TOST vs UPST vs TACT Stock Comparison

Toast, Upstart Holdings and Transact Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.13 +5.0% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.43B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.00 -3.4% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.29B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.33 +9.4% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTOSTUPSTTACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.43B $2.29B $56.80M TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 37.9x -142.0x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 33.3x — TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +48.6% +10.5% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 4.8% -0.8% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% -1.2% UPST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x -82.3x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% -56.3% +12.4% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -40.8%/yr -17.7%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 65.3% 51.2% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 50/100 60/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTUPSTTACT

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

AxisTOSTUPSTTACT
Valuation 53 #43 of 90 51 #49 of 99 83 #16 of 90
Growth 98 #3 of 82 75 #24 of 94 31 #57 of 82
Profitability 65 #28 of 77 49 #46 of 90 49 #40 of 77
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 9 #96 of 105 78 #22 of 96
Shareholder Returns 60 #22 of 54 65 #22 of 61 –
Overall 69 50 60
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • 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

PeriodTOSTUPSTTACTSPY
1 month +5.0%-3.4%+9.4% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%-16.3%+6.0% +3.5%
6 months +12.1%-30.5%+59.1% +7.0%
Year to date -9.5%-47.4%+33.3% +12.2%
1 year -16.2%-56.3%+12.4% +13.0%
3 years +103.7%-0.1%-11.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%0.0%-3.9% +23.1%
5 years -39.1%-92.7%-62.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%-40.8%-17.7% +11.0%
10 years ——-23.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTOSTUPSTTACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%65.3%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%68.4%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.072.910.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.860.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-96.5%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-56.4%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $39.02$52.74$5.84 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$22.74$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.

MultipleTOSTUPSTTACT
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 42.4x 36.8xmedian 20.6x -137.1xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 19.0x 50.3xmedian 15.4x 194.2xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 19.4x -7.7xmedian 16.4x 10.5xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 1.75 1.25median 1.05 4.95median 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 monthsTOSTUPSTTACT
Revenue $6.80B $1.25B $52.99M
Gross profit $1.82B $1.03B $26.26M
Operating income $431.00M $49.71M -$425.00K
Net income $486.00M $60.33M -$400.00K
Free cash flow $576.00M -$289.05M $5.23M
R&D $405.00M $304.91M $5.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $0.55 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $455.96M $19.39M
Total debt – $2.00B $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 109.72M 10.29M
Enterprise value $11.10B $218.22M -$21.91M

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
MetricTOSTUPSTTACT
P/E 38.2x 36.8x -137.1x
P/FCF 32.2x -7.7x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x -7.9x 10.1x
P/S 2.7x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 9.1x 2.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 2.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.1x 50.3x 194.2x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 76.2x -90.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 29.2x -13.1x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x -13.3x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 1.25 4.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTTACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 48.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 27.9% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 53.0% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 33.7% -12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 199.7% 80.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 29.6% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 1,050% 95.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 30.5% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% 990.2% 95.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 29.5% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -335.4% -11.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% -13.2% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% -341.5% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% -13.0% 2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTTACT
Gross margin 26.7% 82.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 6.0% 0.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 4.0% -0.8%
Pretax margin 7.3% 4.9% -0.5%
Net margin 7.1% 4.8% -0.8%
FCF margin 8.5% -23.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% -22.8% 10.3%
Return on equity 24.1% 7.9% -1.2%
Return on assets 15.5% 2.0% -0.8%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 21.2% – -1.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.7x -13.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 11.7% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTTACT
Debt / assets – 63.2% 5.9%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x -82.3x
Debt / FCF – -6.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 74.9% 36.0%
Equity / assets 64.3% 25.1% 64.0%
Interest coverage – 1.2x -1.3x
Current ratio 2.4x – 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 12.53 – 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTTACT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.7% 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.

ConsensusTOSTUPSTTACT
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +191.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $59.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +42.2% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTUPSTTACT
Held by institutions 93.1% 60.0% 38.0%
Institutions holding 774 363 37
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.2% -14.2%
Institutions buying 427 196 13
Institutions selling 245 98 8
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.00 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.

TOSTUPSTTACT
TOST 1.00 0.44 0.05
UPST 0.44 1.00 0.07
TACT 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, UPST and TACT?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.43B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.29B, Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.80M.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, UPST and TACT?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 37.9x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 37.9x, Transact Technologies (TACT) -142.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 33.3x). 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%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%). On return on invested capital, Upstart Holdings (UPST) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -16.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -56.3%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +12.4%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -9.4%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.8%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 48.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.3%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TOST, UPST 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 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.