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Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 2, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Samsara makes software that helps companies manage large fleets of trucks, buses, and other vehicles. It connects physical equipment — like trucks, forklifts, and industrial machines — to the internet using sensors and cameras, then shows all that data in one dashboard. Its main customers are transportation, logistics, construction, and utilities companies that need to track hundreds or thousands of vehicles and workers at once.

Samsara charges customers a recurring subscription fee to use its platform, which gives the company predictable revenue that grows as customers add more vehicles or sensors. It operates primarily in North America and generated roughly $1.2 billion in annual revenue, putting it among the larger players in the fleet management software space. Its moat comes from how deeply its software gets embedded into a customer's daily operations, making it costly and disruptive to switch. The key growth driver is expanding into larger enterprise customers and adding new product lines like worker safety tools, though the company is not yet consistently profitable.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+291.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

18.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Samsara is growing revenue at 28% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
75.4%
Premium pricing power — 75.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.5%
Thin — 1.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.8%
Weak — -0.8% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+29.6%
Fast-growing sales (+29.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+146.3%
Earnings growing fast (+146.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
461%
Turns 461% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
390.8x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 390.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+354.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (390.8 → 36.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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