DSGX vs SPSC vs IOT Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Sps Commerce and Samsara Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SPSC Sps Commerce Inc
$85.78 +4.4% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$780.24M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
3 wins
IOT Samsara Inc.
$41.64 +9.7% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.07B
P/E
265.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionDSGXSPSCIOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.80B $3.01B $24.07B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 36.2x 265.8x SPSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.8x 17.9x 51.4x SPSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +6.9% +29.5% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 10.7% 4.9% 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 +2.6% -18.4% +5.9% IOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -10.9%/yr — DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 47.8% 59.6% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 51/100 SPSC

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXSPSCIOT

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

AxisDSGXSPSCIOT
Valuation 43 #51 of 89 71 #27 of 89 14 #77 of 89
Growth 65 #29 of 81 51 #40 of 81 99 #2 of 81
Profitability 97 #3 of 76 85 #12 of 76 57 #33 of 76
Financial Health 84 #16 of 93 77 #22 of 93 58 #40 of 93
Shareholder Returns 45 #28 of 50 80 #11 of 50 29 #36 of 50
Overall 67 73 51
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SPSC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • IOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXSPSCIOTSPY
1 month +15.8%+4.4%+9.7% +0.7%
3 months +23.4%+30.3%+16.3% +3.7%
6 months +27.6%+52.9%+44.9% +7.1%
Year to date +5.0%-3.8%+17.5% +12.8%
1 year +2.6%-18.4%+5.9% +11.9%
3 years +28.6%-45.6%+81.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.7%-18.4%+22.0% +22.8%
5 years +12.5%-43.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%-10.9%— +10.9%
10 years +340.3%+172.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%+10.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSGXSPSCIOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%47.8%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%55.2%55.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.350.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.390.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-76.8%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-18.4%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $94.87$105.18$45.22 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$49.91$24.25 $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.

MultipleDSGXSPSCIOT
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 39.2x 37.1xmedian 39.2x 268.6xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 13.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 17.3x 16.9xmedian 17.3x 478.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 20.3x 15.1xmedian 20.3x 95.4xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.8x 15.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.52 3.31median 1.52 8.20median 1.52

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 monthsDSGXSPSCIOT
Revenue $775.17M $780.24M $1.85B
Gross profit $601.59M $547.93M $1.41B
Operating income $243.60M $107.59M $19.37M
Net income $188.01M $83.12M $90.55M
Free cash flow $297.47M $202.64M $255.48M
R&D $109.17M $68.11M $375.86M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $2.30 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $153.82M $291.39M
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 36.21M 590.46M
Enterprise value $6.38B $2.35B $20.84B

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
MetricDSGXSPSCIOT
P/E 42.0x 37.1x 268.6x
P/FCF 26.6x 15.1x 95.4x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 13.2x 84.5x
P/S 10.2x 3.9x 13.2x
P/B 4.8x 3.3x 15.2x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 4.0x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 16.9x 478.4x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 26.7x 1,216x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 3.7x 12.7x
EV/FCF 25.3x 14.2x 92.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 12.4x 81.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 3.31 8.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSPSCIOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 6.9% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 14.9% 33.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.7% 28.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 17.3% 35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% -0.7% 115.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 13.6% 27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% -2.3% 203.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 9.8% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 2.5% 199.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 11.2% 32.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 33.5% 49.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 23.4% 581.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 36.6% 50.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 25.9% 142.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSPSCIOT
Gross margin 77.6% 70.2% 76.4%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 21.7% 2.7%
Operating margin 31.4% 13.8% 1.0%
Pretax margin 32.7% 14.6% 5.6%
Net margin 24.3% 10.7% 4.9%
FCF margin 38.4% 26.0% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 29.7% 15.6%
Return on equity 11.4% 8.9% 5.8%
Return on assets – 7.4% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 11.0% 1.1%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.8x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 8.1% 17.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXSPSCIOT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 17.6% 42.1%
Equity / assets 84.1% 82.4% 57.9%
Interest coverage 168.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 16.58 10.98 12.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXSPSCIOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 5.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 5.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusDSGXSPSCIOT
Forward P/E 41.8xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 51.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +5.0% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $743.49MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +8.2% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXSPSCIOT
Held by institutions 82.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 342 319 550
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +2.3% +9.1%
Institutions buying 167 178 318
Institutions selling 139 109 166
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.63 1.92

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.

DSGXSPSCIOT
DSGX 1.00 0.53 0.58
SPSC 0.53 1.00 0.39
IOT 0.58 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, SPSC and IOT?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.80B, Sps Commerce (SPSC) $3.01B, Samsara (IOT) $24.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, SPSC and IOT?

Sps Commerce (SPSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.5x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 36.2x, Samsara (IOT) 265.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sps Commerce (SPSC) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.8x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 17.9x, Samsara (IOT) 51.4x). 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%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) +6.9%, Samsara (IOT) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 10.7%, Samsara (IOT) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Samsara (IOT) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.6%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -18.4%, Samsara (IOT) +5.9%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.4%/yr, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -10.9%/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) 40.7%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 47.8%, Samsara (IOT) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Samsara (IOT) leads on 3. 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.