Samsara Inc.
IOTAbout the company
Samsara Inc. provides solutions to connect physical operations data to its connected operations platform in the United States and internationally. The company's Connected Operations Platform includes Data Platform, which ingests, aggregates, and enriches data from its IoT devices and a growing ecosystem of connected assets and third-party systems, and which has embedded capabilities for AI, workflows and analytics, alerts, API connections, and data security and privacy.
Investment snapshot
Positive
0
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
3 / 13
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$9.78
-76.4% vs price
Models with upside
0 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
No clean pass โ all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL ยท Rank #1936 (Top 62.5%) | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -527.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | -219.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | TTM ended 2026-08-01 ยท Balance sheet at 2026-08-01 ยท Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 vs 2025-08-02 ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 ยท Balance sheet at 2026-08-01 ยท Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment ยท Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment ยท Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Qualitative assessment ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 ยท Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Price history 2025-01-01โ2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-08-01 ยท Balance sheet at 2026-08-01 ยท Price history 2025-01-01โ2026-11-01 ยท Annual history ยท FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท TTM ended 2026-08-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Balance sheet at 2026-08-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-08-01 ยท Annual history ยท FY 2025 ยท Price history 2025-01-01โ2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-09-08 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Profitability0% passโ 6โ 29โพ
No clean pass โ all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Positive EPS (10 years)0/7 years positiveโGrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)โGraham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)0/7 years positiveโBuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-21.7%โBuffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-3.2% (latest)โBuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$-9.1MโBuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)โBuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings EffectivenessโBuffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)โLynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGRโLynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE5.7%โLynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value-0.2%โGreenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-0.2%, ROC=-14.9%โGreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets-0.36%โPiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-7.65% -> -0.36% (delta: +7.29%)โPiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=9.30%, ROA=-0.36%โPiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY76.1% -> 76.7%โPiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue5.6%โDreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity5.7%โDreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=16.7xโPabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-15.5% (3-yr avg)โAkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)โMarks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency0/6 years positiveโMarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue1.0%โAckman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity5.7%โAckman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGRโTempleton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend-34.5% (2023) -> -3.2% (2025)โTempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 73.6% -> 76.7%, operating margin -34.5% -> -3.2%โSleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization+0.37%; #3098/6340 (top 48.9%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionโOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets+50.96%; #652/3702 (top 17.6%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity+5.65%; #2385/5226 (top 45.6%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0772; #3153/5884 (top 53.6%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGRโNeff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years0/6 years positiveโSchloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Valuation0% passโ 1โ 27โพ
No clean pass โ all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Price / 3-yr avg EPSโGraham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio16.7xโGraham<= 1.5xP/E x P/BโGraham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)โLynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value-0.2%โGreenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-0.2%, ROC=-14.9%โGreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPSโDreman< 12xโTempleton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)100.4xโDreman< 8xPrice / Book Value per Share16.7xโDreman< 1.2xโTempleton< 1.5xโSchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-0.1%โMungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.9%โPabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=16.7xโMarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)โMarks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per Share114.3xโAckman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low160% of trailing low ($25.85)โTempleton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization+0.37%; #3098/6340 (top 48.9%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionโOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+0.0661; #4917/6449 (top 76.2%)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPSโNeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/EโNeff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share16.70xโSchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share ChangeโSchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+0.0763; #4441/5247 (top 84.6%)โOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+1.05%; #2388/4519 (top 52.8%)โOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+60.00%; #556/6202 (top 9.0%)โOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Growth0% passโ 3โ 10โพ
