies (TACT) -142.2x, Agilysys (AGYS) 72.2x, Toast (TOST) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Agilysys (AGYS) 49.5x, Toast (TOST) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toast (TOST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Transact Technologies (TACT) +18.1%, Agilysys (AGYS) +0.6%, Toast (TOST) -18.3%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.6%/yr, Agilysys (AGYS) +22.0%/yr, Toast (TOST) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Agilysys (AGYS) 56.0%, Toast (TOST) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TACT, AGYS 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 6. 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.