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Samsara Inc. IOT
$41.12 +2.70% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $23.73B
Strong growthHigh quality
Next earnings report: Dec 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +30.6%).
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.16, up 58.1% year over year.
- Operating margin widened to 1.0% from -8.5% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth89Strong
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 29%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 29%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 8%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 42%
Quality81Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 42%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginBottom 39%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 47%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
Value28Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 44%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 35%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 33%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 18%
Momentum62Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 45%
- 6-month returnTop 47%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 47%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 24%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Revisions94Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 19%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 9%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 33%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 49%
Stability59Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 47%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 48%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 36%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 29.6% | 29.5% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 144.3% | 58.1% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 76.9% | 76.4% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -8.5% | 1.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.9% | 13.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 29.5% | 29.6% | ↓ | Top 19% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 58.1% | 144.3% | ↓ | Top 29% |
| Gross margin | 76.4% | 76.9% | ↓ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -8.5% | ↑ | Bottom 39% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | -6.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 13.8% | 11.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 0.9% | — | Bottom 42% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 35.4% | — | Top 8% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 17.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +7.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -1.67×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.12%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.12%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +3.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +3.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 8, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +30.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $51.25
- Target vs current price
- +24.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 20
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 75%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | +25.0% | +5.3% | +4.5% | +8.8% | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | +30.6% | -3.1% | -10.2% | -1.1% | +13.3% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | +40.1% | +3.1% | +11.8% | +11.0% | +22.0% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | +26.9% | +4.4% | +15.4% | -13.0% | -25.8% |
| Sep 4, 2025 | +65.9% | +0.9% | +9.1% | +7.4% | +5.2% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | +89.9% | +1.1% | -9.4% | -16.3% | -22.7% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | +56.1% | -3.9% | -12.8% | -12.8% | +6.8% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | +75.0% | -1.3% | -16.9% | -17.8% | -21.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $0.20 | $0.16 | +25.0% | $508.4M |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.13 | +30.6% | $478.8M |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.13 | +40.1% | $444.3M |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $0.15 | $0.12 | +26.9% | $416.0M |
| Sep 4, 2025 | $0.12 | $0.07 | +65.9% | $391.5M |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.06 | +89.9% | $366.9M |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.07 | +56.1% | $346.3M |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $0.07 | $0.04 | +75.0% | $322.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 255.7× | — | — | Bottom 44% |
| P/E (forward) | 53.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 176.8× | — | — | Bottom 33% |
| EV / Sales | 12.72× | — | — | Bottom 18% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.08% | — | — | Bottom 35% |
| Earnings yield | 0.39% | — | — | Bottom 44% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 49
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +5.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +22.3%
- RSI (14)
- 57.9
- Relative volume
- 0.74×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 59.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 51th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.63
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.41
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -9.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -60.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2021 | Nov 9, 2022 | -70.4% | 220 days | 146 days (Jun 12, 2023) |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 5, 2026 | -60.2% | 243 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 15, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | -33.3% | 21 days | 57 days (Sep 6, 2024) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Oct 26, 2023 | -30.4% | 37 days | 25 days (Dec 1, 2023) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | -25.4% | 44 days | 11 days (Sep 1, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $23.73B
- P/E (TTM)
- 255.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.16
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.85B
- 52-week range
- $23.38 – $47.47
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $428.3M | $652.5M | $937.4M | $1.25B | $1.62B |
| Gross profit | $303.9M | $469.9M | $690.4M | $950.9M | $1.24B |
| Operating income | -$352.3M | -$258.4M | -$249.9M | -$190.0M | -$52.6M |
| Net income | -$355.0M | -$247.4M | -$286.7M | -$154.9M | -$9.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.70 | -$0.48 | -$0.54 | -$0.28 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | Q2 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $322.0M | $346.3M | $366.9M | $391.5M | $416.0M | $444.3M | $478.8M | $508.4M |
| Net income | -$37.8M | -$11.2M | -$22.1M | -$16.8M | $7.8M | $22.0M | $44.5M | $16.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.19 | -$0.02 | -$0.04 | -$0.03 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$171.5M | -$103.0M | -$11.8M | $131.7M | $236.2M |
| Capital expenditure | -$19.4M | -$33.2M | -$11.0M | -$20.2M | -$28.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$190.8M | -$136.3M | -$22.8M | $111.5M | $207.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $846.7M | $15.5M | $23.2M | $28.8M | $30.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $828.9M
- Total assets
- $2.77B
- Total liabilities
- $1.17B
- Total debt
- $69.5M
- Net debt
- -$221.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.60B
As of Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 8, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 29,539,772
- Days to cover
- 2.81
- Change vs previous report
- +2.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.