CAE vs DSGX vs ITRN Stock Comparison

Cae, Descartes Systems and Ituran Location & Control Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAE Cae Inc
$26.09 +4.9% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.27B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ituran Location & Control leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ituran Location & Control 8, Cae 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAEDSGXITRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.27B $7.91B $1.05B CAE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 42.1x 16.4x ITRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 43.1x 14.9x ITRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +13.2% +130.5% ITRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 24.3% 33.7% ITRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — — –
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 -9.1% -1.7% +34.5% ITRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +3.3%/yr +15.0%/yr ITRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 41.4% 30.4% ITRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 67/100 74/100 ITRN

Percentile Scorecard

CAEDSGXITRN

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

AxisCAEDSGXITRN
Valuation 80 #21 of 100 43 #52 of 90 82 #17 of 90
Growth 51 #48 of 97 65 #29 of 82 58 #35 of 82
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 97 #3 of 77 99 #2 of 77
Financial Health 25 #79 of 105 83 #17 of 96 60 #39 of 96
Shareholder Returns 32 #44 of 64 45 #30 of 54 70 #17 of 54
Overall 54 67 74
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • DSGX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • ITRN ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAEDSGXITRNSPY
1 month +4.9%+20.6%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%+33.3%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months +1.8%+33.4%-9.6% +7.0%
Year to date -14.2%+8.1%+19.6% +12.2%
1 year -9.1%-1.7%+34.5% +13.0%
3 years +27.3%+35.8%+112.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+10.7%+28.5% +23.1%
5 years -12.6%+17.5%+100.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%+3.3%+15.0% +11.0%
10 years +87.4%+351.3%+92.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+16.3%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAEDSGXITRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%41.4%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%38.4%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.341.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.041.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-48.7%-31.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-1.9%-22.5% -1.8%
52-week high $34.05$96.58$66.37 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$62.82$36.06 $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.

MultipleCAEDSGXITRN
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 26.8x 43.3xmedian 42.4x 16.0xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 10.5xmedian 2.7x 5.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.2x 23.7xmedian 19.0x 8.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 25.5x 27.4xmedian 19.4x 9.3xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.5x 5.0xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.94 2.46median 1.75 1.06median 1.75

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 monthsCAEDSGXITRN
Revenue $3.50B $775.17M $189.86M
Gross profit $962.14M $601.59M $196.43M
Operating income $541.06M $243.60M $85.86M
Net income $213.43M $188.01M $66.00M
Free cash flow $286.93M $297.47M $109.73M
R&D $93.01M $109.17M $21.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $2.15 $3.22
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $401.06M $103.70M
Total debt $9.42B – –
Shares (diluted) 322.16M 87.58M 19.87M
Enterprise value $8.74B $6.50B $637.44M

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
MetricCAEDSGXITRN
P/E 34.9x 43.3x 16.0x
P/FCF 29.3x 27.4x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 26.7x 10.1x
P/S 2.4x 10.5x 5.4x
P/B 2.2x 5.0x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 6.2x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 23.7x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 31.8x 10.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 10.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF 38.5x 26.1x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 25.4x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 2.46 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAEDSGXITRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 13.2% 130.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 13.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 15.5% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 14.4% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 30.1% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 19.8% 11.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% 26.9% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 18.3% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 26.4% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 17.6% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 28.6% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 14.7% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 30.3% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 15.7% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAEDSGXITRN
Gross margin 27.5% 77.6% 103.5%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 42.1% 55.4%
Operating margin 15.4% 31.4% 45.2%
Pretax margin 10.9% 32.7% 44.1%
Net margin 6.9% 24.3% 33.7%
FCF margin 8.2% 38.4% 57.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 39.4% 53.3%
Return on equity 7.9% 11.4% 30.0%
Return on assets 7.6% – 16.3%
Return on invested capital 7.1% – –
Return on capital employed 25.3% – 30.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAEDSGXITRN
Debt / assets 27,956% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 7.9x – –
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 15.9% 44.8%
Equity / assets 47,681% 84.1% 55.2%
Interest coverage 3.4x 168.0x 19.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio -0.2x 1.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 17.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAEDSGXITRN
Dividend yield – – 5.8%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.2% 7.2%
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.

ConsensusCAEDSGXITRN
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 43.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +18.2% +16.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 $390.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +1.6% +20.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAEDSGXITRN
Held by institutions 71.8% 82.0% 56.3%
Institutions holding 284 341 204
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +3.7% -8.5%
Institutions buying 149 167 102
Institutions selling 96 139 59
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.20 1.73

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.

CAEDSGXITRN
CAE 1.00 0.17 0.15
DSGX 0.17 1.00 -0.01
ITRN 0.15 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, DSGX and ITRN?

Cae (CAE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.27B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.91B, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) $1.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, DSGX and ITRN?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 34.4x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.1x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.5x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.1x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 14.9x). 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: Cae (CAE) +6.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +130.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 33.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -9.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -1.7%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +34.5%. Over five years, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -2.7%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.3%/yr, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has been the steadiest (Cae (CAE) 33.4%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAE, DSGX and ITRN?

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 8. 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.