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Employees: 1,809
Size PAR Technology (PAR) is a United States Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $850M, the 2354th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $20.55 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 42.7%, against -16.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +21.1%); the operating margin is -9.5% (peer median 5.5%).
Valuation It trades at 17.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 25.4× (3rd cheapest of 14).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 12.6 points below its cost of capital (9.4% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $33.8M at 30 Sep 2026, up 0% on a year earlier — 0.1 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 21.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 2 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $497M | $456M | $350M | $277M | $356M |
| Revenue growth | — | +30% | +26% | -22% | — |
| Gross profit | $196M | $185M | $138M | $87.6M | $87.4M |
| EBITDA | $2.34M | -$15.0M | -$31.1M | -$51.9M | -$33.4M |
| Net income | -$72.1M | -$84.7M | -$86.2M | -$69.8M | -$69.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$15.7M | -$30.5M | -$26.2M | -$22.1M | -$44.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $11.6M | $8.94M | $6.78M | $10.4M | $7.62M |
| Total debt | $432M | $402M | $377M | $381M | $393M |
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| Measure | PAR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +33.2% | -0.1% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +42.7% | -16.1% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -49.3% | -38.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.8% | +21.1% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -9.5% | 5.5% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 17.7× | 25.4× | 3rd cheapest of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -12.6 pp | -2.8 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 150.8× | -0.6× | most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAR Technology PAR | United States | $850M | +43% | +19% | -10% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing eGOVA 300075.SZ | China | $851M | -29% | -5% | -102% | 25.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Apex Software 603383.SS | China | $848M | -15% | -8% | 25% | 27.8× | 16.4% | +10.7% |
| Youon Technology 603776.SS | China | $852M | +3% | +34% | -28% | n/a | 16.7% | -14.0% |
| Lunit 328130.KS | South Korea | $846M | -25% | +24% | -76% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Viant Technology DSP | United States | $854M | +7% | +22% | 36% | 50.8× | -4.6% | +15.8% |
| Beijing Global Safety Technology 300523.SZ | China | $855M | -14% | +29% | -11% | 34.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Vobile 3738.HK | Hong Kong | $844M | -17% | +20% | 13% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Boss Software 300525.SZ | China | $861M | -24% | -5% | 8% | 26.4× | 5.4% | +12.1% |
| Cybozu 4776.T | Japan | $862M | +43% | +20% | 27% | 16.8× | -2.8% | +19.0% |
| Shenzhen Farben Information Technology 300925.SZ | China | $867M | -27% | +22% | 1% | 45.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Appier 4180.T | Japan | $869M | +50% | +28% | 7% | 30.7× | 19.5% | +37.3% |
| Rastar 300043.SZ | China | $870M | -20% | -43% | 20% | n/a | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| Frequentis FQT.DE | Germany | $870M | -15% | +34% | 9% | 19.0× | -7.6% | +14.1% |
| Propel PRL.TO | Canada | $830M | +28% | +24% | 17% | 7.6× | n/a | n/a |
| BlackSky Technology BKSY | United States | $873M | -46% | +4% | -43% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Montnets Cloud Technology 002123.SZ | China | $875M | -21% | -30% | -11% | 22.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Shenzhou Aerospace Software Technology 688562.SS | China | $878M | -21% | +24% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Timee 215A.T | Japan | $878M | +9% | +56% | 18% | 21.0× | 0.0% | +89.1% |
| PSI Software PSAN.DE | Germany | $822M | -1% | +2% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wutong 300292.SZ | China | $821M | -20% | -4% | 4% | n/a | 14.2% | +2.9% |
PAR Technology reported $33.8M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026, up 0% from a year earlier and up 50% from the previous quarter. That is 0.1 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 1.08.