TOST vs BKNG vs AZ Stock Comparison

Toast, Booking Holdings and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 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
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 7, Toast 2, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTOSTBKNGAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.55B $117.57B $216.21M BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 16.3x -6.4x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 14.3x — BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +12.9% +153.0% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 25.5% -236.1% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 75.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 0.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.7% -23.5% -19.5% TOST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +10.2%/yr -19.7%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 38.0% 72.9% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 60/100 31/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTBKNGAZ

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

AxisTOSTBKNGAZ
Valuation 52 #44 of 90 66 #57 of 167 3 #87 of 90
Growth 98 #3 of 82 38 #96 of 153 21 #65 of 82
Profitability 65 #28 of 77 99 #2 of 153 4 #74 of 77
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 39 #109 of 179 93 #8 of 96
Shareholder Returns 60 #22 of 54 59 #39 of 94 36 #35 of 54
Overall 69 60 31
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AZ ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTOSTBKNGAZSPY
1 month +9.7%0.0%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months +12.6%-12.2%+0.2% +2.9%
6 months +12.7%-13.5%-26.2% +6.4%
Year to date -7.9%-27.3%-14.0% +11.4%
1 year -15.7%-23.5%-19.5% +13.1%
3 years +84.3%+37.4%+32.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+11.2%+9.9% +21.5%
5 years -34.1%+62.7%-66.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.0%+10.2%-19.7% +10.9%
10 years —+165.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTOSTBKNGAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%38.0%72.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%38.2%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.862.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.62-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-39.5%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-29.1%-34.9% -2.5%
52-week high $39.02$219.68$8.60 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$154.13$5.12 $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.

MultipleTOSTBKNGAZ
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 42.7x 16.6xmedian 17.5x -6.1xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 17.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 19.0x 12.2xmedian 14.9x -6.2xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 19.6x 12.3xmedian 11.2x -7.1xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.8x -10.9xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.75 -0.29median 0.42 -0.29median 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 monthsTOSTBKNGAZ
Revenue $6.80B $28.24B $14.42M
Gross profit $1.82B – $2.90M
Operating income $431.00M $9.28B -$38.70M
Net income $486.00M $7.21B -$34.76M
Free cash flow $576.00M $9.54B -$34.81M
R&D $405.00M – $11.64M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $9.36 $-0.92
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $17.21B $14.78M
Total debt – $20.18B $2.22M
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 770.00M 36.96M
Enterprise value $11.22B $50.62B $125.03M

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
MetricTOSTBKNGAZ
P/E 38.9x 16.6x -6.1x
P/FCF 32.8x 12.3x -7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.7x 11.9x -7.0x
P/S 2.8x 4.1x 17.0x
P/B 9.2x -10.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 9.3x -10.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 12.2x -6.2x
EV/EBIT 39.8x 12.9x -6.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.3x 16.2x
EV/FCF 29.8x 12.6x -6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 12.2x -6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 -0.29 -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTBKNGAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 12.9% 153.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 13.4% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% – 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% – -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 12.9% -95.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 15.3% -25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 49.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 17.4% -13.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% -93.7% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -57.3% 21.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 2.9% -154.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% 13.2% -58.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 3.2% -148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% 13.9% -54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTBKNGAZ
Gross margin 26.7% – 20.1%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 34.9% -260.5%
Operating margin 6.3% 32.9% -268.5%
Pretax margin 7.3% 32.9% -259.7%
Net margin 7.1% 25.5% -236.1%
FCF margin 8.5% 33.8% -241.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 34.9% -242.8%
Return on equity 24.1% – -51.4%
Return on assets 15.5% 25.1% -46.0%
Return on invested capital – 75.5% –
Return on capital employed 21.2% 121.7% -57.7%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.1% 117.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTBKNGAZ
Debt / assets – 68.0% 3.0%
Debt / equity – -1.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 136.3% 12.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% -36.3% 87.4%
Interest coverage – 8.4x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 7.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 2.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.8x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 12.71 5.83 12.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTBKNGAZ
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 9.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 10.0% 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.

ConsensusTOSTBKNGAZ
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $-0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +16.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $36.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +363.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.5% +215.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTBKNGAZ
Held by institutions 93.1% 92.9% 52.6%
Institutions holding 774 1,915 49
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -9.6% +17.1%
Institutions buying 427 891 25
Institutions selling 245 828 13
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.08 1.92

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.

TOSTBKNGAZ
TOST 1.00 0.47 0.23
BKNG 0.47 1.00 0.14
AZ 0.23 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, BKNG and AZ?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.55B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $216.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, BKNG and AZ?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 38.2x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.8x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toast (TOST) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -15.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -19.5%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -8.0%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 72.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TOST, BKNG and AZ?

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