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<ul><li>Toast, a technology platform serving primarily the restaurant industry, reported results for the second quarter of 2026 highlighting growth across its core software, payments, fintech solutions, and expansion into new markets.</li><li>Annualized recurring revenue (ARR) grew 25% year-over-year, supported by a record net addition of 9,500 locations, bringing total locations to approximately 180,000—a 22% increase from the prior year.</li><li>Recurring gross profit streams increased 28%, with adjusted EBITDA rising 38% to $221 million, equivalent to a 37% margin, and GAAP operating income of $152 million (a 26% margin).</li></ul>

Toast, a technology platform serving primarily the restaurant industry, reported results for the second quarter of 2026 highlighting growth across its core software, payments, fintech solutions, and expansion into new markets.Annualized recurring revenue (ARR) grew 25% year-over-year, supported by a record net addition of 9,500 locations, bringing total locations to approximately 180,000—a 22% increase from the prior year.Recurring gross profit streams increased 28%, with adjusted EBITDA rising 38% to $221 million, equivalent to a 37% margin, and GAAP operating income of $152 million (a 26% margin).

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<li>The US economy’s resilience hasn’t come from the many – it’s come from the top 10% as the “wealth effect” from rising asset prices has boosted spending.</li>
<li>But it works in reverse too.  Since the richest make up nearly half of America’s consumer spending, that could lead to a serious economic fallout.</li>
<li>It’s worth considering protecting your portfolio. I’ve pulled together one list of companies that should do well and another that could suffer from the change in climate.</li>
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The US economy’s resilience hasn’t come from the many – it’s come from the top 10% as the “wealth effect” from rising asset prices has boosted spending.
But it works in reverse too.  Since the richest make up nearly half of America’s consumer spending, that could lead to a serious economic fallout.
It’s worth considering protecting your portfolio. I’ve pulled together one list of companies that should do well and another that could suffer from the change in climate.


A Defensive Portfolio Prepared For The Wealth Effect’s Reversal

<ul><li>Toast, a vertically integrated platform serving the restaurant and local commerce markets, reported a strong first quarter of 2026 with both top-line growth and margin expansion.</li><li>The company’s recurring gross profit streams grew 27% year-over-year, driven by robust software-as-a-service (SaaS) and fintech revenue.</li><li>Annual recurring revenue (ARR) increased 26%, supported by the addition of 7,000 net new locations, bringing the total to 171,000 live locations, a 22% increase year-over-year.</li></ul>

Toast, a vertically integrated platform serving the restaurant and local commerce markets, reported a strong first quarter of 2026 with both top-line growth and margin expansion.The company’s recurring gross profit streams grew 27% year-over-year, driven by robust software-as-a-service (SaaS) and fintech revenue.Annual recurring revenue (ARR) increased 26%, supported by the addition of 7,000 net new locations, bringing the total to 171,000 live locations, a 22% increase year-over-year.

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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/toast-inc">Toast </a>is a dominant, all-in-one technology platform for the restaurant industry, integrating point-of-sale (POS), payment processing, operations management, and marketing tools.</li>
  <li>The company has demonstrated a strong growth trajectory, marked by significant revenue increases and a recent shift to GAAP profitability, driven by new location additions and higher product adoption per location.</li>
  <li>While facing intense competition and sensitivity to economic downturns affecting the restaurant sector, Toast's key advantage lies in its deeply embedded platform, which creates high switching costs for its customers.</li>
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Toast is a dominant, all-in-one technology platform for the restaurant industry, integrating point-of-sale (POS), payment processing, operations management, and marketing tools.
  The company has demonstrated a strong growth trajectory, marked by significant revenue increases and a recent shift to GAAP profitability, driven by new location additions and higher product adoption per location.
  While facing intense competition and sensitivity to economic downturns affecting the restaurant sector, Toast's key advantage lies in its deeply embedded platform, which creates high switching costs for its customers.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

<ul><li>Toast, Inc. delivered a strong operational performance in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, marked by continued location growth, expanding recurring revenue streams, and material margin improvement.</li><li>The company added a record number of net locations during the year, ending with approximately 164,000 locations on its platform, while recurring gross profit grew at a pace well above overall revenue growth.</li><li>Annual recurring revenue exceeded $2 billion, supported by consistent mid-single-digit SaaS ARPU expansion and solid net retention.</li></ul>

Toast, Inc. delivered a strong operational performance in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, marked by continued location growth, expanding recurring revenue streams, and material margin improvement.The company added a record number of net locations during the year, ending with approximately 164,000 locations on its platform, while recurring gross profit grew at a pace well above overall revenue growth.Annual recurring revenue exceeded $2 billion, supported by consistent mid-single-digit SaaS ARPU expansion and solid net retention.

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Toast, Inc. operates as a cloud-based restaurant software company. The Company designs and develops sale and management software system that helps restaurants to improve operations, increase sales, and create a better guest experience. Toast serves customers worldwide.

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