AIOT vs BRRN vs KARO Stock Comparison

Powerfleet, Bryn and Karooooo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIOT Powerfleet, Inc.
$2.70 +3.1% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$362.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$450.45M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
BRRN Bryn Inc.
$2,100.00 0.0% 1M +4,199,900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$945.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$65.44 +7.6% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
2.29%
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Karooooo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Karooooo 5, Bryn 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIOTBRRNKAROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $362.41M $945.00B $2.02B BRRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.3x -4,205,121x 31.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 26.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% — +31.4% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% — 17.6% KARO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% — 34.9% KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.29% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.5% +4,199,900.0% +44.5% BRRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +595.4%/yr +13.2%/yr BRRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.7% 1,144.4% 36.5% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 14/100 69/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

AIOTBRRNKARO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAIOTBRRNKARO
Valuation 86 #13 of 89 40 #54 of 89 58 #38 of 89
Growth 96 #4 of 81 1 #80 of 81 81 #16 of 81
Profitability 51 #38 of 76 – 100 #1 of 76
Financial Health 30 #66 of 94 0 #94 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – 49 #27 of 52
Overall 66 14 69
  • AIOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BRRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAIOTBRRNKAROSPY
1 month +3.1%0.0%+7.6% +0.9%
3 months -32.5%+2,624,900.0%+1.5% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+3,499,900.0%+31.9% +8.5%
Year to date -49.2%+3,499,900.0%+43.8% +13.3%
1 year -48.5%+4,199,900.0%+44.5% +12.4%
3 years +46.7%+20,999,900.0%+197.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.6%+5,860.6%+43.9% +23.5%
5 years -61.0%+1,615,284.6%+85.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.2%+595.4%+13.2% +11.0%
10 years -47.3%+419,900.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.2%+130.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAIOTBRRNKAROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.7%1,144.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%1,376.0%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.18-1.910.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.733,669.861.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-97.3%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.2%0.0%-4.8% -0.9%
52-week high $5.65$2,100.00$68.71 $779.14
52-week low $2.39$0.02$41.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAIOTBRRNKARO
P/E now vs peer median -19.3xmedian 40.6x -4,205,121xmedian 40.6x 31.5xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 18.3x —median 18.3x —median 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 20.5x -5,832,037xmedian 20.5x 15.6xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x -4,626,456xmedian 1.8x 10.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.74 —median 1.74 —median 1.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAIOTBRRNKARO
Revenue $450.45M – $364.50M
Gross profit $251.10M – $245.35M
Operating income $21.89M -$224.73K $92.48M
Net income -$18.76M -$224.73K $65.09M
Free cash flow $15.81M -$162.04K $129.31M
R&D $17.86M – $16.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 – –
Cash & equivalents $32.82M – $40.11M
Total debt $278.39M $413.56K $171.74M
Shares (diluted) 134.17M – –
Enterprise value $240.17M $945.00B $1.68B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAIOTBRRNKARO
P/E -19.3x -4,205,121x 31.5x
P/FCF 22.9x -5,832,037x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x -5,832,037x 15.6x
P/S 0.8x – 5.5x
P/B 0.8x -4,626,456x 10.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -4,626,456x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – –
EV/EBIT 27.8x -4,205,122x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 5.5x
EV/FCF 38.5x -5,832,038x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x -5,832,038x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIOTBRRNKARO
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% – 31.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.2% – 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.9% – 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.5% – 21.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.5% -241.7% 17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% -119.3% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% -241.7% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.3% -27.9% 22.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16,575% -102.4% 45.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.6% -104.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 206.1% -102.4% 45.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.4% -104.6% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIOTBRRNKARO
Gross margin 55.7% – 67.3%
EBITDA margin 18.3% – –
Operating margin 4.9% – 25.4%
Pretax margin -1.8% – 24.2%
Net margin -4.2% – 17.6%
FCF margin 3.5% – 35.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% – 35.5%
Return on equity -3.7% – 31.3%
Return on assets -1.9% -10,997% 16.8%
Return on invested capital 2.9% – 34.9%
Return on capital employed 2.7% – 38.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 0.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIOTBRRNKARO
Debt / assets 28.9% 7,283% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x -0.9x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 10,800% 50.2%
Equity / assets 50.1% -10,700% 49.8%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 14.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.67 – 8.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIOTBRRNKARO
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAIOTBRRNKARO
Forward P/E – – 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +21.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.24MFY2026 – $418.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 – +22.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% – +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIOTBRRNKARO
Held by institutions 85.4% – 14.4%
Institutions holding 181 – 83
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% – +18.4%
Institutions buying 106 – 54
Institutions selling 53 – 13
Buyers to sellers 2.00 – 4.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AIOTBRRNKARO
AIOT 1.00 -0.02 0.27
BRRN -0.02 1.00 -0.13
KARO 0.27 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIOT, BRRN and KARO?

Bryn (BRRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powerfleet (AIOT) $362.41M, Bryn (BRRN) $945.00B, Karooooo (KARO) $2.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powerfleet (AIOT) +24.1%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karooooo (KARO) has the highest net margin (Powerfleet (AIOT) -4.2%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Powerfleet (AIOT) 2.9%, Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bryn (BRRN) returned the most: Powerfleet (AIOT) -48.5%, Bryn (BRRN) +4,199,900.0%, Karooooo (KARO) +44.5%. Over five years, Bryn (BRRN) compounded fastest (Powerfleet (AIOT) -17.2%/yr, Bryn (BRRN) +595.4%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Karooooo (KARO) 2.29%. Powerfleet (AIOT) and Bryn (BRRN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karooooo (KARO) has been the steadiest (Powerfleet (AIOT) 66.7%, Bryn (BRRN) 1,144.4%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIOT, BRRN and KARO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Karooooo (KARO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.