TBTC vs PAR vs TACT Stock Comparison

Table Trac, Par Technology and Transact Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TBTC Table Trac Inc
$5.00 -7.4% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.05M
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.33M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 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
2 wins
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.33 +9.4% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Table Trac leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Table Trac 4, Transact Technologies 3, Par Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTBTCPARTACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.05M $695.17M $56.80M PAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x -9.6x -142.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +18.8% +10.5% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% -14.5% -0.8% TBTC
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 +13.6% -52.6% +12.4% TBTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr -22.4%/yr -17.7%/yr TBTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 71.4% 51.2% TACT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 51/100 60/100 TBTC

Percentile Scorecard

TBTCPARTACT

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

AxisTBTCPARTACT
Valuation 94 #6 of 90 44 #51 of 90 83 #16 of 90
Growth 62 #32 of 82 57 #36 of 82 31 #57 of 82
Profitability 86 #12 of 77 32 #53 of 77 49 #40 of 77
Financial Health 97 #4 of 96 46 #52 of 96 78 #22 of 96
Shareholder Returns 62 #21 of 54 76 #14 of 54 –
Overall 80 51 60
  • TBTC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • TACT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTBTCPARTACTSPY
1 month -7.4%+22.3%+9.4% -0.8%
3 months +11.1%+4.1%+6.0% +3.5%
6 months +4.8%+22.3%+59.1% +7.0%
Year to date +18.5%-52.6%+33.3% +12.2%
1 year +13.6%-52.6%+12.4% +13.0%
3 years +19.0%-39.8%-11.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.0%-15.6%-3.9% +23.1%
5 years +41.6%-71.9%-62.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%-22.4%-17.7% +11.0%
10 years +233.3%+209.7%-23.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+12.0%-2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTBTCPARTACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%71.4%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.2%79.5%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.190.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.740.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.4%-85.4%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-56.7%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $6.19$39.72$5.84 $779.14
52-week low $3.70$11.82$3.21 $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.

MultipleTBTCPARTACT
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 42.4x -9.8xmedian 42.4x -137.1xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 19.0x -81.6xmedian 19.0x 194.2xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 19.4x -45.3xmedian 19.4x 10.5xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.75 -0.81median 1.75 4.95median 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 monthsTBTCPARTACT
Revenue $13.33M $496.67M $52.99M
Gross profit $9.42M $209.78M $26.26M
Operating income $2.96M -$62.50M -$425.00K
Net income $2.68M -$72.14M -$400.00K
Free cash flow $1.15M -$15.69M $5.23M
R&D – $85.55M $5.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $-1.75 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $8.15M $77.37M $19.39M
Total debt – $422.35M $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 4.68M 41.28M 10.29M
Enterprise value -$8.72M $366.27M -$21.91M

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
MetricTBTCPARTACT
P/E 8.6x -9.8x -137.1x
P/FCF 20.1x -45.3x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x -55.6x 10.1x
P/S 1.7x 1.4x 1.0x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.2x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x -81.6x 194.2x
EV/EBIT 5.1x -16.9x -90.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 13.1x -67.3x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x -82.6x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -0.81 4.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTBTCPARTACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 18.8% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 23.0% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 12.0% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 36.6% -12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 3.4% 80.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 5.4% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.8% 16.4% 95.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% -0.8% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.1% 17.9% 95.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 12.1% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.4% -10.0% -11.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 31.6% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.2% -17.2% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 28.9% 2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTBTCPARTACT
Gross margin 70.6% 42.2% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 22.6% -2.6% 0.4%
Operating margin 22.2% -12.6% -0.8%
Pretax margin 25.4% -13.8% -0.5%
Net margin 20.1% -14.5% -0.8%
FCF margin 8.7% -3.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% -2.6% 10.3%
Return on equity 19.5% -8.8% -1.2%
Return on assets 17.1% -5.2% -0.8%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 20.0% -4.9% -1.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.2x -13.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 5.9% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTBTCPARTACT
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 13.0% 40.6% 36.0%
Equity / assets 87.0% 59.4% 64.0%
Interest coverage – – -1.3x
Current ratio 16.6x 2.2x 2.7x
Quick ratio 13.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 9.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 9.98 0.68 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTBTCPARTACT
Dividend yield 3.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 4.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 4.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusTBTCPARTACT
Forward P/E – 23.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.73FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +386.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $536.83MFY2026 $59.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.3% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTBTCPARTACT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 38.0%
Institutions holding – 207 37
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.7% -14.2%
Institutions buying – 125 13
Institutions selling – 54 8
Buyers to sellers – 2.31 1.63

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.

TBTCPARTACT
TBTC 1.00 0.09 0.05
PAR 0.09 1.00 0.01
TACT 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TBTC, PAR and TACT?

Par Technology (PAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Table Trac (TBTC) $24.05M, Par Technology (PAR) $695.17M, Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Table Trac (TBTC) +15.3%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Table Trac (TBTC) has the highest net margin (Table Trac (TBTC) 20.1%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%). 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 Table Trac (TBTC) returned the most: Table Trac (TBTC) +13.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -52.6%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +12.4%. Over five years, Table Trac (TBTC) compounded fastest (Table Trac (TBTC) +7.2%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.4%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Transact Technologies (TACT) has been the steadiest (Table Trac (TBTC) 59.5%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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