IOT vs VRSN: Samsara and VeriSign compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- VeriSign is the larger company, worth $27.5B, close to Samsara's $27.1B.
- Samsara grew revenue faster over the last year (+29.9% vs +6.0%).
- VeriSign keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (67.9% vs 1.1%).
- Samsara's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 30% a year, against 8% for VeriSign (reverse DCF).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | IOT | VRSN |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $27.1B | $27.5B |
| Share price | $41.55 | $294.22 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | $207M | $1.1B |
| Revenue growth, last year | +29.9% | +6.0% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | +39.4% | +5.7% |
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 67.9% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 49.8% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | — |
| P/E (trailing) | — | 33.3x |
| Price / free cash flow | 130.6x | 25.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 193.0x | 22.7x |
| FCF growth the price implies | 30.1% | 8.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.73x | — |
| Fundamental grade | C | C |
| Superinvestors holding it | 3 | 5 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 0 | 6 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Samsara
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $428M | -$191M | -82.6% |
| 2023 | $653M | -$136M | -39.8% |
| 2024 | $937M | -$23M | -34.5% |
| 2025 | $1.2B | $111M | -15.2% |
| 2026 | $1.6B | $207M | -3.2% |
VeriSign
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.3B | $754M | 65.3% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | $804M | 66.2% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | $808M | 67.0% |
| 2024 | $1.6B | $874M | 67.9% |
| 2025 | $1.7B | $1.1B | 67.7% |
Where the revenue comes from
Samsara · by products, 2026
Subscription revenue$1.6B98%
Other revenue$30M2%
VeriSign · by regions, 2025
U.S.$1.1B66%
EMEA$279M17%
Asia Pacific$185M11%
Other$100M6%
Compare them in fullFifteen years of statements, quarterly results, DCF and IRR models, and any number of peers side by side.
Open IOT in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Samsara or VeriSign?
VeriSign (VRSN), at $27.5B against $27.1B.
Which grows faster, IOT or VRSN?
Samsara: revenue grew +29.9% over the last year, against +6.0%.
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