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Samsara
(NYSE:IOT)
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Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
$35.00
▲(14.30% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/05/26
The score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals (positive net income, strong and growing free cash flow, and low leverage) and a supportive earnings outlook with raised guidance and continued profitability expectations. Technicals add support with price above key moving averages and positive momentum. The main offset is valuation risk from an extremely high P/E and no dividend yield support.
Positive Factors
ARR scale and growth
Sustained ARR growth to ~$2.0B and accelerating net new ARR provides durable recurring revenue and predictable cash flow. Scale in ARR supports long-term SaaS economics, steady upsell opportunities, and a larger install base that improves unit economics and margin leverage over the coming quarters.
Negative Factors
Gross margin pressure from AI/cloud
Incremental AI and cloud costs have already compressed gross margin by ~200bps. If AI throughput and model costs remain elevated while monetization of operational AI is still early, product economics could stay pressured and limit sustainable gross margin expansion over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
ARR scale and growth
Sustained ARR growth to ~$2.0B and accelerating net new ARR provides durable recurring revenue and predictable cash flow. Scale in ARR supports long-term SaaS economics, steady upsell opportunities, and a larger install base that improves unit economics and margin leverage over the coming quarters.
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Samsara (IOT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$18.20B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)6.67M
Price to Earnings (P/E)314.1
Beta (1Y)1.45
Revenue Growth29.60%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees3,500
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.10
Shares Outstanding372,784,500
10 Day Avg. Volume7,844,632
30 Day Avg. Volume6,672,624
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio18.70
Price to Book (P/B)11.32
Price to Sales (P/S)9.94
P/FCF Ratio77.54
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.99
Enterprise Value/Revenue10.45
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit13.71
Enterprise Value/Ebitda186.06
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$45.30Price Target Upside47.94% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)0.71
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.01B
Samsara Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Samsara Inc. specializes in providing solutions that digitize and connect physical operations data to its centralized Connected Operations Cloud, accessible to clients across the United States and internationally. At the core of this cloud-based p...
How the Company Makes Money
Samsara primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its Connected Operations Cloud (software) that customers pay for on a recurring basis (typically as SaaS) to access applications such as fleet tracking, safety/video analytics, compliance, ...
Samsara Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 04, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call portrayed a strong operational and financial quarter with durable ARR and revenue growth, expanding enterprise account base, robust multiproduct adoption, meaningful contribution from emerging products, and consecutive GAAP profitability — all supporting an upgraded full-year outlook. Counterbalancing risks include near-term gross margin pressure from AI/cloud investments, supply-chain and component cost uncertainty, early-stage monetization risk for operational AI, and potential volatility from large deal timing. Overall, positives substantially outweigh the highlighted challenges.Positive Updates
Strong ARR Scale and Growth
Ending Q1 ARR approximately $2.0B, up 30% year-over-year; net new ARR of $101M in Q1, up 30% YoY (27% in constant currency); LTM net new ARR $455M, up 27% YoY (25% CC) and accelerating for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Negative Updates
Gross Margin Pressure from AI and Cloud Investments
Reported gross margin declined ~200 basis points year-over-year, attributed to increased AI and cloud spending; management expects to offset some COGS increases with optimizations and keep gross margins roughly flat for FY'27, but near-term pressure exists.
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong ARR Scale and Growth
Ending Q1 ARR approximately $2.0B, up 30% year-over-year; net new ARR of $101M in Q1, up 30% YoY (27% in constant currency); LTM net new ARR $455M, up 27% YoY (25% CC) and accelerating for the fourth consecutive quarter.
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Company Guidance
Management gave derisked guidance (FX as of May 2) for Q2 and FY‑2027: Q2 revenue $482–$484M (growth of 23–24% YoY, or 22–23% in constant currency), non‑GAAP operating margin of 18%, non‑GAAP EPS $0.15–$0.16, and expected GAAP profitability for the quarter; full‑year FY‑27 revenue $2.005–$2.013B (≈24% YoY, or 23–24% in constant currency), non‑GAAP operating margin of 20%, non‑GAAP EPS $0.70–$0.72, and expected GAAP profitability for the year.Samsara Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
83
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.73B | 1.62B | 1.25B | 937.38M | 652.54M | 428.35M |
| Gross Profit | 1.32B | 1.24B | 950.88M | 690.35M | 469.89M | 303.86M |
| EBITDA | 97.20M | 24.95M | -164.45M | -171.08M | -167.10M | -304.39M |
| Net Income | 57.51M | -9.12M | -154.91M | -286.73M | -247.42M | -355.02M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.61B | 2.54B | 2.02B | 1.73B | 1.62B | 1.57B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 804.32M | 833.79M | 694.80M | 547.66M | 689.86M | 921.22M |
| Total Debt | 69.02M | 72.77M | 80.28M | 99.49M | 122.92M | 144.96M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.11B | 1.12B | 955.11M | 819.70M | 678.99M | 578.98M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.51B | 1.42B | 1.07B | 915.15M | 938.02M | 988.95M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 234.93M | 207.44M | 111.48M | -22.77M | -136.26M | -190.83M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 265.01M | 236.21M | 131.66M | -11.81M | -103.02M | -171.48M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -320.43M | -189.53M | -66.62M | -78.69M | -631.85M | -20.04M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.15M | 29.93M | 27.10M | 21.00M | 14.21M | 701.64M |
Samsara Technical Analysis
Negative
30.62
Price Trends
31.31
Negative
30.37
Positive
33.87
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.30
Positive
46.88
Neutral
22.92
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For IOT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 30.62 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 33.34, below the 50-day MA of 31.31, and below the 200-day MA of 33.87, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.30 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.88 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 22.92 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for IOT.
Samsara Risk Analysis
Samsara disclosed 84 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Samsara reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Samsara Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $247.92B | 278.99 | 6.30% | ― | 19.51% | -33.05% | |
79 Outperform | $110.89B | 59.78 | 155.65% | ― | 15.75% | 6.24% | |
77 Outperform | $18.20B | 314.09 | 4.22% | ― | 29.60% | ― | |
76 Outperform | $178.47B | -3,910.05 | -0.58% | ― | 23.17% | 73.54% | |
69 Neutral | $84.25B | -981.47 | -6.23% | ― | 31.55% | -4.50% | |
68 Neutral | $21.39B | -286.67 | -3.71% | ― | 24.61% | -91.58% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Samsara Corporate Events
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Samsara Files Procedural Amendment to Corporate Bylaws
Neutral
Jun 1, 2026
Samsara filed a brief regulatory statement indicating that information previously disclosed under another section is being incorporated by reference into an additional section of its filing. This appears to be a procedural legal clarification with...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Samsara Shareholders Approve Reincorporation From Delaware to Nevada
Neutral
May 1, 2026
On April 29, 2026, Samsara Inc. said a group of major stockholders holding about 76.7% of the company’s voting power approved by written consent a plan to reincorporate the company from Delaware to Nevada. The move will be implemented via a ...
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