Restaurant technology provider PAR Technology (NYSE: PAR) will be reporting results this Thursday after market close. Here’s what to expect.

PAR Technology beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $119.2 million, up 23.2% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting PAR Technology’s revenue to grow 9.7% year on year, slowing from the 50.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. PAR Technology has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at PAR Technology’s peers in the specialized technology segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Napco delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 12.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Cognex reported revenues up 9.9%, topping estimates by 5.4%. Napco traded up 18.6% following the results while Cognex was also up 36.3%.

Read our full analysis of Napco’s results here and Cognex’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the specialized technology stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8.3% on average over the last month. PAR Technology is down 37.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $59.11 (compared to the current share price of $20.15).

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