Karooooo (KARO) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Karooooo (KARO) reported Debt Ratio of 0.07 for Q1 2026, down 38.28% on a YoY basis from 0.11 in Q1 2025, and up 38.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.
Karooooo (KARO) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Karooooo has reported Debt Ratio for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.07 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 38.28% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 38.28% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.07, down 38.28% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.07, up from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.11 in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.01 in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio plunged 70.32% — and 2025, when it jumped 897.29%.
- Karooooo's Debt Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then slipped by 9.11% to 0.01 in 2023, then jumped by 461.33% to 0.06 in 2024, then dropped by 15.84% to 0.05 in 2025, then jumped by 38.11% to 0.07 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025), and 0.05 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 257.53 Bn | 239.56 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 0.08 |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 171.61 Bn | 169.06 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 3 | Salesforce | 152.15 Bn | 140.31 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 0.37 |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 144.45 Bn | 143.41 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 0.18 |
| 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 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Adobe | 97.77 Bn | 90.88 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 0.03 |
| 9 | Automatic Data Processing | 93.39 Bn | 90.16 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 0.06 |
| 10 | Karooooo | 20.04 Mn | -50.39 Mn | 52.58 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| May 6, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 0.01 |