DSGX vs IOT vs MANH Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Samsara and Manhattan Associates Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOT Samsara Inc.
$44.91 +14.9% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.97B
P/E
286.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
2 wins
MANH Manhattan Associates Inc
$238.19 +13.2% 1M +22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.85B
P/E
65.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.13B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Descartes Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Descartes Systems 4, Manhattan Associates 3, Samsara 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSGXIOTMANHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.09B $25.97B $13.85B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.0x 286.8x 65.9x DSGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.3x 55.4x 40.9x MANH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +29.5% +6.5% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 4.9% 18.7% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% +16.2% +22.3% MANH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr — +7.2%/yr MANH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 59.6% 46.6% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 53/100 DSGX

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXIOTMANH

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

AxisDSGXIOTMANH
Valuation 44 #51 of 90 12 #79 of 90 21 #71 of 90
Growth 65 #29 of 82 99 #2 of 82 48 #43 of 82
Profitability 97 #3 of 77 58 #33 of 77 96 #4 of 77
Financial Health 82 #18 of 96 58 #41 of 96 36 #62 of 96
Shareholder Returns 45 #30 of 54 32 #37 of 54 64 #20 of 54
Overall 67 52 53
  • DSGX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • IOT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • MANH ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXIOTMANHSPY
1 month +17.1%+14.9%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +37.8%+35.6%+57.0% +2.9%
6 months +30.5%+49.9%+67.3% +6.4%
Year to date +7.2%+26.7%+37.4% +11.4%
1 year -3.1%+16.2%+22.3% +13.1%
3 years +29.5%+89.7%+25.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.0%+23.8%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +14.7%—+41.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.8%—+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +342.2%—+357.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.0%—+16.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDSGXIOTMANHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%59.6%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%55.5%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.830.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.270.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-70.4%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-0.7%-1.6% -2.5%
52-week high $97.00$45.22$242.17 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$24.25$120.88 $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.

MultipleDSGXIOTMANH
P/E now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 42.7x 289.7xmedian 42.7x 66.6xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.7x 14.2xmedian 2.7x 12.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 19.0x 517.3xmedian 19.0x 48.8xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 19.6x 102.9xmedian 19.6x 34.8xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.8x 16.4xmedian 1.8x 88.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.44median 1.75 8.84median 1.75 4.41median 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 monthsDSGXIOTMANH
Revenue $775.17M $1.85B $1.13B
Gross profit $601.59M $1.41B $628.53M
Operating income $243.60M $19.37M $274.01M
Net income $188.01M $90.55M $210.23M
Free cash flow $297.47M $255.48M $399.19M
R&D $109.17M $375.86M $147.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $0.15 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $291.39M $186.11M
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 590.46M 59.00M
Enterprise value $6.67B $22.74B $12.84B

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
MetricDSGXIOTMANH
P/E 42.9x 289.7x 66.6x
P/FCF 27.2x 102.9x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.4x 91.2x 33.5x
P/S 10.4x 14.2x 12.3x
P/B 4.9x 16.4x 88.2x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 16.4x 88.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x 517.3x 48.8x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 1,314x 50.0x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 13.8x 12.2x
EV/FCF 25.8x 99.6x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 88.3x 33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.44 8.84 4.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXIOTMANH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 29.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 33.3% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 28.7% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 35.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% 115.4% 0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 27.5% 15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 203.0% -4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 33.5% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 199.7% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 32.8% 15.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 49.7% 31.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 581.0% 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 50.6% 29.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 142.3% 28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXIOTMANH
Gross margin 77.6% 76.4% 55.8%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 2.7% 24.9%
Operating margin 31.4% 1.0% 24.3%
Pretax margin 32.7% 5.6% 25.2%
Net margin 24.3% 4.9% 18.7%
FCF margin 38.4% 13.8% 35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 15.6% 36.8%
Return on equity 11.4% 5.8% 115.9%
Return on assets – 3.4% 29.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 1.1% 112.1%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 17.9% 10.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXIOTMANH
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 42.1% 77.5%
Equity / assets 84.1% 57.9% 22.5%
Interest coverage 168.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 16.89 13.68 18.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXIOTMANH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -0.1% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusDSGXIOTMANH
Forward P/E 43.3xFY2026 55.4xFY2026 40.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.17FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $5.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.4% +23.5% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $879.10MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026 $1.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +30.8% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXIOTMANH
Held by institutions 82.0% 67.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 341 549 506
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +9.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 167 318 248
Institutions selling 139 165 198
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.93 1.25

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.

DSGXIOTMANH
DSGX 1.00 0.57 0.63
IOT 0.57 1.00 0.64
MANH 0.63 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, IOT and MANH?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $8.09B, Samsara (IOT) $25.97B, Manhattan Associates (MANH) $13.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, IOT and MANH?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.0x, Samsara (IOT) 286.8x, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 65.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Manhattan Associates (MANH) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.3x, Samsara (IOT) 55.4x, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 40.9x). 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: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Samsara (IOT) +29.5%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manhattan Associates (MANH) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.1%, Samsara (IOT) +16.2%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +22.3%. Over five years, Manhattan Associates (MANH) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.8%/yr, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.3%, Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Descartes Systems (DSGX) leads on 4. 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.