TOST vs AGYS vs TACT Stock Comparison

Toast, Agilysys and Transact Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.72 +9.7% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.55B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
5 wins
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$120.69 +19.3% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
80.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$330.31M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.27 +5.2% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Toast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Toast 5, Agilysys 3, Transact Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTOSTAGYSTACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.55B $3.46B $55.56M TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 80.6x -138.9x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 51.6x — TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +14.4% +10.5% TOST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 13.0% -0.8% 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 -15.7% +3.6% +13.3% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +18.5%/yr -18.7%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 55.5% 51.1% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 70/100 60/100 AGYS

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTAGYSTACT

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

AxisTOSTAGYSTACT
Valuation 52 #44 of 90 32 #62 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Growth 98 #3 of 82 96 #4 of 82 30 #58 of 82
Profitability 65 #28 of 77 78 #18 of 77 49 #40 of 77
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 73 #27 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Shareholder Returns 60 #22 of 54 – –
Overall 69 70 60
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • AGYS 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

PeriodTOSTAGYSTACTSPY
1 month +9.7%+19.3%+5.2% -1.0%
3 months +12.6%+22.5%+4.8% +2.9%
6 months +12.7%+80.8%+53.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.9%+1.6%+31.7% +11.4%
1 year -15.7%+3.6%+13.3% +13.1%
3 years +84.3%+50.7%-11.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+14.7%-3.9% +21.5%
5 years -34.1%+133.4%-64.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.0%+18.5%-18.7% +10.9%
10 years —+1,114.2%-25.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+28.4%-2.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTOSTAGYSTACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%55.5%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%56.4%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.460.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.060.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-56.1%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-14.5%-9.8% -2.5%
52-week high $39.02$141.12$5.84 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$62.19$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.

MultipleTOSTAGYSTACT
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 42.7x 79.1xmedian 42.7x -135.6xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.7x 10.3xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 19.0x 60.7xmedian 19.0x 191.1xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 19.6x 42.3xmedian 19.6x 10.4xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.8x 10.1xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.75 1.52median 1.75 4.89median 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 monthsTOSTAGYSTACT
Revenue $6.80B $330.31M $52.99M
Gross profit $1.82B $208.29M $26.26M
Operating income $431.00M $48.23M -$425.00K
Net income $486.00M $42.89M -$400.00K
Free cash flow $576.00M $80.44M $5.23M
R&D $405.00M $75.54M $5.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $1.51 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $123.71M $19.39M
Total debt – – $12.00M
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 28.42M 10.29M
Enterprise value $11.22B $3.08B -$23.14M

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
MetricTOSTAGYSTACT
P/E 38.9x 79.1x -135.6x
P/FCF 32.8x 42.3x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.7x 41.4x 10.0x
P/S 2.8x 10.3x 1.0x
P/B 9.2x 10.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 12.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 60.7x 191.1x
EV/EBIT 39.8x 68.0x -89.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 9.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 29.8x 40.8x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 39.9x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 1.52 4.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTAGYSTACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 14.4% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 16.9% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 16.1% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 18.4% -12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 125.7% 80.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 64.7% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 206.2% 95.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 48.5% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% 204.8% 95.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 52.0% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 65.4% -11.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% 33.7% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 70.7% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% 49.3% 2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTAGYSTACT
Gross margin 26.7% 63.1% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 16.4% 0.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 14.6% -0.8%
Pretax margin 7.3% 16.5% -0.5%
Net margin 7.1% 13.0% -0.8%
FCF margin 8.5% 24.4% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 24.9% 10.3%
Return on equity 24.1% 12.9% -1.2%
Return on assets 15.5% 9.0% -0.8%
Return on invested capital – – -1.2%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 13.0% -1.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x -13.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 6.9% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTAGYSTACT
Debt / assets – – 5.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -82.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 28.4% 36.0%
Equity / assets 64.3% 71.6% 64.0%
Interest coverage – 139.4x -1.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 12.71 17.03 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTAGYSTACT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusTOSTAGYSTACT
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 51.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +32.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $387.61MFY2026 $59.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +4.5% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTAGYSTACT
Held by institutions 93.1% 100.0% 38.0%
Institutions holding 774 288 37
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +5.5% -14.2%
Institutions buying 427 178 13
Institutions selling 245 71 8
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.51 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.

TOSTAGYSTACT
TOST 1.00 0.46 0.05
AGYS 0.46 1.00 0.10
TACT 0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, AGYS and TACT?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.55B, Agilysys (AGYS) $3.46B, Transact Technologies (TACT) $55.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, AGYS and TACT?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 38.2x, Agilysys (AGYS) 80.6x, Transact Technologies (TACT) -138.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.8x, Agilysys (AGYS) 51.6x). 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: Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Agilysys (AGYS) +14.4%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Agilysys (AGYS) 13.0%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -15.7%, Agilysys (AGYS) +3.6%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +13.3%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -8.0%/yr, Agilysys (AGYS) +18.5%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Agilysys (AGYS) 55.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TOST, AGYS 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, Toast (TOST) leads on 5. 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.