AMN vs ITRN vs KARO Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Ituran Location & Control and Karooooo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.46 +4.6% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ituran Location & Control leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ituran Location & Control 6, Karooooo 2, Amn Healthcare Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNITRNKAROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $1.06B $2.00B KARO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 16.5x 31.2x ITRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 15.2x 26.2x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +130.5% +31.4% ITRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 33.7% 17.6% ITRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% — 34.9% KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.5% +36.9% +40.8% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr +15.2%/yr +13.0%/yr ITRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 30.4% 36.5% ITRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 73/100 70/100 ITRN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNITRNKARO

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

AxisAMNITRNKARO
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 81 #18 of 89 60 #36 of 89
Growth 57 #42 of 96 58 #35 of 81 81 #16 of 81
Profitability 66 #32 of 91 99 #2 of 76 100 #1 of 76
Financial Health 54 #58 of 125 60 #38 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 70 #16 of 51 52 #25 of 51
Overall 68 73 70
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ITRN 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

PeriodAMNITRNKAROSPY
1 month +35.1%+2.0%+4.6% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%-3.7%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +123.4%-4.2%+28.9% +8.2%
Year to date +196.6%+22.5%+41.7% +12.9%
1 year +122.5%+36.9%+40.8% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%+117.4%+193.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+29.6%+43.2% +23.3%
5 years -52.9%+103.0%+84.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.0%+15.2%+13.0% +10.9%
10 years +47.1%+97.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%+7.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMNITRNKAROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%30.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%28.8%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.140.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.911.211.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-31.0%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-20.6%-6.2% -1.2%
52-week high $49.05$66.37$68.71 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$36.06$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.

MultipleAMNITRNKARO
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.2x 16.4xmedian 40.1x 31.1xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 5.5xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 11.9x 8.9xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.7x 9.5xmedian 20.1x 15.4xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 1.8x 10.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 1.00 1.09median 1.73 —median 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 monthsAMNITRNKARO
Revenue $3.43B $189.86M $364.50M
Gross profit $954.26M $196.43M $245.35M
Operating income $199.82M $85.86M $92.48M
Net income $104.92M $66.00M $65.09M
Free cash flow $439.13M $109.73M $129.31M
R&D – $21.44M $16.89M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $3.22 –
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $103.70M $40.11M
Total debt $3.10B – $171.74M
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 19.87M –
Enterprise value $809.59M $642.81M $1.66B

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
MetricAMNITRNKARO
P/E 17.4x 16.4x 31.1x
P/FCF 4.1x 9.5x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 10.3x 15.4x
P/S 0.5x 5.5x 5.5x
P/B 2.4x 4.6x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 4.8x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 8.9x –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 11.0x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 5.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 5.0x 8.6x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 9.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 1.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNITRNKARO
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 130.5% 31.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 18.2% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 10.4% 21.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% 17.0% 17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% 11.1% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 14.1% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 13.2% 22.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% 15.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 30.0% 45.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 17.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 26.9% 45.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 11.0% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNITRNKARO
Gross margin 27.8% 103.5% 67.3%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 55.4% –
Operating margin 5.8% 45.2% 25.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 44.1% 24.2%
Net margin 3.1% 33.7% 17.6%
FCF margin 12.8% 57.8% 35.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 53.3% 35.5%
Return on equity 14.4% 30.0% 31.3%
Return on assets 4.2% 16.3% 16.8%
Return on invested capital 8.7% – 34.9%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 30.4% 38.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 1.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNITRNKARO
Debt / assets 31.4% – 17.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 44.8% 50.2%
Equity / assets 31.4% 55.2% 49.8%
Interest coverage 5.6x 19.1x 14.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – 8.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNITRNKARO
Dividend yield – 5.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield – 7.1% 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.

ConsensusAMNITRNKARO
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +16.2% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $390.51MFY2026 $418.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +20.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNITRNKARO
Held by institutions 100.0% 56.3% 14.4%
Institutions holding 286 204 83
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -8.5% +18.4%
Institutions buying 182 102 54
Institutions selling 76 59 13
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.73 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.

AMNITRNKARO
AMN 1.00 0.08 0.10
ITRN 0.08 1.00 0.09
KARO 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, ITRN and KARO?

Karooooo (KARO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.82B, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) $1.06B, Karooooo (KARO) $2.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, ITRN and KARO?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.3x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 16.5x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 14.7x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 15.2x, Karooooo (KARO) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +130.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 33.7%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +122.5%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +36.9%, Karooooo (KARO) +40.8%. Over five years, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -14.0%/yr, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +15.2%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 30.4%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMN, ITRN 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, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 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.