IOT vs SPSC vs VIA Stock Comparison

Samsara, Sps Commerce and Via Transportation Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IOT Samsara Inc.
$44.91 +14.9% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.10B
P/E
288.2x
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
$3.31B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$772.49M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins
VIA Via Transportation, Inc.
$36.71 +24.3% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$491.70M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sps Commerce leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sps Commerce 5, Samsara 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIOTSPSCVIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.10B $3.31B $2.90B IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 288.2x 42.5x -29.4x SPSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.4x 19.3x — SPSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +9.8% +29.1% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 10.1% -20.0% SPSC
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% -24.8% IOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 47.7% 70.7% SPSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 70/100 41/100 SPSC

Percentile Scorecard

IOTSPSCVIA

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

AxisIOTSPSCVIA
Valuation 12 #79 of 90 64 #33 of 90 20 #72 of 90
Growth 99 #2 of 82 54 #38 of 82 73 #23 of 82
Profitability 58 #33 of 77 83 #14 of 77 29 #55 of 77
Financial Health 58 #41 of 96 78 #22 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Shareholder Returns 32 #37 of 54 70 #17 of 54 0 #54 of 54
Overall 52 70 41
  • IOT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • SPSC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • VIA ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIOTSPSCVIASPY
1 month +14.9%+14.0%+24.3% -1.0%
3 months +35.6%+51.5%+107.6% +2.9%
6 months +49.9%+69.5%+134.9% +6.4%
Year to date +26.7%+3.9%+26.5% +11.4%
1 year +16.2%-17.6%-24.8% +13.1%
3 years +89.7%-41.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%-16.2%— +21.5%
5 years —-43.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —-10.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+166.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIOTSPSCVIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%47.7%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%54.8%79.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.361.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-0.37-0.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-76.8%-75.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-17.6%-31.9% -2.5%
52-week high $45.22$112.45$53.93 $779.14
52-week low $24.25$49.91$13.31 $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.

MultipleIOTSPSCVIA
P/E now vs peer median 289.7xmedian 42.7x 43.4xmedian 42.7x -30.3xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 2.7x 4.3xmedian 2.7x 6.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 517.3xmedian 19.0x 19.9xmedian 19.0x -34.0xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.9xmedian 19.6x 16.9xmedian 19.6x -70.9xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 8.84median 1.75 4.86median 1.75 —median 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 monthsIOTSPSCVIA
Revenue $1.85B $772.49M $491.70M
Gross profit $1.41B $539.36M $195.70M
Operating income $19.37M $98.85M -$88.62M
Net income $90.55M $78.00M -$98.53M
Free cash flow $255.48M $198.70M -$42.19M
R&D $375.86M $68.84M $98.91M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $2.13 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $291.39M $173.17M $335.92M
Shares (diluted) 590.46M 36.58M 81.34M
Enterprise value $22.87B $2.70B $1.46B

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
MetricIOTSPSCVIA
P/E 289.7x 43.4x -30.3x
P/FCF 102.9x 16.9x -70.9x
P/Operating cash flow 91.2x 14.7x -73.2x
P/S 14.2x 4.3x 6.1x
P/B 16.4x 3.6x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 16.4x 4.4x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 517.3x 19.9x -34.0x
EV/EBIT 1,314x 32.2x -29.9x
EV/Revenue 13.8x 4.1x 5.4x
EV/FCF 99.6x 16.0x -62.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 88.3x 13.9x -65.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.84 4.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCVIA
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 9.8% 29.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 16.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.7% 12.5% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 18.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 115.4% -3.8% -25.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 10.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 203.0% -6.0% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 8.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 199.7% -2.0% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 8.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.7% 37.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 581.0% 24.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% 40.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 142.3% 26.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCVIA
Gross margin 76.4% 69.8% 39.8%
EBITDA margin 2.7% 20.7% -15.9%
Operating margin 1.0% 12.8% -18.0%
Pretax margin 5.6% 13.6% -19.7%
Net margin 4.9% 10.1% -20.0%
FCF margin 13.8% 25.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 29.5% -8.3%
Return on equity 5.8% 8.2% -15.9%
Return on assets 3.4% 6.8% -13.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.1% 9.9% -14.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.9x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 17.9% 8.0% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCVIA
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 16.6% 13.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 83.4% 86.1%
Interest coverage – – -29.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 4.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.2x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 13.68 12.50 16.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOTSPSCVIA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.2% -12.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 4.2% -12.7%
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.

ConsensusIOTSPSCVIA
Forward P/E 55.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +5.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $743.49MFY2026 $564.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.8% +8.2% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOTSPSCVIA
Held by institutions 67.7% 100.0% 59.3%
Institutions holding 549 319 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +2.3% +19.9%
Institutions buying 318 178 90
Institutions selling 165 109 20
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.63 4.50

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.

IOTSPSCVIA
IOT 1.00 0.39 0.43
SPSC 0.39 1.00 0.41
VIA 0.43 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOT, SPSC and VIA?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Samsara (IOT) $26.10B, Sps Commerce (SPSC) $3.31B, Via Transportation (VIA) $2.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, IOT, SPSC and VIA?

Sps Commerce (SPSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Samsara (IOT) 288.2x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 42.5x, Via Transportation (VIA) -29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sps Commerce (SPSC) is cheapest (Samsara (IOT) 55.4x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 19.3x). 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%, Via Transportation (VIA) +29.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sps Commerce (SPSC) has the highest net margin (Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 10.1%, Via Transportation (VIA) -20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Samsara (IOT) returned the most: Samsara (IOT) +16.2%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -17.6%, Via Transportation (VIA) -24.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sps Commerce (SPSC) has been the steadiest (Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 47.7%, Via Transportation (VIA) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sps Commerce (SPSC) leads on 5. 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.