AIOT vs DSGX vs VIA Stock Comparison

Powerfleet, Descartes Systems and Via Transportation Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIOT Powerfleet, Inc.
$2.86 +4.0% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$384.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$450.45M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
VIA Via Transportation, Inc.
$35.94 +22.9% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$491.70M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Descartes Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Descartes Systems 6, Via Transportation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIOTDSGXVIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $384.39M $7.79B $2.96B DSGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 41.5x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 41.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +13.2% +29.1% VIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% 24.3% -20.0% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.5% +2.6% -32.3% DSGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.2%/yr +2.4%/yr — DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 40.7% 70.6% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 67/100 42/100 DSGX

Percentile Scorecard

AIOTDSGXVIA

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

AxisAIOTDSGXVIA
Valuation 84 #15 of 89 43 #51 of 89 23 #69 of 89
Growth 95 #5 of 81 65 #29 of 81 70 #25 of 81
Profitability 51 #38 of 76 97 #3 of 76 29 #54 of 76
Financial Health 30 #65 of 93 84 #16 of 93 86 #14 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 45 #28 of 50 0 #50 of 50
Overall 65 67 42
  • AIOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VIA ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIOTDSGXVIASPY
1 month +4.0%+15.8%+22.9% +0.7%
3 months -26.9%+23.4%+79.2% +3.7%
6 months -11.2%+27.6%+136.3% +7.1%
Year to date -46.2%+5.0%+23.9% +12.8%
1 year -44.5%+2.6%-32.3% +11.9%
3 years +58.9%+28.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.7%+8.7%— +22.8%
5 years -58.7%+12.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.2%+2.4%— +10.9%
10 years -44.1%+340.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.7%+16.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIOTDSGXVIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%40.7%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%37.1%79.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.160.331.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.06-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-48.7%-75.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.4%-3.0%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$94.87$53.93 $779.14
52-week low $2.39$62.82$13.31 $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.

MultipleAIOTDSGXVIA
P/E now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 39.2x 42.0xmedian 39.2x -29.7xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 10.2xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 17.3x 23.0xmedian 17.3x -33.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 20.3x 26.6xmedian 20.3x -69.4xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.75median 1.52 2.39median 1.52 —median 1.52

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 monthsAIOTDSGXVIA
Revenue $450.45M $775.17M $491.70M
Gross profit $251.10M $601.59M $195.70M
Operating income $21.89M $243.60M -$88.62M
Net income -$18.76M $188.01M -$98.53M
Free cash flow $15.81M $297.47M -$42.19M
R&D $17.86M $109.17M $98.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $2.15 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $32.82M $401.06M $335.92M
Total debt $278.39M – –
Shares (diluted) 134.17M 87.58M 81.34M
Enterprise value $255.96M $6.38B $1.52B

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
MetricAIOTDSGXVIA
P/E -20.5x 42.0x -29.7x
P/FCF 24.3x 26.6x -69.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 25.9x -71.7x
P/S 0.9x 10.2x 6.0x
P/B 0.8x 4.8x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.0x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 23.0x -33.2x
EV/EBIT 28.8x 30.9x -29.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 9.7x 5.3x
EV/FCF 39.8x 25.3x -61.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 24.6x -63.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.75 2.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIOTDSGXVIA
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 13.2% 29.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 13.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.9% 15.5% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.5% 30.1% -25.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% 19.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 26.9% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.3% 18.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 26.4% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16,575% 28.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.6% 14.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 206.1% 30.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.4% 15.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIOTDSGXVIA
Gross margin 55.7% 77.6% 39.8%
EBITDA margin 18.3% 42.1% -15.9%
Operating margin 4.9% 31.4% -18.0%
Pretax margin -1.8% 32.7% -19.7%
Net margin -4.2% 24.3% -20.0%
FCF margin 3.5% 38.4% -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 39.4% -8.3%
Return on equity -3.7% 11.4% -15.9%
Return on assets -1.9% – -13.7%
Return on invested capital 2.9% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% – -14.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.5% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIOTDSGXVIA
Debt / assets 28.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 15.9% 13.9%
Equity / assets 50.1% 84.1% 86.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x 168.0x -29.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.9x 4.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 0.70 16.58 16.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIOTDSGXVIA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -13.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.2% -13.0%
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.

ConsensusAIOTDSGXVIA
Forward P/E – 41.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +18.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.24MFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 $564.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +1.6% +26.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIOTDSGXVIA
Held by institutions 85.4% 82.0% 59.3%
Institutions holding 181 342 128
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +3.7% +19.9%
Institutions buying 106 167 90
Institutions selling 53 139 20
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.20 4.50

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.

AIOTDSGXVIA
AIOT 1.00 0.24 0.21
DSGX 0.24 1.00 0.43
VIA 0.21 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIOT, DSGX and VIA?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powerfleet (AIOT) $384.39M, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.79B, Via Transportation (VIA) $2.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Via Transportation (VIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powerfleet (AIOT) +24.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Via Transportation (VIA) +29.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Powerfleet (AIOT) -4.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Via Transportation (VIA) -20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Descartes Systems (DSGX) returned the most: Powerfleet (AIOT) -44.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.6%, Via Transportation (VIA) -32.3%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Powerfleet (AIOT) -16.2%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Powerfleet (AIOT) 67.0%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 40.7%, Via Transportation (VIA) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIOT, DSGX and VIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Descartes Systems (DSGX) leads on 6. 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.