IOT vs SPSC vs DSGX Stock Comparison

Samsara, Sps Commerce and Descartes Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOT Samsara Inc.
$44.91 +14.9% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.94B
P/E
286.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
3 wins
SPSC Sps Commerce Inc
$92.63 +14.0% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$772.49M
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.

QuestionIOTSPSCDSGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.94B $3.32B $8.09B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 286.5x 42.5x 43.0x SPSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.4x 19.3x 43.3x SPSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +9.8% +13.2% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 10.1% 24.3% 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 +16.2% -17.6% -3.1% IOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.9%/yr +2.8%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 47.7% 41.3% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 70/100 67/100 SPSC

Percentile Scorecard

IOTSPSCDSGX

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

AxisIOTSPSCDSGX
Valuation 12 #79 of 90 64 #33 of 90 44 #51 of 90
Growth 99 #2 of 82 54 #38 of 82 65 #29 of 82
Profitability 58 #33 of 77 83 #14 of 77 97 #3 of 77
Financial Health 58 #41 of 96 78 #22 of 96 82 #18 of 96
Shareholder Returns 32 #37 of 54 70 #17 of 54 45 #30 of 54
Overall 52 70 67
  • IOT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • SPSC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DSGX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIOTSPSCDSGXSPY
1 month +14.9%+14.0%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months +35.6%+51.5%+37.8% +2.9%
6 months +49.9%+69.5%+30.5% +6.4%
Year to date +26.7%+3.9%+7.2% +11.4%
1 year +16.2%-17.6%-3.1% +13.1%
3 years +89.7%-41.2%+29.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%-16.2%+9.0% +21.5%
5 years —-43.8%+14.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-10.9%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years —+166.5%+342.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.3%+16.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIOTSPSCDSGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%47.7%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%54.8%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.360.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-0.37-0.08 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-76.8%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-17.6%-3.1% -2.5%
52-week high $45.22$112.45$97.00 $779.14
52-week low $24.25$49.91$62.82 $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.

MultipleIOTSPSCDSGX
P/E now vs peer median 289.7xmedian 42.7x 43.4xmedian 42.7x 42.9xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 2.7x 4.3xmedian 2.7x 10.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 517.3xmedian 19.0x 19.9xmedian 19.0x 23.5xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.9xmedian 19.6x 16.9xmedian 19.6x 27.2xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x 4.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 8.84median 1.75 4.86median 1.75 2.44median 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 monthsIOTSPSCDSGX
Revenue $1.85B $772.49M $775.17M
Gross profit $1.41B $539.36M $601.59M
Operating income $19.37M $98.85M $243.60M
Net income $90.55M $78.00M $188.01M
Free cash flow $255.48M $198.70M $297.47M
R&D $375.86M $68.84M $109.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $2.13 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $291.39M $173.17M $401.06M
Shares (diluted) 590.46M 36.58M 87.58M
Enterprise value $22.72B $2.70B $6.68B

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
MetricIOTSPSCDSGX
P/E 289.7x 43.4x 42.9x
P/FCF 102.9x 16.9x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 91.2x 14.7x 26.4x
P/S 14.2x 4.3x 10.4x
P/B 16.4x 3.6x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 16.4x 4.4x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 517.3x 19.9x 23.5x
EV/EBIT 1,314x 32.2x 31.5x
EV/Revenue 13.8x 4.1x 9.9x
EV/FCF 99.6x 16.0x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 88.3x 13.9x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.84 4.86 2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCDSGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 9.8% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 16.2% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.7% 12.5% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 18.4% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 115.4% -3.8% 30.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 10.9% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 203.0% -6.0% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 8.1% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 199.7% -2.0% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 8.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.7% 37.3% 28.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 581.0% 24.3% 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% 40.0% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 142.3% 26.8% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCDSGX
Gross margin 76.4% 69.8% 77.6%
EBITDA margin 2.7% 20.7% 42.1%
Operating margin 1.0% 12.8% 31.4%
Pretax margin 5.6% 13.6% 32.7%
Net margin 4.9% 10.1% 24.3%
FCF margin 13.8% 25.7% 38.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 29.5% 39.4%
Return on equity 5.8% 8.2% 11.4%
Return on assets 3.4% 6.8% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.1% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 17.9% 8.0% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCDSGX
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 16.6% 15.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 83.4% 84.1%
Interest coverage – – 168.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 13.68 12.50 16.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCDSGX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 4.2% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusIOTSPSCDSGX
Forward P/E 55.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 43.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $2.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +5.0% +18.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $743.49MFY2026 $879.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.8% +8.2% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOTSPSCDSGX
Held by institutions 67.7% 100.0% 82.0%
Institutions holding 549 319 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +2.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 318 178 167
Institutions selling 165 109 139
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.63 1.20

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.

IOTSPSCDSGX
IOT 1.00 0.39 0.57
SPSC 0.39 1.00 0.53
DSGX 0.57 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOT, SPSC and DSGX?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Samsara (IOT) $25.94B, Sps Commerce (SPSC) $3.32B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $8.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, IOT, SPSC and DSGX?

Sps Commerce (SPSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Samsara (IOT) 286.5x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 42.5x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sps Commerce (SPSC) is cheapest (Samsara (IOT) 55.4x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 19.3x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.3x). 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: Samsara (IOT) +29.5%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) +9.8%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 10.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Samsara (IOT) returned the most: Samsara (IOT) +16.2%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -17.6%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.1%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Sps Commerce (SPSC) -10.9%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 47.7%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.