IOT vs KARO vs OTEX Stock Comparison

Samsara, Karooooo and Open Text Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOT Samsara Inc.
$43.51 +14.5% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.98B
P/E
275.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
1 win
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.46 +4.6% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
7 wins
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.22 +20.9% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.73B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionIOTKAROOTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.98B $2.02B $6.73B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 275.9x 31.5x 10.5x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.7x 26.2x 6.6x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +31.4% +1.5% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 17.6% 12.3% KARO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 34.9% 8.1% KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +40.8% -30.9% KARO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.0%/yr -11.6%/yr KARO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 36.5% 38.7% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 70/100 58/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

IOTKAROOTEX

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

AxisIOTKAROOTEX
Valuation 14 #77 of 89 60 #36 of 89 86 #5 of 29
Growth 99 #2 of 81 81 #16 of 81 42 #16 of 27
Profitability 60 #31 of 76 100 #1 of 76 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 59 #39 of 94 57 #41 of 94 13 #27 of 31
Shareholder Returns 30 #36 of 51 52 #25 of 51 81 #4 of 17
Overall 52 70 58
  • IOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIOTKAROOTEXSPY
1 month +14.5%+4.6%+20.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.0%+0.8%+9.8% +3.9%
6 months +48.3%+28.9%+21.0% +8.2%
Year to date +22.7%+41.7%-16.5% +12.9%
1 year +9.0%+40.8%-30.9% +12.3%
3 years +95.9%+193.4%-16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.1%+43.2%-5.7% +23.3%
5 years —+84.2%-45.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+13.0%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years ——-11.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIOTKAROOTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%36.5%38.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%32.1%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.920.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.12-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-54.4%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-6.2%-31.4% -1.2%
52-week high $45.22$68.71$39.69 $779.14
52-week low $24.25$41.60$20.01 $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.

MultipleIOTKAROOTEX
P/E now vs peer median 280.7xmedian 40.1x 31.1xmedian 40.1x 10.5xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 500.6xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 6.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.7xmedian 20.1x 15.4xmedian 20.1x 8.2xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 1.8x 10.3xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 8.57median 1.73 —median 1.73 0.16median 0.74

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 monthsIOTKAROOTEX
Revenue $1.85B $364.50M $5.25B
Gross profit $1.41B $245.35M $3.87B
Operating income $19.37M $92.48M $1.08B
Net income $90.55M $65.09M $643.26M
Free cash flow $255.48M $129.31M $807.52M
R&D $375.86M $16.89M $647.71M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 – $2.58
Cash & equivalents $291.39M $40.11M $956.02M
Total debt – $171.74M $5.77B
Shares (diluted) 590.46M – 249.37M
Enterprise value $21.75B $1.68B $2.17B

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
MetricIOTKAROOTEX
P/E 280.7x 31.1x 10.5x
P/FCF 99.7x 15.4x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 88.3x 15.4x 6.5x
P/S 13.8x 5.5x 1.3x
P/B 15.9x 10.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 10.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 500.6x – 6.7x
EV/EBIT 1,272x 21.5x 10.5x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 5.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 96.4x 15.3x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.4x 15.3x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.57 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOTKAROOTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 31.4% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 19.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.7% 27.8% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 21.6% 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 115.4% 17.7% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 21.9% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 203.0% 15.9% 47.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 22.6% 62.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 199.7% – 56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.7% 45.0% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 581.0% 24.4% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% 45.0% 17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 142.3% 31.7% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOTKAROOTEX
Gross margin 76.4% 67.3% 73.7%
EBITDA margin 2.7% – 32.6%
Operating margin 1.0% 25.4% 20.6%
Pretax margin 5.6% 24.2% 16.4%
Net margin 4.9% 17.6% 12.3%
FCF margin 13.8% 35.5% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 35.5% 19.2%
Return on equity 5.8% 31.3% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.4% 16.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 34.9% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 1.1% 38.5% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 17.9% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOTKAROOTEX
Debt / assets – 17.4% 44.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 50.2% 69.4%
Equity / assets 57.9% 49.8% 30.6%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.26 8.21 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOTKAROOTEX
Dividend yield – 2.3% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 6.3%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.3% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusIOTKAROOTEX
Forward P/E 53.7xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 6.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $2.46FY2026 $4.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +16.7% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $418.13MFY2026 $5.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.3%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +30.8% +3.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOTKAROOTEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 14.4% 81.5%
Institutions holding 549 83 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +18.4% +6.5%
Institutions buying 318 54 159
Institutions selling 165 13 82
Buyers to sellers 1.93 4.15 1.94

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.

IOTKAROOTEX
IOT 1.00 0.41 0.53
KARO 0.41 1.00 0.40
OTEX 0.53 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOT, KARO and OTEX?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Samsara (IOT) $24.98B, Karooooo (KARO) $2.02B, Open Text (OTEX) $6.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, IOT, KARO and OTEX?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Samsara (IOT) 275.9x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.5x, Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Samsara (IOT) 53.7x, Karooooo (KARO) 26.2x, Open Text (OTEX) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Samsara (IOT) +29.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karooooo (KARO) has the highest net margin (Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%, Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%, Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karooooo (KARO) returned the most: Samsara (IOT) +9.0%, Karooooo (KARO) +40.8%, Open Text (OTEX) -30.9%. Over five years, Karooooo (KARO) compounded fastest (Karooooo (KARO) +13.0%/yr, Open Text (OTEX) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karooooo (KARO) has been the steadiest (Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IOT, KARO and OTEX?

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