TACT vs DBD vs PAR Stock Comparison

Transact Technologies, Diebold Nixdorf and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.33 +9.4% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF, Inc
$68.85 +9.8% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.87B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.19 +22.3% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$695.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Diebold Nixdorf leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Diebold Nixdorf 7, Transact Technologies 2, Par Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACTDBDPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.10M $2.33B $695.17M DBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -142.8x 20.9x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x 23.5x DBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +5.4% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 2.9% -14.5% DBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 9.1% -5.0% DBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 1.7x -26.6x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +17.2% -52.6% DBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.7%/yr — -22.4%/yr TACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 40.3% 71.4% DBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 71/100 51/100 DBD

Percentile Scorecard

TACTDBDPAR

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

AxisTACTDBDPAR
Valuation 83 #16 of 90 91 #9 of 90 44 #51 of 90
Growth 31 #57 of 82 78 #19 of 82 57 #36 of 82
Profitability 49 #40 of 77 61 #31 of 77 32 #53 of 77
Financial Health 78 #22 of 96 35 #63 of 96 46 #52 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 93 #5 of 54 76 #14 of 54
Overall 60 71 51
  • TACT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DBD ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACTDBDPARSPY
1 month +9.4%+9.8%+22.3% -0.8%
3 months +6.0%-24.1%+4.1% +3.5%
6 months +59.1%-16.4%+22.3% +7.0%
Year to date +33.3%+1.4%-52.6% +12.2%
1 year +12.4%+17.2%-52.6% +13.0%
3 years -11.3%+274.6%-39.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.9%+55.4%-15.6% +23.1%
5 years -62.2%—-71.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.7%—-22.4% +11.0%
10 years -23.9%—+209.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.7%—+12.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTACTDBDPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%40.3%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%44.6%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.111.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.43-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-33.6%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-24.1%-56.7% -1.8%
52-week high $5.84$90.73$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $3.21$56.24$11.82 $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.

MultipleTACTDBDPAR
P/E now vs peer median -137.1xmedian 42.4x 21.3xmedian 42.4x -9.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 194.2xmedian 19.0x 8.0xmedian 19.0x -81.6xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 19.4x 9.8xmedian 19.4x -45.3xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.95median 1.75 0.68median 1.75 -0.81median 1.75

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 monthsTACTDBDPAR
Revenue $52.99M $3.87B $496.67M
Gross profit $26.26M $977.60M $209.78M
Operating income -$425.00K $246.30M -$62.50M
Net income -$400.00K $113.90M -$72.14M
Free cash flow $5.23M $238.10M -$15.69M
R&D $5.95M $84.30M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $3.15 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $19.39M $282.40M $77.37M
Total debt $3.00M $942.90M $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 10.29M 35.30M 41.28M
Enterprise value -$21.60M $990.57M $366.27M

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
MetricTACTDBDPAR
P/E -137.1x 21.3x -9.8x
P/FCF 10.5x 9.8x -45.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.6x -55.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.7x 2.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 10.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 194.2x 8.0x -81.6x
EV/EBIT -90.9x 12.2x -16.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 7.4x 12.6x -67.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 11.0x -82.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.95 0.68 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTDBDPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 5.4% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.8% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 8.1% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 4.9% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.3% 42.0% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 97.9% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.4% 1,019% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 28.4% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.5% 1,016% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 31.1% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 16.7% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 12.7% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTDBDPAR
Gross margin 49.6% 25.2% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 9.7% -2.6%
Operating margin -0.8% 6.4% -12.6%
Pretax margin -0.5% 4.2% -13.8%
Net margin -0.8% 2.9% -14.5%
FCF margin 9.9% 6.1% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 7.1% -2.6%
Return on equity -1.2% 11.4% -8.8%
Return on assets -0.8% 3.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 9.1% -5.0%
Return on capital employed -1.2% 10.1% -4.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.6x 2.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 0.3% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTDBDPAR
Debt / assets 5.9% 25.2% 30.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 1.7x -26.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.0x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 73.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets 64.0% 26.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage -1.3x 2.7x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.51 1.92 0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACTDBDPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 9.1% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusTACTDBDPAR
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $5.62FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.5%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.5% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.30MFY2026 $4.14BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +3.1% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTDBDPAR
Held by institutions 38.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 37 213 207
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +8.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 13 129 125
Institutions selling 8 61 54
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.11 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.

TACTDBDPAR
TACT 1.00 0.12 0.01
DBD 0.12 1.00 0.20
PAR 0.01 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TACT, DBD and PAR?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transact Technologies (TACT) $57.10M, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) $2.33B, Par Technology (PAR) $695.17M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +5.4%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has the highest net margin (Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 2.9%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) leads (Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 9.1%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) returned the most: Transact Technologies (TACT) +12.4%, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) +17.2%, Par Technology (PAR) -52.6%. Over five years, Transact Technologies (TACT) compounded fastest (Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.7%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) has been the steadiest (Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) 40.3%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TACT, DBD and PAR?

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