No clean pass โ all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)โGraham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)โLynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGRโLynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 19.9% vs Rev: 29.5%โLynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth DirectionโDremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGRโDreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency0/6 years positiveโMarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth33.3%โAckman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth FrequencyโAckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGRโTempleton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 73.6% -> 76.7%, operating margin -34.5% -> -3.2%โSleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR45.3%โSleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGRโNeff7%-20% annualized - Verdicts0% passโ 14โพ
Split decision: 13 FAIL ยท 3 NEUTRAL
Overall verdictโGrahamFAIL (1/9)โBuffettFAIL (1/9)โLynchFAIL (2/7)โGreenblattRank #1936โขPiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 7)โDremanFAIL (2/11)โMungerFAIL (0/4)โPabraiFAIL (0/3)โAkreFAIL (1/6)โMarksFAIL (0/5)โAckmanFAIL (3/9)โTempletonFAIL (2/8)โSleepFAIL (2/6)โขAsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)โNeffFAIL (2/6)โSchlossFAIL (1/7)โขOshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Valuation models0% passโ 2โพ
IOT overvalued: all 2 models price fair value below $41.36 (median $9.78)
Munger fair value$6.59โMunger-527.6% margin vs $41.36Ackman fair value$12.96โAckman-219.1% margin vs $41.36 - Debt & Leverage8% passโ 3โ 12โพ
11 of 12 flag IOT's debt & leverage โ Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsโGrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageโBuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / EquityโLynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term DebtโLynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%โPiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.62โDreman> 1.5โSchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' EquityโDreman< 0.8โTempleton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)โSchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt LevelsโMungerDebt/Equity < 0.5โAkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAโMarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders EquityโAckman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)โAsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Efficiency25% passโ 3โ 8โพ
6 of 8 flag IOT's efficiency โ Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +3 more
Current Ratio1.62โGraham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-122.8%โBuffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-132.8%โBuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-14.9%โGreenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY1.59 -> 1.64โPiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.62x -> 0.64xโPiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.62โDreman> 1.5Return on Invested CapitalโMunger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-27.9%; FY2024: ROIC=-14.0%; FY2025: ROIC=unavailableโAkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROICโAkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/4 years above 12% (latest -14.0%)โSleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Cash Flow30% passโ 4โ 8โพ
7 of 10 flag IOT's cash flow โ Buffett, Dreman, Pabrai +4 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-9.1MโBuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$255.5MโLynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$236.2MโPiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=9.30%, ROA=-0.36%โPiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)100.4xโDreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.9%โPabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive2/6 years FCF positiveโMarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap1.1%โAckman>= 4%Price / FCF per Share114.3xโAckman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency2/6 years positiveโSleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$255.5MโNeff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+1.05%; #2388/4519 (top 52.8%)โOshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
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Fiscal 2025
Issued 3.1% of shares last year, 7.2% issued over two.
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Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
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| Metric | TTM ยท 2026-08-01 2025-08-03 โ 2026-08-01 Sources ยท derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, revenue, net income, operating income, gross profit, ebit, pre tax income, depreciation amortization. | Q2 FY 2027 2026-05-03 โ 2026-08-01 Sources ยท derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex. | Q1 FY 2027 2026-02-01 โ 2026-05-02 Sources | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $24.2Bcurrent | -- | -- | $16.1Best. | $28.7Best. | $16.8Best. | $7.0Best. | $5.0Best. |
| Revenue | $1.8Bโ30% | $508.4Mโ30% | $478.8Mโ31% | $1.6Bโ30% | $1.2Bโ33% | $937.4Mโ44% | $652.5Mโ52% | $428.3M |
| Operating Income | $19.4Mโ115% | $4.9Mโ118% | $7.2Mโ122% | -$52.6Mโ72% | -$190.0Mโ41% | -$323.3Mโ25% | -$259.5Mโ27% | -$353.8M |
| Net Income | $90.6Mโ203% | $16.2Mโ197% | $44.5Mโ301% | -$9.1Mโ94% | -$154.9Mโ46% | -$286.7Mโ16% | -$247.4Mโ30% | -$355.0M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | $0.03โ200% | $0.08โ300% | $-0.02โ93% | $-0.28โ48% | $-0.54โ13% | $-0.48โ63% | $-1.28 |
| Gross Margin | 76.4%โ1% | 77.2% | 75.4%โ2% | 76.7%โ1% | 76.1%โ3% | 73.6%โ2% | 72.0%โ2% | 70.9% |
| Operating Margin | 1.0%โ112% | 1.0%โ114% | 1.5%โ117% | -3.2%โ79% | -15.2%โ56% | -34.5%โ13% | -39.8%โ52% | -82.6% |
| ROE | 5.7%โ178% | โ | โ | -0.6%โ96% | -14.5%โ54% | -31.3%โ19% | -26.4%โ27% | -35.9% |
| Total Debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shareholders' Equity | $1.6Bโ32% | $1.6Bโ32% | $1.5Bโ34% | $1.4Bโ33% | $1.1Bโ17% | $915.1Mโ2% | $938.0Mโ5% | $988.9M |
| Current Ratio | 1.62โ8% | 1.62โ8% | 1.62โ6% | 1.64โ3% | 1.59โ6% | 1.50โ31% | 2.17โ33% | 3.25 |
| Debt / Equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $288.4Mโ50% | $73.5Mโ47% | $81.4Mโ55% | $236.2Mโ79% | $131.7Mโ1214% | -$11.8Mโ89% | -$103.0Mโ40% | -$171.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | $255.5Mโ51% | $64.7Mโ46% | $73.2Mโ60% | $207.4Mโ86% | $111.5Mโ590% | -$22.8Mโ83% | -$136.3Mโ29% | -$190.8M |