The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (DSGX)Technology | Software - Application | Waterloo, Canada | NasdaqGS
81.84 USD
+1.18
(1.457%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 81.84 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:14 a.m. EDT
The Descartes Systems Group presents a compelling long-term case driven by robust operational metrics, despite a valuation that demands premium pricing. The company boasts a fortress balance sheet with minimal debt and substantial cash reserves, underpinning a 14.7 percent revenue growth trajectory and healthy operating margins exceeding 32 percent. While the Return on Equity sits at 11.4 percent, falling short of the exceptional tier required for top-tier status, the consistent multi-year price appreciation and positive earnings momentum validate the business quality. Technically, shares are trading above key moving averages, confirming bullish momentum, yet the options market reveals a distinct defensive posture with elevated put implied volatility near the current price, suggesting traders are pricing in a potential floor around the low 70s. There is no dividend income to rely on, so investors must accept total capital appreciation as the sole return driver. The disconnect between the high analyst targets and the current price reflects the market's recognition of the growth story, though the low beta indicates this is a lower-volatility play compared to typical tech peers. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.045401 |
| MSTL | 0.052487 |
| AutoTheta | 0.057351 |
| AutoETS | 0.057428 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 3.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.325 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.499 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.77 |
| Market Cap | 7,012,508,672 |
| Trailing P/E | 40.12 |
| Forward P/E | 25.52 |
| Beta | 0.19 |
| Profit Margins | 23.35% |
| Previous Name | The Descartes Systems Group Inc |
| Website | https://www.descartes.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with a pronounced put skew, evidenced by near-term implied volatility nearly four times higher for puts than calls. Open interest clusters heavily at the 70 and 75 strike levels for expiration in August, establishing a psychological floor, while longer-dated calls show more balanced positioning around the money. This suggests a consensus view of downside protection rather than aggressive upside speculation in the immediate term.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.18028456 |
| Address1 | 120 Randall Drive |
| All Time High | 124.31 |
| All Time Low | 0.75 |
| Ask | 100.73 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 452,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 541,112 |
| Average Volume | 541,112 |
| Average Volume10Days | 452,370 |
| Beta | 0.186 |
| Bid | 81.56 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 18.975 |
| City | Waterloo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 81.835 |
| Current Ratio | 2.05 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 81.92 |
| Day Low | 78.605 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.499 |
| Display Name | The Descartes Systems |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.341 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.337 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,789,070,400 |
| Ebitda | 319,684,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.42404997 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 20.832 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.834 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,659,763,200 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.89104 |
| Eps Forward | 3.20721 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.04 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 519 747 0082 |
| Fifty Day Average | 73.6768 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 8.1581955 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.1107295 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -18.028456 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.165 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24922019 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 62.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.274998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3081042 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 62.56 - 109.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 917,447,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 85,531,193 |
| Forward Eps | 3.20721 |
| Forward P E | 25.515945 |
| Free Cashflow | 268,274,368 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,364 |
| Fullday Change | 1.175 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.45673 |
| Fullday Price | 81.835 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.77348 |
| Gross Profits | 583,110,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00061 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.93477 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 85,690,827 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | The Descartes Systems Group Inc. provides global logistics technology solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. Its Logistics Technology platform offers a range of modular, interoperable web and wireless logistics management solutions. The company offers a suite of solutions that include routing, mobile, and telematics; transportation management; ecommerce, shipping, and fulfillment; customs and regulatory compliance; global trade intelligence; broker and forwarder enterprise systems; and B2B messaging and connectivity services. It also provides its customers to use its modular and technology solutions to route, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate, and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access and analyze global trade data; research and perform trade tariff and duty calculations; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and various other logistics processes. In addition, the company offers consulting, implementation, and training services, as well as maintenance and support services. It serves transportation providers, such as air, ocean, and truck modes; logistics service providers, including third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers; and distribution-intensive companies, such as retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and mobile business service providers through subscription, transactional or perpetual license basis. Further, the company develops Tai TMS, a transportation management software for freight brokers to manage quoting, booking, and shipment tracking. The Descartes Systems Group Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. |
| Long Name | The Descartes Systems Group Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,012,508,672 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_35352 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | 175,999,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,895,968,864 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 80.39 |
| Operating Cashflow | 287,787,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32851002 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.56 |
| Phone | 519 746 8110 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 81.835 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | The Descartes Systems Group Inc |
| Previous Close | 80.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 28.306421 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.31278 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.301964 |
| Profit Margins | 0.23346001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.909 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.57143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.175 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.45673 |
| Regular Market Day High | 81.92 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 78.605 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 78.605 - 81.92 |
| Regular Market Open | 80.39 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 80.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 81.835 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 750,843 |
| Return On Assets | 0.080690004 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11422 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.147 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.77 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 85,690,827 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.032 |
| Shares Short | 2,733,210 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,610,434 |
| Short Name | The Descartes Systems Group Inc |
| Short Ratio | 5.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | DSGX |
| Target High Price | 126.0 |
| Target Low Price | 82.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 100.23077 |
| Target Median Price | 95.0 |
| Total Cash | 376,977,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.389 |
| Total Debt | 8,127,000 |
| Total Revenue | 753,873,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.04 |
| Trailing P E | 40.115196 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5624 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 75.5349 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.300102 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08340651 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 750,843 |
| Website | https://www.descartes.com |
| Zip | N2V 1C6 |