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TOST·Toast, Inc.

$29.75
-0.90 (-2.94%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$29.75+0.00 (+0.00%)
High
$30.80
Open
$30.76
Market Cap
17.28B
52W High
$40.98
Low
$29.62
P. Close
$29.75
P/E
35.55
52W Low
$22.25
Fwd P/E
17.14
DailyIQ Est.
$40.46
Inst. Ownership
45.1%
Short Interest
4.94%
Days to Cover
3.1
Technical Score (1D)
23
SELL
News Sentiment
54
MIXED
Toast’s latest outlook shows a 19.9 % revenue rise over the next twelve months, driven by a 26.5 % jump in annual recurring revenue last year and the company’s ability to lock in long‑term customer commitments. The consensus price target of $38.92 represents a 26.7 % upside from the current $30.73 level, underscoring a bullish stance from analysts. This growth projection is underpinned by Toast’s cloud‑based platform, which has expanded its market share in the restaurant technology space. For the next 1–10 trading days, the market will likely focus on how quickly the company can convert its ARR gains into higher operating margins and whether customer acquisition costs remain controlled. Watch for the upcoming quarterly earnings release, as any deviation from the projected revenue growth or margin trajectory could prompt a reassessment of the target. Pay attention to guidance on new product launches and regional expansion plans, which could further accelerate revenue. Additionally, monitor any updates on competitive dynamics, particularly from rivals offering similar cloud‑based solutions. Finally, keep an eye on macro‑economic signals that could affect restaurant spending, as this will indirectly influence Toast’s top‑line growth.
Earnings Summary
Toast, Inc. is a cloud‑based technology platform that serves the restaurant industry, offering point‑of‑sale, team management, mobile ordering, and back‑office tools such as xtraCHEF, positioning it as a comprehensive SaaS solution for U.S. and expanding international restaurants. In the technology sector’s software‑infrastructure niche, Toast competes with other hospitality‑tech providers while leveraging its high‑margin subscription model. Recent quarterly results show a strong upward trajectory: Q4 2025 EPS of $0.23 beat the $0.1299 estimate, and Q1 2026 EPS of $0.29 surpassed the $0.1585 forecast, while revenue in Q2 2026 ($1.908 bn) nearly matched the $1.908 bn estimate, indicating robust top‑line growth with a slight deceleration in revenue growth compared to the 48 % YoY EPS guidance. The company has consistently outperformed earnings estimates in the last four quarters, with EPS beats in all four periods and revenue growth maintaining a positive trend, though revenue growth slowed from 20.3 % in Q1 2026 to 0.0 % in Q2 2026 relative to estimates. Historically, Toast has posted YoY revenue growth of nearly six‑fold over five years, with EPS rising 92.5 % YoY, underscoring a consistent pattern of accelerating earnings while revenue growth moderates as the business scales. Recent news highlights a 22 % jump in customer base and a 92.5 % YoY earnings rise, reinforcing the narrative of operational strength; management’s focus on AI‑driven analytics and fintech expansion signals a strategic push toward higher‑margin services, while the company’s guidance of a 48 % YoY EPS increase to $0.37 and a 20 % revenue lift for the next quarter suggests continued momentum. Investors should watch for the upcoming earnings release to confirm whether the projected EPS and revenue growth materialize, monitor any revisions to guidance, and keep an eye on the pace of AI initiative adoption and potential competitive pressure, as these factors will be key to sustaining the valuation premium in the near term.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.09$0.17$0.25$0.32$0.40Q4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$0.37 - -
Q2'26$0.21$0.34+64.8%
Q1'26$0.16$0.29+83.0%
Q4'25$0.13$0.23+77.1%
Q4'24$0.16$0.18+11.2%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.2B$1.5B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1BQ4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$2.0B - -
Q2'26$1.9B$1.9B-0.0%
Q1'26$1.7B$1.6B-1.9%
Q4'25$1.7B$1.6B-1.2%
Q4'24 - $1.3B -

Market Data

TOST Stock Snapshot

SELL23/100
$29.75+$0.00 (0.0%)
Market cap
17.28B
P/E ratio
35.5
Day range
$29.62 – $30.80
News sentiment
54/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$38.92 (+30.8%)
Consensus
Buy · 40 analysts
52-week range+33.7% off low · -27.4% from high
$22.25$40.98
Price $29.75 DailyIQ Est. $40.46

TOST's technical picture is under pressure, with momentum working against price. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Technology tend to move together on rotation.

Behaviour On Record

What TOST's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
36.5% 16th pct
Below its peak
-55.7%
vs 200-day average
-1.1%
Up days (1y)
50%

Toast, Inc. is currently running 36.5% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against TOST's own 5 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 16th percentile unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 50.2%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

TOST is trading -55.7% below its running peak. Across 4 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -41.5%, and the deepest was -61.0% in 2022. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -1.1% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 40th percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year TOST closed higher on 50% of sessions, and it is currently 4 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 5 years of records, TOST finished the month higher 1 of 5 times, with a median return of -11.2% and an average of -7.3%. Its strongest month historically has been July at +8.2% on average, its weakest September at -7.3%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: TOST has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 148 of 1,252 sessions (11.8% of the time), with the largest gaps running +5.9% and -7.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, TOST moved an average of 7.1% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +4.1% and a largest of +11.2%.

All figures computed from 1,253 daily closes between 2021-09-22 and 2026-09-18, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against TOST's own 5-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of TOST's sector?

Toast, Inc. sits in the Technology sector, currently ranked 1st of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading). Within its narrower Software industry group, TOST ranks 3rd of 15 tracked industries, leading.

Sector rank
#1 of 11
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
90
Industry rank
#3 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for TOST?

CallsPuts

For Toast, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-25, 5 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.34), with at-the-money implied volatility around 52.3%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±7.5% move by that expiry — a range of about $29.92–$34.74.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-25)
1.34
ATM implied volatility
52.3%
Total open interest
4,193
Expected move by 2026-09-25
±7.5% ($29.92–$34.74)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on TOST?

BNP Paribas most recently downgraded Toast, Inc. to Neutral on Sep 2, 2026 with a price target of $35 (from $38). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 1 downgrade, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
BNP ParibasNeutral
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 2, 2026BNP ParibasDowngradeOutperform → Neutral$38 → $35
Aug 31, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$36 → $44
Aug 12, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$33 → $39
Aug 10, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedNeutral$30 → $34
Aug 6, 2026BernsteinMaintainedOutperform$39 → $45
Aug 5, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$34 → $39
Aug 5, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$36 → $39
Aug 5, 2026OppenheimerMaintainedOutperform$36 → $38
Aug 5, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$31 → $36
Aug 5, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainedMarket Perform$30 → $35
Aug 5, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$36 → $40
Aug 5, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedOutperform$35 → $40

TOST Competitive Positioning

Toast, Inc. (TOST) is tracked alongside these names in Software - Infrastructure on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.