KARO vs DSGX vs BRRN Stock Comparison

Karooooo, Descartes Systems and Bryn Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$65.44 +7.6% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
5 wins
BRRN Bryn Inc.
$2,100.00 0.0% 1M +4,199,900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$945.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Karooooo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Karooooo 5, Bryn 3, Descartes Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKARODSGXBRRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $7.81B $945.00B BRRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 41.6x -4,205,121x KARO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x 42.0x — KARO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.4% +13.2% — KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 24.3% — DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 34.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.5% -4.4% +4,199,900.0% BRRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +2.5%/yr +595.4%/yr BRRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 41.4% 1,144.4% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 67/100 14/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

KARODSGXBRRN

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

AxisKARODSGXBRRN
Valuation 58 #38 of 89 43 #51 of 89 40 #54 of 89
Growth 81 #16 of 81 65 #29 of 81 1 #80 of 81
Profitability 100 #1 of 76 97 #3 of 76 –
Financial Health 56 #42 of 94 85 #15 of 94 0 #94 of 94
Shareholder Returns 49 #27 of 52 45 #29 of 52 –
Overall 69 67 14
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BRRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKARODSGXBRRNSPY
1 month +7.6%+17.1%0.0% +0.9%
3 months +1.5%+18.4%+2,624,900.0% +5.9%
6 months +31.9%+27.7%+3,499,900.0% +8.5%
Year to date +43.8%+5.4%+3,499,900.0% +13.3%
1 year +44.5%-4.4%+4,199,900.0% +12.4%
3 years +197.9%+32.3%+20,999,900.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.9%+9.8%+5,860.6% +23.5%
5 years +85.9%+13.0%+1,615,284.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.2%+2.5%+595.4% +11.0%
10 years —+341.9%+419,900.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+16.0%+130.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKARODSGXBRRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%41.4%1,144.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%38.5%1,376.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.33-1.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.22-0.113,669.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-48.7%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-4.4%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $68.71$96.58$2,100.00 $779.14
52-week low $41.60$62.82$0.02 $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.

MultipleKARODSGXBRRN
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 40.6x 42.2xmedian 40.6x -4,205,121xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.4x 10.2xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.3x 23.1xmedian 18.3x —median 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 20.5x 26.7xmedian 20.5x -5,832,037xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.8x -4,626,456xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.74 2.40median 1.74 —median 1.74

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 monthsKARODSGXBRRN
Revenue $364.50M $775.17M –
Gross profit $245.35M $601.59M –
Operating income $92.48M $243.60M -$224.73K
Net income $65.09M $188.01M -$224.73K
Free cash flow $129.31M $297.47M -$162.04K
R&D $16.89M $109.17M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.15 –
Cash & equivalents $40.11M $401.06M –
Total debt $171.74M – $413.56K
Shares (diluted) – 87.58M –
Enterprise value $1.68B $6.40B $945.00B

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
MetricKARODSGXBRRN
P/E 31.5x 42.2x -4,205,121x
P/FCF 15.6x 26.7x -5,832,037x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 26.0x -5,832,037x
P/S 5.5x 10.2x –
P/B 10.5x 4.8x -4,626,456x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 6.1x -4,626,456x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x –
EV/EBIT 21.8x 31.0x -4,205,122x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 9.7x –
EV/FCF 15.6x 25.4x -5,832,038x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 24.7x -5,832,038x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKARODSGXBRRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.4% 13.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 13.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 15.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.7% 30.1% -241.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 19.8% -119.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% 26.9% -241.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 18.3% -27.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0% 28.6% -102.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 14.7% -104.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.0% 30.3% -102.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 15.7% -104.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKARODSGXBRRN
Gross margin 67.3% 77.6% –
EBITDA margin – 42.1% –
Operating margin 25.4% 31.4% –
Pretax margin 24.2% 32.7% –
Net margin 17.6% 24.3% –
FCF margin 35.5% 38.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 35.5% 39.4% –
Return on equity 31.3% 11.4% –
Return on assets 16.8% – -10,997%
Return on invested capital 34.9% – –
Return on capital employed 38.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKARODSGXBRRN
Debt / assets 17.4% – 7,283%
Debt / equity 0.3x – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 15.9% 10,800%
Equity / assets 49.8% 84.1% -10,700%
Interest coverage 14.9x 168.0x –
Current ratio 0.6x 2.0x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 8.30 16.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKARODSGXBRRN
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.

ConsensusKARODSGXBRRN
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 42.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $2.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +21.2%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +18.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $418.13MFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +1.6% –

Institutional Ownership

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

KARODSGXBRRN
KARO 1.00 0.30 -0.13
DSGX 0.30 1.00 0.00
BRRN -0.13 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KARO, DSGX and BRRN?

Bryn (BRRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Karooooo (KARO) $2.03B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.81B, Bryn (BRRN) $945.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, KARO, DSGX and BRRN?

Karooooo (KARO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Karooooo (KARO) 31.6x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.6x, Bryn (BRRN) -4,205,121x). On next year's consensus earnings, Karooooo (KARO) is cheapest (Karooooo (KARO) 26.6x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.0x). 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%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bryn (BRRN) returned the most: Karooooo (KARO) +44.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -4.4%, Bryn (BRRN) +4,199,900.0%. Over five years, Bryn (BRRN) compounded fastest (Karooooo (KARO) +13.2%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.5%/yr, Bryn (BRRN) +595.4%/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%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Bryn (BRRN) 1,144.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KARO, DSGX and BRRN?

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.