CAE vs ITRN vs KARO Stock Comparison

Cae, Ituran Location & Control and Karooooo 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
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.73 +5.0% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ituran Location & Control leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ituran Location & Control 7, Karooooo 2, Cae 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAEITRNKAROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.27B $1.05B $1.99B CAE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 16.4x 31.1x ITRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 14.9x 26.3x ITRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +130.5% +31.4% ITRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 33.7% 17.6% ITRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — 34.9% KARO
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% +34.5% +39.5% KARO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +15.0%/yr +12.7%/yr ITRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 30.4% 36.5% ITRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 74/100 70/100 ITRN

Percentile Scorecard

CAEITRNKARO

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

AxisCAEITRNKARO
Valuation 80 #21 of 100 82 #17 of 90 58 #38 of 90
Growth 51 #48 of 97 58 #35 of 82 82 #16 of 82
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 99 #2 of 77 100 #1 of 77
Financial Health 25 #79 of 105 60 #39 of 96 57 #42 of 96
Shareholder Returns 32 #44 of 64 70 #17 of 54 51 #27 of 54
Overall 54 74 70
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ITRN ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • KARO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAEITRNKAROSPY
1 month +4.9%-0.5%+5.0% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%-7.0%+2.0% +3.5%
6 months +1.8%-9.6%+29.9% +7.0%
Year to date -14.2%+19.6%+42.3% +12.2%
1 year -9.1%+34.5%+39.5% +13.0%
3 years +27.3%+112.2%+194.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+28.5%+43.4% +23.1%
5 years -12.6%+100.9%+81.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%+15.0%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +87.4%+92.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+6.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAEITRNKAROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%30.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%28.8%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.921.140.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.271.131.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-31.0%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-22.5%-5.8% -1.8%
52-week high $34.05$66.37$68.71 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$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.

MultipleCAEITRNKARO
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 26.8x 16.0xmedian 42.4x 31.2xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.7x 5.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.2x 8.7xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 25.5x 9.3xmedian 19.4x 15.5xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 1.8x 10.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.94 1.06median 1.75 —median 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 monthsCAEITRNKARO
Revenue $3.50B $189.86M $364.50M
Gross profit $962.14M $196.43M $245.35M
Operating income $541.06M $85.86M $92.48M
Net income $213.43M $66.00M $65.09M
Free cash flow $286.93M $109.73M $129.31M
R&D $93.01M $21.44M $16.89M
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $3.22 –
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $103.70M $40.11M
Total debt $9.42B – $171.74M
Shares (diluted) 322.16M 19.87M –
Enterprise value $8.74B $637.44M $1.65B

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
MetricCAEITRNKARO
P/E 34.9x 16.0x 31.2x
P/FCF 29.3x 9.3x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 10.1x 15.5x
P/S 2.4x 5.4x 5.5x
P/B 2.2x 4.5x 10.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.7x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 8.7x –
EV/EBIT 20.4x 10.7x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF 38.5x 8.3x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 9.0x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAEITRNKARO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 130.5% 31.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 18.2% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 10.4% 21.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 17.0% 17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 11.1% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% 14.1% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 13.2% 22.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 15.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 30.0% 45.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 17.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 26.9% 45.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 11.0% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAEITRNKARO
Gross margin 27.5% 103.5% 67.3%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 55.4% –
Operating margin 15.4% 45.2% 25.4%
Pretax margin 10.9% 44.1% 24.2%
Net margin 6.9% 33.7% 17.6%
FCF margin 8.2% 57.8% 35.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 53.3% 35.5%
Return on equity 7.9% 30.0% 31.3%
Return on assets 7.6% 16.3% 16.8%
Return on invested capital 7.1% – 34.9%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 30.4% 38.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAEITRNKARO
Debt / assets 27,956% – 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 7.9x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 44.8% 50.2%
Equity / assets 47,681% 55.2% 49.8%
Interest coverage 3.4x 19.1x 14.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio -0.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 8.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAEITRNKARO
Dividend yield – 5.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 7.2% 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.

ConsensusCAEITRNKARO
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +16.2% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $390.51MFY2026 $418.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +20.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAEITRNKARO
Held by institutions 71.8% 56.3% 14.4%
Institutions holding 284 204 83
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% -8.5% +18.4%
Institutions buying 149 102 54
Institutions selling 96 59 13
Buyers to sellers 1.55 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.

CAEITRNKARO
CAE 1.00 0.15 0.20
ITRN 0.15 1.00 0.09
KARO 0.20 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, ITRN and KARO?

Cae (CAE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.27B, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) $1.05B, Karooooo (KARO) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, ITRN and KARO?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 34.4x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 16.4x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.5x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 14.9x, Karooooo (KARO) 26.3x). 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%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +130.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 33.7%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Cae (CAE) 7.1%, Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karooooo (KARO) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -9.1%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +34.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +39.5%. Over five years, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -2.7%/yr, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +15.0%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +12.7%/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%, 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, CAE, 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 7. 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.