TACT vs TOST vs UPST Stock Comparison

Transact Technologies, Toast and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.55 +14.0% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.76 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.33B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.71 -0.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTACTTOSTUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.30M $18.33B $2.31B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -142.8x 37.8x 38.0x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.1x 34.4x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +23.0% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 7.1% 4.8% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% — 1.8% UPST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -82.3x — 20.6x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% -18.3% -55.0% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr -9.8%/yr -41.0%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 48.0% 65.2% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 50/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TACTTOSTUPST

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

AxisTACTTOSTUPST
Valuation 83 #16 of 89 50 #45 of 89 50 #50 of 99
Growth 29 #58 of 81 98 #3 of 81 75 #24 of 94
Profitability 51 #38 of 76 65 #27 of 76 49 #46 of 90
Financial Health 80 #20 of 94 72 #27 of 94 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 66 #18 of 51 67 #21 of 61
Overall 61 70 50
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TOST ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACTTOSTUPSTSPY
1 month +14.0%+3.8%-0.4% -0.2%
3 months +13.0%-1.7%-14.8% +3.9%
6 months +67.2%+9.6%-27.8% +8.2%
Year to date +38.7%-10.6%-45.8% +12.9%
1 year +18.1%-18.3%-55.0% +12.3%
3 years -7.7%+101.4%+3.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+26.3%+1.0% +23.3%
5 years -62.0%-40.1%-92.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.6%-9.8%-41.0% +10.9%
10 years -20.7%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTACTTOSTUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%48.0%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%52.9%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.062.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.38-0.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-80.6%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-18.6%-55.0% -1.2%
52-week high $5.84$39.02$52.74 $779.14
52-week low $3.21$22.33$22.74 $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.

MultipleTACTTOSTUPST
P/E now vs peer median -142.8xmedian 40.1x 37.8xmedian 40.1x 38.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 205.6xmedian 18.5x 28.7xmedian 18.5x 51.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 20.1x 31.8xmedian 20.1x -8.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 9.0xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.15median 1.73 0.81median 1.73 1.29median 1.03

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 monthsTACTTOSTUPST
Revenue $52.99M $6.80B $1.25B
Gross profit $26.26M $1.82B $1.03B
Operating income -$425.00K $431.00M $49.71M
Net income -$400.00K $486.00M $60.33M
Free cash flow $5.23M $576.00M -$289.05M
R&D $5.95M $405.00M $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $0.82 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $19.39M $1.02B $455.96M
Total debt $3.00M – $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 10.29M 590.00M 109.72M
Enterprise value -$21.40M $10.99B $236.08M

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
MetricTACTTOSTUPST
P/E -142.8x 37.8x 38.0x
P/FCF 11.0x 31.8x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 28.9x -8.1x
P/S 1.1x 2.7x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 9.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 9.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 205.6x 28.7x 51.2x
EV/EBIT -96.3x 38.5x 77.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.4x 3.1x
EV/FCF 7.8x 28.8x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 26.2x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.15 0.81 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTTOSTUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 23.0% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 27.1% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 30.5% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 38.1% 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.3% 128.0% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 47.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.4% 117.0% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 48.7% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.5% 122.5% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 46.7% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 13.8% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 106.7% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 13.4% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 82.9% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTTOSTUPST
Gross margin 49.6% 26.7% 82.5%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 8.5% 6.0%
Operating margin -0.8% 6.3% 4.0%
Pretax margin -0.5% 7.3% 4.9%
Net margin -0.8% 7.1% 4.8%
FCF margin 9.9% 8.5% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 9.3% -22.8%
Return on equity -1.2% 24.1% 7.9%
Return on assets -0.8% 15.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital -1.2% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed -1.2% 21.2% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 2.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.6x 1.3x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 3.4% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTTOSTUPST
Debt / assets 5.9% – 63.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -82.3x – 20.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 35.7% 74.9%
Equity / assets 64.0% 64.3% 25.1%
Interest coverage -1.3x – 1.2x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 3.59 12.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACTTOSTUPST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusTACTTOSTUPST
Forward P/E – 24.1xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +35.6% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.30MFY2026 $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +17.8% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTTOSTUPST
Held by institutions 38.0% 93.1% 60.0%
Institutions holding 37 774 363
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +8.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 13 427 196
Institutions selling 8 245 98
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.74 2.00

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.

TACTTOSTUPST
TACT 1.00 0.05 0.07
TOST 0.05 1.00 0.44
UPST 0.07 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TACT, TOST and UPST?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transact Technologies (TACT) $57.30M, Toast (TOST) $18.33B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, TACT, TOST and UPST?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transact Technologies (TACT) -142.8x, Toast (TOST) 37.8x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.1x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Upstart Holdings (UPST) leads (Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Transact Technologies (TACT) +18.1%, Toast (TOST) -18.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -55.0%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.6%/yr, Toast (TOST) -9.8%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.0%/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%, Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TACT, TOST and UPST?

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.