ITRN vs VLTO vs SPSC Stock Comparison

Ituran Location & Control, Veralto and Sps Commerce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.18 +6.2% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.20B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins
SPSC Sps Commerce Inc
$86.24 +6.1% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.16B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$772.49M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ituran Location & Control leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ituran Location & Control 6, Veralto 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITRNVLTOSPSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $25.20B $3.16B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 25.5x 40.5x ITRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 22.7x 18.0x ITRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +130.5% +6.2% +9.8% ITRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.7% 17.3% 10.1% ITRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% -0.9% -22.3% ITRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr — -13.0%/yr ITRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.4% 23.5% 48.0% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 74/100 72/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

ITRNVLTOSPSC

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

AxisITRNVLTOSPSC
Valuation 81 #18 of 89 80 #5 of 21 68 #29 of 89
Growth 58 #35 of 81 72 #6 of 19 53 #39 of 81
Profitability 99 #2 of 76 100 #1 of 17 84 #13 of 76
Financial Health 60 #38 of 94 52 #11 of 22 77 #22 of 94
Shareholder Returns 70 #16 of 51 67 #4 of 10 78 #12 of 51
Overall 73 74 72
  • ITRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • SPSC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITRNVLTOSPSCSPY
1 month +2.0%+6.2%+6.1% -0.2%
3 months -3.7%+4.7%+25.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.2%+20.5%+56.0% +8.2%
Year to date +22.5%+3.4%-3.2% +12.9%
1 year +36.9%-0.9%-22.3% +12.3%
3 years +117.4%+51.8%-44.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.6%+14.9%-17.6% +23.3%
5 years +103.0%—-50.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.2%—-13.0% +10.9%
10 years +97.0%—+154.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.0%—+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITRNVLTOSPSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.4%23.5%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%22.3%55.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.230.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-0.04-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.0%-27.6%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-1.6%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $66.37$104.87$111.00 $779.14
52-week low $36.06$82.23$49.91 $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.

MultipleITRNVLTOSPSC
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 40.1x 25.6xmedian 25.6x 40.4xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.5x 4.4xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 18.5x 19.1xmedian 16.7x 18.5xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 20.1x 24.1xmedian 23.6x 15.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.8x 8.1xmedian 2.0x 3.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 1.73 5.71median 1.68 4.52median 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 monthsITRNVLTOSPSC
Revenue $189.86M $5.70B $772.49M
Gross profit $196.43M $3.43B $539.36M
Operating income $85.86M $1.30B $98.85M
Net income $66.00M $988.00M $78.00M
Free cash flow $109.73M $1.05B $198.70M
R&D $21.44M $276.00M $68.84M
EPS (diluted) $3.22 $4.02 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $103.70M $2.12B $173.17M
Total debt – $3.38B –
Shares (diluted) 19.87M 245.80M 36.58M
Enterprise value $645.19M $17.85B $2.54B

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
MetricITRNVLTOSPSC
P/E 16.4x 25.6x 40.4x
P/FCF 9.5x 24.1x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 22.8x 13.7x
P/S 5.5x 4.4x 4.0x
P/B 4.6x 8.1x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 11.1x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 19.1x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 20.4x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/FCF 8.6x 25.3x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 24.0x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 5.71 4.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITRNVLTOSPSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 130.5% 6.2% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 6.8% 12.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 6.5% 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.0% 3.5% -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 3.7% 10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 10.6% -6.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 4.4% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% 12.5% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 4.5% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.0% 9.8% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – 24.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% 11.0% 40.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITRNVLTOSPSC
Gross margin 103.5% 60.2% 69.8%
EBITDA margin 55.4% 24.4% 20.7%
Operating margin 45.2% 22.7% 12.8%
Pretax margin 44.1% 21.2% 13.6%
Net margin 33.7% 17.3% 10.1%
FCF margin 57.8% 18.4% 25.7%
Operating cash flow margin 53.3% 19.4% 29.5%
Return on equity 30.0% 32.4% 8.2%
Return on assets 16.3% 12.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 30.4% 21.4% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 8.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITRNVLTOSPSC
Debt / assets – 39.5% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 3.2x –
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 63.8% 16.6%
Equity / assets 55.2% 36.2% 83.4%
Interest coverage 19.1x 14.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.51 11.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITRNVLTOSPSC
Dividend yield 5.7% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 1.7% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 2.2% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusITRNVLTOSPSC
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $4.54FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.2% +7.9% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $390.51MFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $743.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +16.5% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITRNVLTOSPSC
Held by institutions 56.3% 96.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 204 974 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.5% +3.3% +2.3%
Institutions buying 102 399 178
Institutions selling 59 384 109
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.04 1.63

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.

ITRNVLTOSPSC
ITRN 1.00 -0.02 -0.03
VLTO -0.02 1.00 0.28
SPSC -0.03 0.28 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITRN, VLTO and SPSC?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) $1.06B, Veralto (VLTO) $25.20B, Sps Commerce (SPSC) $3.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITRN, VLTO and SPSC?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 16.5x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.5x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 40.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) is cheapest (Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 15.2x, Veralto (VLTO) 22.7x, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +130.5%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.2%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) has the highest net margin (Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 33.7%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) returned the most: Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +36.9%, Veralto (VLTO) -0.9%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -22.3%. Over five years, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) compounded fastest (Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) +15.2%/yr, Sps Commerce (SPSC) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) 30.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.5%, Sps Commerce (SPSC) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITRN, VLTO and SPSC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ituran Location & Control (ITRN) leads on 6. 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.