TOST vs UPST vs AGYS Stock Comparison

Toast, Upstart Holdings and Agilysys Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.76 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.32B
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
5 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.71 -0.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.81 +16.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTOSTUPSTAGYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.32B $2.30B $3.20B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.7x 38.1x 72.0x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 34.4x 49.5x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +48.6% +14.9% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 4.8% 12.9% AGYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -55.0% +0.6% AGYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -41.0%/yr +22.0%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 65.2% 56.0% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 70/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTUPSTAGYS

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

AxisTOSTUPSTAGYS
Valuation 50 #45 of 89 50 #50 of 99 33 #60 of 89
Growth 98 #3 of 81 75 #24 of 94 90 #9 of 81
Profitability 65 #27 of 76 49 #46 of 90 79 #17 of 76
Financial Health 72 #27 of 94 9 #96 of 105 79 #21 of 94
Shareholder Returns 66 #18 of 51 67 #21 of 61 –
Overall 70 50 70
  • TOST ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • AGYS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTOSTUPSTAGYSSPY
1 month +3.8%-0.4%+16.2% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-14.8%+4.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.6%-27.8%+74.2% +8.2%
Year to date -10.6%-45.8%-2.5% +12.9%
1 year -18.3%-55.0%+0.6% +12.3%
3 years +101.4%+3.0%+43.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.3%+1.0%+12.9% +23.3%
5 years -40.1%-92.8%+170.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-41.0%+22.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,092.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+28.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTOSTUPSTAGYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%65.2%56.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%68.4%57.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.062.920.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.840.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-96.5%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-55.0%-17.9% -1.2%
52-week high $39.02$52.74$141.12 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$22.74$62.19 $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.

MultipleTOSTUPSTAGYS
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 40.1x 38.0xmedian 20.0x 73.5xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 9.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 18.5x 51.2xmedian 17.5x 55.5xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 20.1x -8.0xmedian 15.9x 40.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 9.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 1.73 1.29median 1.03 1.50median 1.73

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 monthsTOSTUPSTAGYS
Revenue $6.80B $1.25B $344.37M
Gross profit $1.82B $1.03B $219.63M
Operating income $431.00M $49.71M $49.33M
Net income $486.00M $60.33M $44.36M
Free cash flow $576.00M -$289.05M $80.26M
R&D $405.00M $304.91M $77.56M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $0.55 $1.55
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $455.96M $137.56M
Total debt – $2.00B –
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 109.72M 28.58M
Enterprise value $10.99B $225.46M $2.74B

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
MetricTOSTUPSTAGYS
P/E 37.8x 38.0x 73.5x
P/FCF 31.8x -8.0x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x -8.1x 39.8x
P/S 2.7x 1.9x 9.5x
P/B 9.0x 2.9x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 2.9x 11.1x
EV/EBITDA 28.7x 51.2x 55.5x
EV/EBIT 38.5x 77.5x 63.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.1x 9.1x
EV/FCF 28.8x -13.3x 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x -13.6x 38.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 1.29 1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTAGYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 48.6% 14.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 27.9% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 53.0% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 33.7% 18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 199.7% 57.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 29.6% 62.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 1,050% 82.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 30.5% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% 990.2% 81.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 29.5% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -335.4% 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% -13.2% 30.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% -341.5% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% -13.0% 48.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTAGYS
Gross margin 26.7% 82.5% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 6.0% 16.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 4.0% 14.3%
Pretax margin 7.3% 4.9% 16.1%
Net margin 7.1% 4.8% 12.9%
FCF margin 8.5% -23.2% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% -22.8% 23.9%
Return on equity 24.1% 7.9% 12.7%
Return on assets 15.5% 2.0% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 21.2% – 13.1%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 11.7% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTAGYS
Debt / assets – 63.2% –
Debt / equity – 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x –
Debt / FCF – -6.9x –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 74.9% 27.8%
Equity / assets 64.3% 25.1% 72.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 135.9x
Current ratio 2.4x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 12.42 – 16.12

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusTOSTUPSTAGYS
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 49.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +191.3% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $387.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +42.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTUPSTAGYS
Held by institutions 93.1% 60.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 774 363 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.2% +5.5%
Institutions buying 427 196 178
Institutions selling 245 98 71
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.00 2.51

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.

TOSTUPSTAGYS
TOST 1.00 0.44 0.52
UPST 0.44 1.00 0.33
AGYS 0.52 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, UPST and AGYS?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.32B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.30B, Agilysys (AGYS) $3.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, UPST and AGYS?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 37.7x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.1x, Agilysys (AGYS) 72.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.1x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.4x, Agilysys (AGYS) 49.5x). 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: Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilysys (AGYS) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agilysys (AGYS) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -18.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -55.0%, Agilysys (AGYS) +0.6%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -9.8%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.0%/yr, Agilysys (AGYS) +22.0%/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%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%, Agilysys (AGYS) 56.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.