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Toast (TOST) Degree of Operating Leverage : -5.97 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Toast Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -5.97. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

TOST's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
84.69% of 2665 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.79 vs TOST: -5.97

Toast Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Toast Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Toast Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.48 -0.03 20.39 -0.61 -4.27

Toast Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Toast Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Toast's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 125 (Mar. 2025) / -210 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 5222 (Mar. 2025) / 4121 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-1.5952/0.2672
=-5.97***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Toast  (NYSE:TOST) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Toast Business Description

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Address
333 Summer Street, Suite 801, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Toast is a US-based restaurant technology company that provides point-of-sale, payment processing, and various software services to 134,000 restaurant locations across the United States as of December 2024. The firm generates sales from software subscription fees, as a percentage take rate from each financial transaction it processes, from loan origination and servicing fees from its Toast Capital arm, and from hardware installation and professional services. Unlike competitors, Toast intermediates every payment transaction on its platform; it processed some $159 billion in gross platform volume in 2024. The firm's product offerings span point-of-sale systems, inventory and payroll management, delivery integration, e-commerce ordering, reservation management, and loyalty programs.
Executives
Paul D Bell director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Christopher P Comparato director, officer: Chief Executive Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Stephen Fredette director, officer: Co-President TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Elena Gomez officer: Chief Financial Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Brian R Elworthy officer: General Counsel TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Aman Narang director, officer: See Remarks TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Deval L Patrick director BAIN CAPITAL, LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
David Yuan director 250 MIDDLEFIELD RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Richard Kent Bennett director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Susan Chapman-hughes director 535 DEAN STREET, APT. 910, BROOKLYN NY 11217
James Michael Matlock officer: Principal Accounting Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Bessemer Venture Partners Ix L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Mark J Hawkins director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Technology Investment Dining Group, Llc 10 percent owner 18 BANK STREET, LEBANON NH 03766
Jonathan Grimm 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, SUITE 801, BOSTON MA 02215