Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (LSPD)Technology | Software - Application | Montreal, Canada | NYSE
10.68 USD
-0.09
(-0.836%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:48 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Lightspeed Commerce is currently compromised by a severe disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. While the company boasts a fortress-like balance sheet with minimal debt and robust free cash flow, it is hemorrhaging profitability, posting negative operating margins and a trailing EPS of -$0.71. This fundamental deterioration is reflected in the stock's brutal five-year trajectory, which has erased over 70% of shareholder value, culminating in a sharp 31% drop last year. The market has rightly punished the business for failing to convert its cash generation into earnings growth. Short-term, the outlook remains murky. The stock is trading near its 200-day average, offering some technical support, but the lack of a clear earnings turnaround makes any bounce speculative rather than a trend reversal. The heavy put writing suggests traders are bracing for continued weakness or a failed attempt to stabilize. Without a visible path to restoring profitability or accelerating revenue growth beyond the modest 5.8% seen recently, the risk-reward profile leans toward caution. Investors should wait for concrete evidence of margin expansion before considering a long position, as the current price does not yet reflect a sufficient margin of safety given the ongoing operational struggles. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.031778 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.034870 |
| AutoETS | 0.034870 |
| MSTL | 0.036915 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 1.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.324 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.435 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.987 |
| Market Cap | 1,380,919,680 |
| Forward P/E | 11.45 |
| Beta | 1.76 |
| Profit Margins | -7.81% |
| Previous Name | Lightspeed POS Inc. |
| Website | https://www.lightspeedhq.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $7-$10) expiring in November and December, indicating a strong consensus fear of further declines. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes ($13+) with very low volume, suggesting limited speculative appetite for immediate rallies despite the low implied volatility on far-dated calls.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.07372075 |
| Address1 | Gare Viger |
| Address2 | 700 Saint-Antoine St. East, Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 130.02 |
| All Time Low | 7.34 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,600 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 962,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 764,281 |
| Average Volume | 764,281 |
| Average Volume10Days | 962,050 |
| Beta | 1.762 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 10.747 |
| City | Montreal |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.68 |
| Current Ratio | 3.547 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 10.965 |
| Day Low | 10.67 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.435 |
| Display Name | Lightspeed Commerce |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -36,776,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02954 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -27.973 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.826 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,028,729,664 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.62348 |
| Eps Forward | 0.9328 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.2014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.4786005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04691518 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -7.372075 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.715 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.0349998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22129054 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.8500004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.36398473 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.83 - 13.715 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,599,831,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 84,278,767 |
| Forward Eps | 0.9328 |
| Forward P E | 11.4494 |
| Free Cashflow | 44,074,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,400 |
| Fullday Change | -0.06928253 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.64329183 |
| Fullday Price | 10.8 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43092 |
| Gross Profits | 536,408,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.10524 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.62083 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 129,299,592 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. engages in sale of cloud-based software subscriptions and payments solutions for single and multi-location retailers, restaurants, golf course operators, and other businesses. It offers a cloud-based commerce platform that connects suppliers, merchants, and consumers to enable omnichannel experiences and engage with consumers, manage operations, accept payments, and grow business. The company's cloud platform is designed around interrelated elements, such as omni-channel consumer experience, a comprehensive back-office operations management suite to improve customers' efficiency and insight, and the facilitation of payments. Its platform functionalities include full omni-channel capabilities, point of sale (POS), product and menu management, kitchen display system (KDS), employee and inventory management comprising ordering, analytics and reporting, multi-location connectivity, order anywhere and curbside pickup functionality, loyalty, and customer management solutions. The company also offers tailored financial solutions, such as Lightspeed Payments and Lightspeed Capital; Lightspeed Restaurant, a unified hospitality commerce offering; Lightspeed Retail, a retail commerce offering; Lightspeed eCommerce; Lightspeed Wholesale; and Lightspeed NuORDER integration to order from various brands. In addition, it sells hardware, including tablets, customer-facing displays, KDS screens, receipt printers, networking hardware, cash drawers, payment terminals, servers, stands, bar-code scanners, and an assortment of accessories, as well as provide installation and implementation services. The company was formerly known as Lightspeed POS Inc. and changed its name to Lightspeed Commerce Inc. in August 2021. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. |
| Long Name | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,380,919,680 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_105664036 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-14 |
| Net Income To Common | -97,266,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,243,630,321 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 10.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 43,180,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.011030001 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Phone | 866 932 1801 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.119999886 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.1235944 |
| Pre Market Price | 10.8 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,981,987 |
| Prev Name | Lightspeed POS Inc. |
| Previous Close | 10.77 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.12966 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.9937658 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1093435 |
| Profit Margins | -0.07814 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.577 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.55556 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0900002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.835656 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.965 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.67 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.67 - 10.965 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.77 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.68 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 582,192 |
| Return On Assets | -0.039979998 |
| Return On Equity | -0.06653 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.987 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 129,299,592 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0507 |
| Shares Short | 6,559,840 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,220,530 |
| Short Name | Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Subord |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.056999996 |
| Short Ratio | 9.65 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | QC |
| Symbol | LSPD |
| Target High Price | 13.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.84615 |
| Target Median Price | 10.5 |
| Total Cash | 372,136,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.878 |
| Total Debt | 19,946,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,244,807,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.71 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.91535 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.76465034 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.07711784 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 582,192 |
| Website | https://www.lightspeedhq.com |
| Zip | H2Y 1A6 |