IOT vs VIA vs AIOT Stock Comparison

Samsara, Via Transportation and Powerfleet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOT Samsara Inc.
$43.51 +14.5% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.25B
P/E
278.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.85B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins
VIA Via Transportation, Inc.
$35.98 +22.3% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$491.70M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
AIOT Powerfleet, Inc.
$2.69 -3.9% 1M -50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$360.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$450.45M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Samsara leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Samsara 5, Powerfleet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIOTVIAAIOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.25B $2.96B $360.24M IOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 278.9x -30.0x -19.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +29.1% +24.1% IOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% -20.0% -4.2% IOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -30.6% -50.7% IOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -16.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 70.6% 66.8% IOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 42/100 65/100 AIOT

Percentile Scorecard

IOTVIAAIOT

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

AxisIOTVIAAIOT
Valuation 14 #77 of 89 23 #69 of 89 85 #14 of 89
Growth 99 #2 of 81 70 #25 of 81 96 #4 of 81
Profitability 60 #31 of 76 29 #54 of 76 52 #37 of 76
Financial Health 59 #39 of 94 86 #14 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Shareholder Returns 30 #36 of 51 0 #51 of 51 –
Overall 52 42 65
  • IOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VIA ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • AIOT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIOTVIAAIOTSPY
1 month +14.5%+22.3%-3.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.0%+74.7%-31.2% +3.9%
6 months +48.3%+133.6%-12.9% +8.2%
Year to date +22.7%+24.0%-49.4% +12.9%
1 year +9.0%-30.6%-50.7% +12.3%
3 years +95.9%—+46.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.1%—+13.5% +23.3%
5 years ——-59.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-16.6% +10.9%
10 years ——-48.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIOTVIAAIOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%70.6%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%79.6%75.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.122.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.43-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-75.3%-75.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-33.3%-52.4% -1.2%
52-week high $45.22$53.93$5.65 $779.14
52-week low $24.25$13.31$2.39 $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.

MultipleIOTVIAAIOT
P/E now vs peer median 280.7xmedian 40.1x -29.7xmedian 40.1x -19.2xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 2.5x 6.0xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 500.6xmedian 18.5x -33.2xmedian 18.5x 7.4xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.7xmedian 20.1x -69.5xmedian 20.1x 22.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 8.57median 1.73 —median 1.73 -0.71median 1.73

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 monthsIOTVIAAIOT
Revenue $1.85B $491.70M $450.45M
Gross profit $1.41B $195.70M $251.10M
Operating income $19.37M -$88.62M $21.89M
Net income $90.55M -$98.53M -$18.76M
Free cash flow $255.48M -$42.19M $15.81M
R&D $375.86M $98.91M $17.86M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $-1.21 $-0.14
Cash & equivalents $291.39M $335.92M $32.82M
Total debt – – $278.39M
Shares (diluted) 590.46M 81.34M 134.17M
Enterprise value $22.02B $1.52B $231.81M

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
MetricIOTVIAAIOT
P/E 280.7x -29.7x -19.2x
P/FCF 99.7x -69.5x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 88.3x -71.8x 10.6x
P/S 13.8x 6.0x 0.8x
P/B 15.9x 4.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 5.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 500.6x -33.2x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 1,272x -29.3x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 5.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 96.4x -61.5x 38.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.4x -63.5x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.57 – -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIOTVIAAIOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 29.1% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 50.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.7% 29.8% 27.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.7% – 55.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 115.4% -25.0% 204.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – 71.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 203.0% -26.7% 61.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% – -132.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 199.7% 80.0% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.7% – 16,575%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 581.0% – 94.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% – 206.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 142.3% – 145.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIOTVIAAIOT
Gross margin 76.4% 39.8% 55.7%
EBITDA margin 2.7% -15.9% 18.3%
Operating margin 1.0% -18.0% 4.9%
Pretax margin 5.6% -19.7% -1.8%
Net margin 4.9% -20.0% -4.2%
FCF margin 13.8% -8.6% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% -8.3% 7.6%
Return on equity 5.8% -15.9% -3.7%
Return on assets 3.4% -13.7% -1.9%
Return on invested capital – – 2.9%
Return on capital employed 1.1% -14.1% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 0.4x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 17.9% 10.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIOTVIAAIOT
Debt / assets – – 28.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – 17.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 13.9% 49.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 86.1% 50.1%
Interest coverage – -29.3x 0.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 5.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 4.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 3.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 13.26 16.07 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIOTVIAAIOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -13.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -13.0% –
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.

ConsensusIOTVIAAIOT
Forward P/E 53.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $564.79MFY2026 $491.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.3%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.8% +26.0% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIOTVIAAIOT
Held by institutions 100.0% 59.3% 85.4%
Institutions holding 549 128 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +19.9% -2.5%
Institutions buying 318 90 106
Institutions selling 165 20 53
Buyers to sellers 1.93 4.50 2.00

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.

IOTVIAAIOT
IOT 1.00 0.43 0.32
VIA 0.43 1.00 0.21
AIOT 0.32 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IOT, VIA and AIOT?

Samsara (IOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Samsara (IOT) $25.25B, Via Transportation (VIA) $2.96B, Powerfleet (AIOT) $360.24M.

Which company is growing faster?

Samsara (IOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Samsara (IOT) +29.5%, Via Transportation (VIA) +29.1%, Powerfleet (AIOT) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Samsara (IOT) has the highest net margin (Samsara (IOT) 4.9%, Via Transportation (VIA) -20.0%, Powerfleet (AIOT) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Samsara (IOT) returned the most: Samsara (IOT) +9.0%, Via Transportation (VIA) -30.6%, Powerfleet (AIOT) -50.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Samsara (IOT) has been the steadiest (Samsara (IOT) 59.6%, Via Transportation (VIA) 70.6%, Powerfleet (AIOT) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.