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Powerfleet, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Powerfleet, Inc. had return on equity of -4.5% and a net margin of -4.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2018Dec 20172019Dec 20182020Dec 20192021Dec 20202022Dec 20212023Dec 20222024Dec 20232025Mar 20252026Mar 2026LTMJun 2026
Net margin−9.4%−11.0%−13.4%−7.9%−10.1%−5.0%−4.2%−14.1%−4.6%−4.2%
Return on equity−11.7%−18.0%−18.9%−11.0%−14.9%−8.4%−9.0%−20.2%−4.5%−3.9%
Return on assets—−10.1%−7.8%−4.1%−5.7%−3.0%−2.6%−9.0%−2.2%−2.0%
R&D as % of revenue11.1%12.9%10.4%9.3%9.1%6.2%6.3%4.4%4.1%4.0%
SG&A as % of revenue50.0%46.5%42.1%45.7%44.9%46.7%53.3%56.4%47.0%46.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $963m
Short-term assets $174mLonger-term assets $789m
What it owes, and who funded it · $956m
Short-term liabilities $158mLonger-term liabilities $316mShareholders' equity $483m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $174m of assets due within a year against $158m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $174m short-term assets against $316m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $33m of cash against $236m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 49% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 20% to 49% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $34m of operating cash flow against $236m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $22m against $28m of interest.

From Powerfleet, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

33 /100

Weak moat

How hard Powerfleet's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 8 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median -1.2% of total assets over 7 years.

  • Pricing power 16 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 50.5%, moving by 2.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -6.9%; its worst year was -18.5%.

  • Cash conversion 4 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 7 years, at a median -1.9% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (38 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Powerfleet, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Powerfleet, Inc.