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Samsara Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Samsara Inc. had return on equity of -0.7%, an operating margin of -3.2% and a current ratio of 1.64. 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.

Samsara Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Jan 20232024Feb 20242025Feb 20252026Jan 2026LTMAug 2026
Gross margin69.8%70.9%72.0%73.6%76.1%76.7%76.4%
Operating margin−83.8%−82.6%−39.8%−34.5%−15.2%−3.2%1.0%
Net margin−84.1%−82.9%−37.9%−30.6%−12.4%−0.6%4.9%
Free-cash-flow margin−81.6%−44.6%−20.9%−2.4%8.9%12.8%13.8%
Return on equity—−155.7%−25.7%−30.9%−15.6%−0.7%6.0%
Return on assets—−22.6%−15.5%−17.1%−8.2%−0.4%3.4%
Asset turnover—0.270.410.560.660.710.70
Current ratio—3.252.171.501.591.641.62
Debt to equity——————0.0%
Effective tax rate——————12.2%
R&D as % of revenue39.9%47.9%28.7%27.6%24.0%21.3%20.3%
Capital spending as % of revenue12.8%4.5%5.1%1.2%1.6%1.8%1.8%
Free cash flow ÷ net income——————282.1%

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

2 of 2 checks passed · August 1, 2026
What it owns · $2.8bn
Short-term assets $1.6bnLonger-term assets $1.2bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.8bn
Short-term liabilities $968mLonger-term liabilities $199mShareholders' equity $1.6bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.6bn of assets due within a year against $968m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.6bn short-term assets against $199m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Samsara 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

27 /100

Weak moat

How hard Samsara's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median -14.5% of total assets over 5 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 75.1%, moving by 2.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -27.6%; its worst year was -78.4%.

  • Cash conversion 4 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 5 years, at a median -0.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (42 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 Samsara Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Samsara Inc.