AIOT vs MANH vs IOT Stock Comparison

Powerfleet, Manhattan Associates and Samsara 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
1 win
MANH Manhattan Associates Inc
$233.98 +13.6% 1M +24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.20B
P/E
66.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins
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

Manhattan Associates leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Manhattan Associates 5, Samsara 3, Powerfleet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIOTMANHIOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $358.90M $14.20B $25.06B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.1x 66.7x 276.7x MANH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.1x 53.7x MANH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +8.4% +29.5% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% — 4.9% IOT
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% +24.3% +9.0% MANH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +5.3%/yr — MANH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 46.4% 59.6% MANH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 41/100 52/100 AIOT

Percentile Scorecard

AIOTMANHIOT

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

AxisAIOTMANHIOT
Valuation 85 #14 of 89 13 #78 of 89 14 #77 of 89
Growth 96 #4 of 81 41 #48 of 81 99 #2 of 81
Profitability 52 #37 of 76 68 #25 of 76 60 #31 of 76
Financial Health 28 #68 of 94 – 59 #39 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – 30 #36 of 51
Overall 65 41 52
  • AIOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • MANH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • IOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIOTMANHIOTSPY
1 month -3.9%+13.6%+14.5% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%+39.1%+16.0% +3.9%
6 months -12.9%+66.7%+48.3% +8.2%
Year to date -49.4%+35.0%+22.7% +12.9%
1 year -50.7%+24.3%+9.0% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%+24.1%+95.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+7.5%+25.1% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%+29.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%+5.3%— +10.9%
10 years -48.6%+363.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.4%+16.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIOTMANHIOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%46.4%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%46.2%55.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.170.290.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.520.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-61.0%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-3.4%-3.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$242.17$45.22 $779.14
52-week low $2.39$120.88$24.25 $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.

MultipleAIOTMANHIOT
P/E now vs peer median -19.2xmedian 40.1x 64.6xmedian 40.1x 280.7xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.5x 11.8xmedian 2.5x 13.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 500.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 20.1x 29.2xmedian 20.1x 99.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x 68.0xmedian 1.8x 15.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.73 6.02median 1.73 8.57median 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 monthsAIOTMANHIOT
Revenue $450.45M $1.16B $1.85B
Gross profit $251.10M – $1.41B
Operating income $21.89M – $19.37M
Net income -$18.76M $212.94M $90.55M
Free cash flow $15.81M – $255.48M
R&D $17.86M $146.19M $375.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $3.61 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $32.82M $199.45M $291.39M
Total debt $278.39M – –
Shares (diluted) 134.17M 59.00M 590.46M
Enterprise value $230.47M $14.20B $21.83B

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
MetricAIOTMANHIOT
P/E -19.2x 64.6x 280.7x
P/FCF 22.8x 29.2x 99.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 34.9x 88.3x
P/S 0.8x 11.8x 13.8x
P/B 0.7x 68.0x 15.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 68.0x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 500.6x
EV/EBIT 27.7x – 1,272x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 11.8x 13.3x
EV/FCF 38.4x – 96.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 34.9x 85.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 6.02 8.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIOTMANHIOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 8.4% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 9.2% 33.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.9% – 28.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.5% – 35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.5% – 115.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% – 27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.6% -1.4% 203.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.3% 8.7% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 1.9% 199.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 10.7% 32.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16,575% 12.5% 49.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.6% 22.4% 581.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 206.1% – 50.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.4% – 142.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIOTMANHIOT
Gross margin 55.7% – 76.4%
EBITDA margin 18.3% – 2.7%
Operating margin 4.9% – 1.0%
Pretax margin -1.8% – 5.6%
Net margin -4.2% – 4.9%
FCF margin 3.5% – 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 33.8% 15.6%
Return on equity -3.7% – 5.8%
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 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.8x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 10.4% 17.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIOTMANHIOT
Debt / assets 28.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% – 42.1%
Equity / assets 50.1% 26.7% 57.9%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.67 – 13.26

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAIOTMANHIOT
Forward P/E – 40.1xFY2026 53.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $5.83FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.2%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.1% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.24MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +11.5% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIOTMANHIOT
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 181 506 549
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -0.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 106 248 318
Institutions selling 53 198 165
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.25 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.

AIOTMANHIOT
AIOT 1.00 0.27 0.32
MANH 0.27 1.00 0.64
IOT 0.32 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIOT, MANH and IOT?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powerfleet (AIOT) $358.90M, Manhattan Associates (MANH) $14.20B, Samsara (IOT) $25.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIOT, MANH and IOT?

Manhattan Associates (MANH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powerfleet (AIOT) -19.1x, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 66.7x, Samsara (IOT) 276.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Manhattan Associates (MANH) is cheapest (Manhattan Associates (MANH) 40.1x, Samsara (IOT) 53.7x). 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%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +8.4%, Samsara (IOT) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manhattan Associates (MANH) returned the most: Powerfleet (AIOT) -50.7%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +24.3%, Samsara (IOT) +9.0%. Over five years, Manhattan Associates (MANH) compounded fastest (Powerfleet (AIOT) -16.6%/yr, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manhattan Associates (MANH) has been the steadiest (Powerfleet (AIOT) 66.8%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 46.4%, Samsara (IOT) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 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.