TOST vs UPST vs LSPD Stock Comparison

Toast, Upstart Holdings and Lightspeed Commerce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$31.76 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.33B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.71 -0.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Toast leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Toast 4, Lightspeed Commerce 4, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTOSTUPSTLSPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.33B $2.31B $1.50B TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 38.0x -15.6x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 34.4x 18.1x LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +48.6% +11.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 4.8% -7.8% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -55.0% -14.0% LSPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -41.0%/yr -35.6%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 65.2% 44.5% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 72/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTUPSTLSPD

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

AxisTOSTUPSTLSPD
Valuation 50 #45 of 89 50 #50 of 99 61 #35 of 89
Growth 98 #3 of 81 75 #24 of 94 94 #6 of 81
Profitability 65 #27 of 76 49 #46 of 90 40 #46 of 76
Financial Health 72 #27 of 94 9 #96 of 105 83 #17 of 94
Shareholder Returns 66 #18 of 51 67 #21 of 61 84 #9 of 51
Overall 70 50 72
  • TOST ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTOSTUPSTLSPDSPY
1 month +3.8%-0.4%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-14.8%+1.5% +3.9%
6 months +9.6%-27.8%+20.4% +8.2%
Year to date -10.6%-45.8%-9.9% +12.9%
1 year -18.3%-55.0%-14.0% +12.3%
3 years +101.4%+3.0%-12.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.3%+1.0%-4.2% +23.3%
5 years -40.1%-92.8%-88.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-41.0%-35.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureTOSTUPSTLSPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%65.2%44.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%68.4%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.062.921.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.84-0.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-96.5%-92.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-55.0%-19.0% -1.2%
52-week high $39.02$52.74$13.44 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$22.74$8.37 $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.

MultipleTOSTUPSTLSPD
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 40.1x 38.0xmedian 20.0x -15.6xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 18.5x 51.2xmedian 17.5x 191.2xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 20.1x -8.0xmedian 15.9x 30.2xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 1.73 1.29median 1.03 -0.29median 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 monthsTOSTUPSTLSPD
Revenue $6.80B $1.25B $1.24B
Gross profit $1.82B $1.03B $536.41M
Operating income $431.00M $49.71M -$115.79M
Net income $486.00M $60.33M -$97.27M
Free cash flow $576.00M -$289.05M $49.64M
R&D $405.00M $304.91M $125.76M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $0.55 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $455.96M $372.14M
Total debt – $2.00B –
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 109.72M 139.17M
Enterprise value $10.99B $236.08M -$268.60M

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
MetricTOSTUPSTLSPD
P/E 37.8x 38.0x -15.6x
P/FCF 31.8x -8.0x 30.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x -8.1x 34.7x
P/S 2.7x 1.9x 1.2x
P/B 9.0x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 2.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 28.7x 51.2x 191.2x
EV/EBIT 38.5x 77.5x -9.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 28.8x -13.3x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x -13.6x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 1.29 -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTLSPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 48.6% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 27.9% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 53.0% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 33.7% 16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 199.7% 83.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 29.6% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 1,050% 85.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 30.5% 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% 990.2% 84.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 29.5% 53.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -335.4% 804.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% -13.2% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% -341.5% 3,659%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% -13.0% 34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTLSPD
Gross margin 26.7% 82.5% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 6.0% 0.5%
Operating margin 6.3% 4.0% -9.3%
Pretax margin 7.3% 4.9% -7.7%
Net margin 7.1% 4.8% -7.8%
FCF margin 8.5% -23.2% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% -22.8% 3.5%
Return on equity 24.1% 7.9% -6.8%
Return on assets 15.5% 2.0% -6.0%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 21.2% – -8.0%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 11.7% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTLSPD
Debt / assets – 63.2% –
Debt / equity – 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x –
Debt / FCF – -6.9x –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 74.9% 12.5%
Equity / assets 64.3% 25.1% 87.5%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio 2.4x – 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 2.0x
Altman Z-score 12.42 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTLSPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.6% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.6% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusTOSTUPSTLSPD
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +191.3% +46.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +42.2% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTUPSTLSPD
Held by institutions 93.1% 60.0% 54.9%
Institutions holding 774 363 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.2% -4.3%
Institutions buying 427 196 54
Institutions selling 245 98 37
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.00 1.46

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.

TOSTUPSTLSPD
TOST 1.00 0.44 0.47
UPST 0.44 1.00 0.42
LSPD 0.47 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, UPST and LSPD?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.33B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.31B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, UPST and LSPD?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 37.8x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.0x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.1x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.4x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.1x). 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%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -18.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -55.0%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -9.8%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.0%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.