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How Karooooo Ltd. stacks up
KARO · against 472 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
96/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #12 of 473 · scores higher than 97% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score39 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including KARO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 96?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 92% of peers. Operating margin: 25.8% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on invested capital: 43.4% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 95% of peers. Return on assets: 17.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KARO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KARO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 451 reported | 43.4% | 7.3% | 93% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 472 reported | 25.8% | 7.1% | 94% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 464 reported | 17.2% | 3.1% | 97% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 460 reported | 29.2% | 7.7% | 91% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 474 reported | 68.0% | 32.7% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KARO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 8 | 100.3B TWD (≈$3.1B) | 97 | 83 | |
| 12 | 281.1B JPY (≈$1.9B) | 96 | 84 | |
| 12 | 1.3B USD | 96 | 74 | |
| 12 | 1.0B USD | 96 | 75 | |
| 12 | 2.0B USD | 96 | 58 | |
| 12 | 2.1B USD | 96 | 73 | |
| 17 | 116.2B TWD (≈$3.6B) | 95 | 63 | |
| 17 | 2.3B USD | 95 | 67 | |
| 17 | 1.5B USD | 95 | 84 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score