BRRN vs KARO vs WAY Stock Comparison

Bryn, Karooooo and Waystar Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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.
$64.46 +4.6% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
2.33%
Supply Chain Software Technology
6 wins
WAY Waystar Holding Corp.
$28.02 +13.4% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Karooooo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Karooooo 6, Bryn 3, Waystar Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRRNKAROWAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $945.00B $1.99B $5.38B BRRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4,205,121x 31.1x 39.9x KARO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.2x 16.1x WAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +31.4% +19.2% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.6% 11.2% KARO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 34.9% 3.5% KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.33% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4,199,900.0% +40.8% -28.8% BRRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +595.4%/yr +13.0%/yr — BRRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,146.8% 36.5% 54.6% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 70/100 59/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

BRRNKAROWAY

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

AxisBRRNKAROWAY
Valuation 40 #54 of 89 60 #36 of 89 73 #25 of 89
Growth 1 #80 of 81 81 #16 of 81 66 #28 of 81
Profitability – 100 #1 of 76 76 #19 of 76
Financial Health 0 #94 of 94 57 #41 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 52 #25 of 51 24 #39 of 51
Overall 14 70 59
  • BRRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • WAY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRRNKAROWAYSPY
1 month 0.0%+4.6%+13.4% -0.2%
3 months +2,624,900.0%+0.8%+18.3% +3.9%
6 months +3,499,900.0%+28.9%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date +3,499,900.0%+41.7%-14.4% +12.9%
1 year +4,199,900.0%+40.8%-28.8% +12.3%
3 years +20,999,900.0%+193.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +5,860.6%+43.2%— +23.3%
5 years +1,615,284.6%+84.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +595.4%+13.0%— +10.9%
10 years +419,900.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +130.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRRNKAROWAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,146.8%36.5%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,376.0%32.1%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.900.920.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3,662.421.12-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.3%-54.4%-61.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.2%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $2,100.00$68.71$39.62 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$41.60$17.31 $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.

MultipleBRRNKAROWAY
P/E now vs peer median -4,205,121xmedian 40.1x 31.1xmedian 40.1x 39.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x —median 18.5x 15.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5,832,037xmedian 20.1x 15.4xmedian 20.1x 21.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median -4,626,456xmedian 1.8x 10.3xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.73 —median 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 monthsBRRNKAROWAY
Revenue – $364.50M $1.21B
Gross profit – $245.35M $833.24M
Operating income -$224.73K $92.48M $275.76M
Net income -$224.73K $65.09M $134.79M
Free cash flow -$162.04K $129.31M $246.26M
R&D – $16.89M $67.01M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.69
Cash & equivalents – $40.11M $12.65M
Total debt $413.56K $171.74M $5.39B
Shares (diluted) – – 194.51M
Enterprise value $945.00B $1.65B $4.52B

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
MetricBRRNKAROWAY
P/E -4,205,121x 31.1x 39.9x
P/FCF -5,832,037x 15.4x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow -5,832,037x 15.4x 18.4x
P/S – 5.5x 4.5x
P/B -4,626,456x 10.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -4,626,456x 10.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.3x
EV/EBIT -4,205,122x 21.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.4x 5.5x
EV/FCF -5,832,038x 15.3x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -5,832,038x 15.3x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRRNKAROWAY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 31.4% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.8% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -241.7% 17.7% 31.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -119.3% 21.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -241.7% 15.9% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.9% 22.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – – 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -102.4% 45.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -104.6% 24.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -102.4% 45.0% -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -104.6% 31.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRRNKAROWAY
Gross margin – 67.3% 69.1%
EBITDA margin – – 36.1%
Operating margin – 25.4% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 24.2% 16.2%
Net margin – 17.6% 11.2%
FCF margin – 35.5% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.5% 24.3%
Return on equity – 31.3% 3.4%
Return on assets -10,997% 16.8% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – 34.9% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 38.5% 4.9%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRRNKAROWAY
Debt / assets 7,283% 17.4% 25.0%
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF -0.9x 0.5x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 10,800% 50.2% 32.1%
Equity / assets -10,700% 49.8% 67.9%
Interest coverage – 14.9x 3.4x
Current ratio 0.0x 0.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 8.21 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRRNKAROWAY
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.3% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusBRRNKAROWAY
Forward P/E – 26.2xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.46FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.2%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $418.13MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.1% +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRRNKAROWAY
Held by institutions – 14.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 83 302
Change in shares held, QoQ – +18.4% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 54 187
Institutions selling – 13 88
Buyers to sellers – 4.15 2.13

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.

BRRNKAROWAY
BRRN 1.00 -0.13 -0.06
KARO -0.13 1.00 0.29
WAY -0.06 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRRN, KARO and WAY?

Bryn (BRRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bryn (BRRN) $945.00B, Karooooo (KARO) $1.99B, Waystar Holding (WAY) $5.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRRN, KARO and WAY?

Karooooo (KARO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bryn (BRRN) -4,205,121x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.1x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waystar Holding (WAY) is cheapest (Karooooo (KARO) 26.2x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%, Waystar Holding (WAY) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karooooo (KARO) has the highest net margin (Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bryn (BRRN) returned the most: Bryn (BRRN) +4,199,900.0%, Karooooo (KARO) +40.8%, Waystar Holding (WAY) -28.8%. Over five years, Bryn (BRRN) compounded fastest (Bryn (BRRN) +595.4%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Karooooo (KARO) 2.33%. Bryn (BRRN) and Waystar Holding (WAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karooooo (KARO) has been the steadiest (Bryn (BRRN) 1,146.8%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.