Descartes Systems (DSGX) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Descartes Systems (DSGX) recorded Beginning Cash Balance of $376.98 million in the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, up 113.7% from $176.41 million a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
Descartes Systems (DSGX) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Descartes Systems' Beginning Cash Balance came in at $1.15 billion as of Jul 31, 2026, up 27.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Jan 31, 2024, it came in at $276.39 million, up 29.5% from the prior year.
- Annual Beginning Cash Balance has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 51.1% (years ended Jan 2019 to Jan 2024).
- Across earlier years, Beginning Cash Balance came in at $213.44 million in the year ended Jan 31, 2023 (+59.7%), $133.66 million in the year ended Jan 31, 2022 (+201.0%), $44.4 million in the year ended Jan 31, 2021 (+62.6%) and $27.3 million in the year ended Jan 31, 2020 (-22.2%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 is the highest quarterly Beginning Cash Balance in data going back to the quarter ended Jan 31, 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Beginning Cash Balance rose in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 21.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Beginning Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 113.7% in the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, against a decline of 26.4% in the quarter ended Apr 30, 2025 at the low end.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 45.35 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 695.95 Mn |
| 3 | Samsara | 22.20 Bn | 18.97 Bn | 392.58 Mn |
| 4 | Toast | 17.53 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 516.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ptc | 15.47 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 490.47 Mn |
| 6 | Trimble | 13.41 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 674.90 Mn |
| 7 | Duolingo | 12.56 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 216.74 Mn |
| 8 | Manhattan Associates | 11.77 Bn | 10.77 Bn | 168.33 Mn |
| 9 | Costar | 10.95 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 728.00 Mn |
| 10 | Descartes Systems | 6.78 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 156.71 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 376.98 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 356.53 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 240.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 176.41 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 236.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 252.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 238.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 320.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 182.19 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 276.39 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 211.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 213.44 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 138.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 133.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -3,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 55.98 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 44.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 2,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 29.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 27.30 Mn |
Descartes Systems Beginning Cash Balance API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "beginning-cash-balance", "ticker": "DSGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();