TOST vs SHOP vs PAR Stock Comparison

Toast, Shopify and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.50 +3.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.25B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$166.89 +12.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$203.21B
P/E
105.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.77 +31.7% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$729.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 5, Toast 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTOSTSHOPPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.25B $203.21B $729.02M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x 105.4x -10.1x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 88.8x 24.3x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +32.5% +18.8% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 14.5% -14.5% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -5.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -26.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% -6.8% -49.4% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr +2.6%/yr -22.3%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 59.0% 71.4% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 58/100 50/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTSHOPPAR

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

AxisTOSTSHOPPAR
Valuation 51 #44 of 89 19 #135 of 166 44 #50 of 89
Growth 98 #3 of 81 63 #57 of 153 56 #36 of 81
Profitability 67 #26 of 76 78 #35 of 153 31 #53 of 76
Financial Health 72 #27 of 93 92 #15 of 179 46 #51 of 93
Shareholder Returns 65 #18 of 50 38 #57 of 91 71 #15 of 50
Overall 70 58 50
  • TOST ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTOSTSHOPPARSPY
1 month +3.4%+12.6%+31.7% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%+36.3%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months +10.4%+37.8%+32.2% +7.1%
Year to date -11.3%+3.7%-51.0% +12.8%
1 year -11.9%-6.8%-49.4% +11.9%
3 years +97.5%+255.7%-38.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.5%+52.7%-14.8% +22.8%
5 years -40.8%+13.8%-71.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.0%+2.6%-22.3% +10.9%
10 years —+3,990.4%+221.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+44.9%+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTOSTSHOPPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%59.0%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%59.9%79.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.861.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.11-0.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-84.8%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-6.9%-55.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.02$179.22$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$95.40$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.

MultipleTOSTSHOPPAR
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 39.2x 112.1xmedian 16.7x -10.2xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.4x 16.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 17.3x 112.8xmedian 12.7x -83.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 20.3x 91.9xmedian 10.5x -46.9xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.8x 17.0xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 1.52 —median 0.39 -0.84median 1.52

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 monthsTOSTSHOPPAR
Revenue $6.80B $13.27B $496.67M
Gross profit $1.82B $6.34B $209.78M
Operating income $431.00M $1.84B -$62.50M
Net income $486.00M $1.93B -$72.14M
Free cash flow $576.00M $2.35B -$15.69M
R&D $405.00M $1.65B $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $1.49 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $1.66B $77.37M
Total debt – – $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 1.30B 41.28M
Enterprise value $10.92B $180.40B $400.12M

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
MetricTOSTSHOPPAR
P/E 37.5x 112.1x -10.2x
P/FCF 31.6x 91.9x -46.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.6x 90.9x -57.5x
P/S 2.7x 16.3x 1.5x
P/B 8.9x 17.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 17.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x 112.8x -83.5x
EV/EBIT 38.2x 114.5x -17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 15.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 28.6x 89.8x -68.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 88.9x -84.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 – -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTSHOPPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 32.5% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% – 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 28.3% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% – 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 48.5% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% – 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% -17.8% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% – -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% -17.1% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 29.7% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% – 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 29.4% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% – 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTSHOPPAR
Gross margin 26.7% 47.8% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 14.1% -2.6%
Operating margin 6.3% 13.9% -12.6%
Pretax margin 7.3% 17.6% -13.8%
Net margin 7.1% 14.5% -14.5%
FCF margin 8.5% 17.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 17.9% -2.6%
Return on equity 24.1% 15.3% -8.8%
Return on assets 15.5% 13.5% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – – -5.0%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 14.4% -4.9%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 3.6% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTSHOPPAR
Debt / assets – – 30.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -26.6x
Debt / FCF – – -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 12.3% 40.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 87.7% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x 5.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 3.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 3.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 12.34 74.85 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTSHOPPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 0.8% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.8% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusTOSTSHOPPAR
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 88.8xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +26.6% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +14.8% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTSHOPPAR
Held by institutions 93.1% 68.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 775 1,705 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 428 788 125
Institutions selling 245 652 54
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.21 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.

TOSTSHOPPAR
TOST 1.00 0.53 0.56
SHOP 0.53 1.00 0.43
PAR 0.56 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, SHOP and PAR?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.25B, Shopify (SHOP) $203.21B, Par Technology (PAR) $729.02M.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, SHOP and PAR?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 37.5x, Shopify (SHOP) 105.4x, Par Technology (PAR) -10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 23.9x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.8x, Par Technology (PAR) 24.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -11.9%, Shopify (SHOP) -6.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -49.4%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -10.0%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 47.7%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TOST, SHOP 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, Shopify (SHOP) 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.