KARO vs Peers Stock Comparison

Karooooo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.73 +5.0% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
2.32%
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Percentile Scorecard

KARO

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

AxisKARO
Valuation 63 #17 of 44
Growth 94 #3 of 37
Profitability 100 #1 of 32
Financial Health 56 #22 of 49
Shareholder Returns –
Overall 78
  • KARO ranked among 51 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKAROSPY
1 month +5.0% -0.8%
3 months +2.0% +3.5%
6 months +29.9% +7.0%
Year to date +42.3% +12.2%
1 year +39.5% +13.0%
3 years +194.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +43.4% +23.1%
5 years +81.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.7% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureKAROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8% -1.8%
52-week high $68.71 $779.14
52-week low $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.

MultipleKARO
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.76

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 monthsKARO
Revenue $364.50M
Gross profit $245.35M
Operating income $92.48M
Net income $65.09M
Free cash flow $129.31M
R&D $16.89M
Cash & equivalents $40.11M
Total debt $171.74M
Enterprise value $1.66B

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
MetricKARO
P/E 31.2x
P/FCF 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x
P/S 5.5x
P/B 10.4x
P/Tangible book 10.4x
EV/EBITDA –
EV/EBIT 21.5x
EV/Revenue 5.5x
EV/FCF 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKARO
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.6%
EPS growth (1Y) –
EPS CAGR (3Y) –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKARO
Gross margin 67.3%
EBITDA margin –
Operating margin 25.4%
Pretax margin 24.2%
Net margin 17.6%
FCF margin 35.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.5%
Return on equity 31.3%
Return on assets 16.8%
Return on invested capital 34.9%
Return on capital employed 38.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKARO
Debt / assets 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA –
Debt / FCF 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.2%
Equity / assets 49.8%
Interest coverage 14.9x
Current ratio 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKARO
Dividend yield 2.3%
Net buyback yield –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusKARO
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $424.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKARO
Held by institutions 14.4%
Institutions holding 83
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.4%
Institutions buying 54
Institutions selling 13
Buyers to sellers 4.15

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