AIOT vs IOT vs DSGX Stock Comparison

Powerfleet, Samsara and Descartes Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIOT Powerfleet, Inc.
$2.69 -3.9% 1M -50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$358.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$450.45M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
IOT Samsara Inc.
$43.51 +14.5% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.06B
P/E
276.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Descartes Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Descartes Systems 6, Samsara 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIOTIOTDSGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $358.90M $25.06B $7.93B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.1x 276.7x 42.2x DSGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 53.7x 41.9x DSGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +29.5% +13.2% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% 4.9% 24.3% 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 -50.7% +9.0% -3.5% IOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr — +2.4%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 59.6% 41.4% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 52/100 67/100 DSGX

Percentile Scorecard

AIOTIOTDSGX

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

AxisAIOTIOTDSGX
Valuation 85 #14 of 89 14 #77 of 89 43 #51 of 89
Growth 96 #4 of 81 99 #2 of 81 64 #30 of 81
Profitability 52 #37 of 76 60 #31 of 76 97 #3 of 76
Financial Health 28 #68 of 94 59 #39 of 94 85 #15 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 30 #36 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Overall 65 52 67
  • AIOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • IOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIOTIOTDSGXSPY
1 month -3.9%+14.5%+17.3% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%+16.0%+21.9% +3.9%
6 months -12.9%+48.3%+30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -49.4%+22.7%+5.2% +12.9%
1 year -50.7%+9.0%-3.5% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%+95.9%+32.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+25.1%+9.7% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%—+12.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%—+2.4% +10.9%
10 years -48.6%—+345.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.4%—+16.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIOTIOTDSGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%59.6%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%55.2%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.170.800.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.15-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-70.4%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-3.8%-4.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$45.22$96.58 $779.14
52-week low $2.39$24.25$62.82 $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.

MultipleAIOTIOTDSGX
P/E now vs peer median -19.2xmedian 40.1x 280.7xmedian 40.1x 42.1xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.5x 13.8xmedian 2.5x 10.2xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 18.5x 500.6xmedian 18.5x 23.1xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 20.1x 99.7xmedian 20.1x 26.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x 15.9xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.73 8.57median 1.73 2.40median 1.73

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 monthsAIOTIOTDSGX
Revenue $450.45M $1.85B $775.17M
Gross profit $251.10M $1.41B $601.59M
Operating income $21.89M $19.37M $243.60M
Net income -$18.76M $90.55M $188.01M
Free cash flow $15.81M $255.48M $297.47M
R&D $17.86M $375.86M $109.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $0.15 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $32.82M $291.39M $401.06M
Total debt $278.39M – –
Shares (diluted) 134.17M 590.46M 87.58M
Enterprise value $230.47M $21.83B $6.52B

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
MetricAIOTIOTDSGX
P/E -19.2x 280.7x 42.1x
P/FCF 22.8x 99.7x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 88.3x 25.9x
P/S 0.8x 13.8x 10.2x
P/B 0.7x 15.9x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 15.9x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 500.6x 23.1x
EV/EBIT 27.7x 1,272x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 13.3x 9.7x
EV/FCF 38.4x 96.4x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 85.4x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 8.57 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIOTIOTDSGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 29.5% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 33.3% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.9% 28.7% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 35.7% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.5% 115.4% 30.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% 27.5% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% 203.0% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.3% 33.5% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 199.7% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 32.8% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16,575% 49.7% 28.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.6% 581.0% 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 206.1% 50.6% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.4% 142.3% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIOTIOTDSGX
Gross margin 55.7% 76.4% 77.6%
EBITDA margin 18.3% 2.7% 42.1%
Operating margin 4.9% 1.0% 31.4%
Pretax margin -1.8% 5.6% 32.7%
Net margin -4.2% 4.9% 24.3%
FCF margin 3.5% 13.8% 38.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 15.6% 39.4%
Return on equity -3.7% 5.8% 11.4%
Return on assets -1.9% 3.4% –
Return on invested capital 2.9% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% 1.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 3.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 17.9% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIOTIOTDSGX
Debt / assets 28.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 42.1% 15.9%
Equity / assets 50.1% 57.9% 84.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 168.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 0.67 13.26 16.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIOTIOTDSGX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield – -0.1% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusAIOTIOTDSGX
Forward P/E – 53.7xFY2026 41.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +44.6%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.24MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +30.8% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIOTIOTDSGX
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 181 549 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +9.1% –
Institutions buying 106 318 –
Institutions selling 53 165 –
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.93 –

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.

AIOTIOTDSGX
AIOT 1.00 0.32 0.24
IOT 0.32 1.00 0.58
DSGX 0.24 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIOT, IOT and DSGX?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powerfleet (AIOT) $358.90M, Samsara (IOT) $25.06B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIOT, IOT and DSGX?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powerfleet (AIOT) -19.1x, Samsara (IOT) 276.7x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Descartes Systems (DSGX) is cheapest (Samsara (IOT) 53.7x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Samsara (IOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powerfleet (AIOT) +24.1%, Samsara (IOT) +29.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Powerfleet (AIOT) -4.2%, Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Samsara (IOT) returned the most: Powerfleet (AIOT) -50.7%, Samsara (IOT) +9.0%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.5%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Powerfleet (AIOT) -16.6%/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) 66.8%, Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.