DSGX vs SAP vs ITRN Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Sap Se and Ituran Location & Control Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$289.68B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.25%
ERP Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ituran Location & Control leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ituran Location & Control 9, Sap Se 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSGXSAPITRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.93B $289.68B $1.04B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.1x 28.8x 16.4x ITRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.9x 27.7x 15.2x ITRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +13.5% +130.5% ITRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 20.8% 33.7% ITRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% 5.69% ITRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% -13.4% +36.9% ITRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +9.8%/yr +15.2%/yr ITRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 39.3% 30.4% ITRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 73/100 ITRN

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXSAPITRN

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

AxisDSGXSAPITRN
Valuation 43 #51 of 89 52 #49 of 101 81 #18 of 89
Growth 64 #30 of 81 68 #32 of 97 58 #35 of 81
Profitability 97 #3 of 76 91 #9 of 94 99 #2 of 76
Financial Health 85 #15 of 94 77 #26 of 108 60 #38 of 94
Shareholder Returns 46 #28 of 51 29 #46 of 64 70 #16 of 51
Overall 67 63 73
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ITRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXSAPITRNSPY
1 month +17.3%+11.9%+2.0% -0.2%
3 months +21.9%+31.6%-3.7% +3.9%
6 months +30.0%+35.9%-4.2% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%-2.9%+22.5% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%-13.4%+36.9% +12.3%
3 years +32.1%+79.5%+117.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+21.5%+29.6% +23.3%
5 years +12.4%+59.9%+103.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.4%+9.8%+15.2% +10.9%
10 years +345.3%+169.0%+97.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.1%+10.4%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSGXSAPITRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%39.3%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%40.5%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.631.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.341.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-53.2%-31.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-13.4%-20.6% -1.2%
52-week high $96.58$272.16$66.37 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$146.09$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.

MultipleDSGXSAPITRN
P/E now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 40.1x 28.8xmedian 28.3x 16.4xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.5x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 18.5x 11.9xmedian 17.3x 8.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.1x 27.9xmedian 15.8x 9.5xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.73 1.80median 0.85 1.09median 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 monthsDSGXSAPITRN
Revenue $775.17M $45.76B $189.86M
Gross profit $601.59M $33.40B $196.43M
Operating income $243.60M $22.06B $85.86M
Net income $188.01M $9.47B $66.00M
Free cash flow $297.47M $10.40B $109.73M
R&D $109.17M $8.26B $21.44M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $8.11 $3.22
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $10.62B $103.70M
Total debt – $9.68B –
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 1.18B 19.87M
Enterprise value $6.52B $217.66B $638.78M

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
MetricDSGXSAPITRN
P/E 42.1x 28.8x 16.4x
P/FCF 26.7x 27.9x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 25.2x 10.3x
P/S 10.2x 6.3x 5.5x
P/B 4.8x 5.5x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 5.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 11.9x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 12.7x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 6.1x 5.0x
EV/FCF 25.3x 26.9x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 24.3x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 1.80 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPITRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 13.5% 130.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 11.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 12.6% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 12.1% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% 30.9% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 52.1% 11.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 18.5% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 16.4% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 22.0% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 16.0% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 43.3% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 19.0% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 43.7% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 20.9% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPITRN
Gross margin 77.6% 73.0% 103.5%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 51.5% 55.4%
Operating margin 31.4% 48.2% 45.2%
Pretax margin 32.7% 29.2% 44.1%
Net margin 24.3% 20.8% 33.7%
FCF margin 38.4% 22.7% 57.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 25.1% 53.3%
Return on equity 11.4% 18.5% 30.0%
Return on assets – 11.2% 16.3%
Return on invested capital – 35.6% –
Return on capital employed – 34.0% 30.4%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPITRN
Debt / assets – 11.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 39.1% 44.8%
Equity / assets 84.1% 60.9% 55.2%
Interest coverage 168.0x 8.3x 19.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 16.60 7.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPITRN
Dividend yield – 1.2% 5.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.1% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusDSGXSAPITRN
Forward P/E 41.9xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +4.9% +16.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $390.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +14.3% +20.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXSAPITRN
Held by institutions – 7.2% 56.3%
Institutions holding – 820 204
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.0% -8.5%
Institutions buying – 459 102
Institutions selling – 245 59
Buyers to sellers – 1.87 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.

DSGXSAPITRN
DSGX 1.00 0.62 -0.02
SAP 0.62 1.00 0.01
ITRN -0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, SAP and ITRN?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.93B, Sap Se (SAP) $289.68B, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) $1.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, SAP and ITRN?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.1x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.8x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.9x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 15.2x). 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: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +130.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 33.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.5%, Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +36.9%. Over five years, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.4%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest dividend yield: Sap Se (SAP) 1.25%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 5.69%. Descartes Systems (DSGX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSGX, SAP 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 9. 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.