KARO vs AMN vs DSGX Stock Comparison

Karooooo, Amn Healthcare Services and Descartes Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.73 +5.0% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Karooooo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Karooooo 5, Amn Healthcare Services 3, Descartes Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKAROAMNDSGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.98B $1.82B $7.90B DSGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 17.4x 42.0x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 15.4x 43.1x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.4% +24.0% +13.2% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 3.1% 24.3% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 34.9% 8.7% — KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% +131.7% -1.7% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr -12.6%/yr +3.3%/yr KARO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 64.2% 41.4% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 68/100 67/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

KAROAMNDSGX

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

AxisKAROAMNDSGX
Valuation 58 #38 of 90 95 #7 of 112 43 #52 of 90
Growth 82 #16 of 82 57 #42 of 96 65 #29 of 82
Profitability 100 #1 of 77 66 #32 of 91 97 #3 of 77
Financial Health 57 #42 of 96 53 #59 of 125 83 #17 of 96
Shareholder Returns 51 #27 of 54 – 45 #30 of 54
Overall 70 68 67
  • KARO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodKAROAMNDSGXSPY
1 month +5.0%+41.8%+20.6% -0.8%
3 months +2.0%+46.7%+33.3% +3.5%
6 months +29.9%+133.8%+33.4% +7.0%
Year to date +42.3%+211.2%+8.1% +12.2%
1 year +39.5%+131.7%-1.7% +13.0%
3 years +194.6%-35.2%+35.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +43.4%-13.5%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years +81.5%-49.1%+17.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.7%-12.6%+3.3% +11.0%
10 years —+48.5%+351.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.0%+16.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKAROAMNDSGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%64.2%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%54.8%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.770.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.082.05-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-88.1%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%0.0%-1.9% -1.8%
52-week high $68.71$49.05$96.58 $779.14
52-week low $41.60$15.10$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.

MultipleKAROAMNDSGX
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 42.4x 18.2xmedian 21.9x 43.3xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 10.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x 6.6xmedian 12.2x 23.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 19.4x 4.3xmedian 14.3x 27.4xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.75 -0.58median 1.02 2.46median 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 monthsKAROAMNDSGX
Revenue $364.50M $3.43B $775.17M
Gross profit $245.35M $954.26M $601.59M
Operating income $92.48M $199.82M $243.60M
Net income $65.09M $104.92M $188.01M
Free cash flow $129.31M $439.13M $297.47M
R&D $16.89M – $109.17M
EPS (diluted) – $2.64 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $40.11M $361.84M $401.06M
Total debt $171.74M $3.10B –
Shares (diluted) – 39.73M 87.58M
Enterprise value $1.64B $811.54M $6.49B

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
MetricKAROAMNDSGX
P/E 31.2x 18.2x 43.3x
P/FCF 15.5x 4.3x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 4.0x 26.7x
P/S 5.5x 0.6x 10.5x
P/B 10.4x 2.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 3.9x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 11.4x 31.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 0.7x 10.0x
EV/FCF 15.4x 5.2x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 4.8x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.58 2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKAROAMNDSGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.4% 24.0% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -7.8% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 15.4% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -13.2% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.7% 168.5% 30.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.9% -25.0% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% 135.2% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -31.0% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 134.1% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -31.2% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0% 51.5% 28.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 0.0% 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0% 71.9% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 4.8% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKAROAMNDSGX
Gross margin 67.3% 27.8% 77.6%
EBITDA margin – 10.1% 42.1%
Operating margin 25.4% 5.8% 31.4%
Pretax margin 24.2% 4.8% 32.7%
Net margin 17.6% 3.1% 24.3%
FCF margin 35.5% 12.8% 38.4%
Operating cash flow margin 35.5% 13.7% 39.4%
Return on equity 31.3% 14.4% 11.4%
Return on assets 16.8% 4.2% –
Return on invested capital 34.9% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed 38.5% 11.7% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 4.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKAROAMNDSGX
Debt / assets 17.4% 31.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 68.6% 15.9%
Equity / assets 49.8% 31.4% 84.1%
Interest coverage 14.9x 5.6x 168.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 8.23 3.25 17.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKAROAMNDSGX
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 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.

ConsensusKAROAMNDSGX
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 43.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.2%FY2026 +133.8%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -69.8% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $418.13MFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +28.0%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -28.4% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKAROAMNDSGX
Held by institutions 14.4% 100.0% 82.0%
Institutions holding 83 286 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.4% +8.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 54 182 167
Institutions selling 13 76 139
Buyers to sellers 4.15 2.39 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.

KAROAMNDSGX
KARO 1.00 0.10 0.30
AMN 0.10 1.00 0.17
DSGX 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KARO, AMN and DSGX?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Karooooo (KARO) $1.98B, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.82B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, KARO, AMN and DSGX?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Karooooo (KARO) 30.9x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.4x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Karooooo (KARO) 26.3x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 15.4x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Karooooo (KARO) +39.5%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +131.7%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -1.7%. Over five years, Karooooo (KARO) compounded fastest (Karooooo (KARO) +12.7%/yr, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -12.6%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karooooo (KARO) has been the steadiest (Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KARO, AMN 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, Karooooo (KARO) 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.