Toast, Inc. (TOST) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 5, 2026

Research Idea

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Strong short-term momentum setup: stock rose about 21% over 21 trading days and made new highs into 2026-07-14. Support comes from S&P MidCap 400 addition, Toast IQ Grow product momentum, revenue growth, strong cash flow, and raised guidance.

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Idea window: 7/14/2026 – 7/21/2026Sector: Technology

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$32.12
Market Cap
$18.63B
1D Return
+0.56%
YTD Return
-9.55%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
38.7
P/B
9.1
P/S
2.7
EV/EBITDA
34.6
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

7.0

Key Financial Insights: • Improving Margins • Debt-Free Balance Sheet • Declining Liquidity Toast's improving margins, strong cash generation, and debt-free balance sheet are offset by declining liquidity, negative retained earnings, and an expensive valuation—favor operational strength but avoid chasing the stock at current multiples.

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Price Behavior

5.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Rally then pullback • Support holding • Weak momentum Support Level: $33.60–$34.00 Resistance Level: $35.10–$35.30 TOST is stabilizing near $33.60–$34.00 support, but momentum remains weak unless it reclaims $35.10–$35.30.

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Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • Raised outlook • Adyen expansion • Insider selling Toast's strong growth, raised outlook, and Adyen U.S. partnership support momentum, but insider selling and softer analyst sentiment warrant caution.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

Toast's investment case has shifted to monetizing a 180,000-location payments-and-software platform with emerging operating leverage, but at ~35x EBITDA investors should buy only if recurring gross-profit growth and cash conversion remain strong as AI, enterprise, and international investments scale.

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Description

Toast, Inc. provides a cloud-based technology platform for restaurants in the United States and Ireland, combining point-of-sale hardware, handheld and kiosk devices, and kitchen display systems with order-and-pay, online ordering, and delivery management capabilities. The company also offers back-office services including payroll and team management, payment processing, financing and loans, loyalty and gift card programs, insurance products, and reporting and analytics, plus an ecosystem of partner integrations via APIs. Founded in 2011, Toast is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jul 14Jul 21TOSTToast, Inc.
Strong short-term momentum setup: stock rose about 21% over 21 trading days and made new highs into 2026-07-14. Support comes from S&P MidCap 400 addition, Toast IQ Grow product momentum, revenue growth, strong cash flow, and raised guidance.
Closed+1.2%
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