Karooooo (KARO) Change in Working Capital (2020 - 2026)

Karooooo (KARO) reported Change in Working Capital of $28.7 million for Q1 2026, up 6.64% on a YoY basis from $26.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.92% quarter-over-quarter from $29.6 million in Q4 2025.

Karooooo (KARO) Change in Working Capital (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karooooo has reported Change in Working Capital for 7 years, with the latest figure at $28.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Working Capital rose 6.64% year-over-year to $28.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $28.7 million (up 6.64% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $28.7 million, up 6.64% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $28.7 million, down from $29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Working Capital was $29.6 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$1.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Working Capital has averaged $20.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $20.6 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Working Capital slipped 8.08% — and 2024, when it jumped 1235.22%.
  • Karooooo's Change in Working Capital stood at $15.2 million in 2022, then grew by 23.64% to $18.7 million in 2023, then surged by 38.08% to $25.9 million in 2024, then gained by 14.25% to $29.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 2.92% to $28.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Working Capital figures came in at $28.7 million (Q1 2026), $29.6 million (Q4 2025), and $26.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 257.53 Bn 239.56 Bn 8.16 Bn -
2 Full Truck Alliance 171.61 Bn 169.06 Bn - -
3 Salesforce 152.15 Bn 140.31 Bn 8.56 Bn -
4 Uber Technologies 144.45 Bn 143.41 Bn 11.88 Bn -
5 Shopify 144.09 Bn 138.34 Bn 1.55 Bn -
6 ServiceNow 110.55 Bn 105.37 Bn 2.83 Bn -
7 Cadence Design Systems 106.32 Bn 104.91 Bn 1.26 Bn -
8 Adobe 97.77 Bn 90.88 Bn 5.73 Bn -
9 Automatic Data Processing 93.39 Bn 90.16 Bn 2.87 Bn -
10 Karooooo 20.04 Mn -50.39 Mn 52.58 Mn -

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 28.71 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 28.71 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 29.58 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 29.58 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 26.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 26.32 Mn
May 31, 2025 29.06 Mn
May 31, 2025 29.06 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 26.93 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 26.93 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 25.89 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 25.89 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 23.33 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 23.33 Mn
May 31, 2024 21.28 Mn
May 31, 2024 21.28 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 19.96 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 19.96 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 18.75 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 18.75 Mn