KARO Stock — Karooooo Ltd

Karooooo Ltd (KARO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KARO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 104.0% over the past 5.5 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 105.0%.

Karooooo Ltd. provides software applications for fleet management, mobile asset tracking, workforce management, and video solutions across South Africa, Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States through its Cartrack, Carzuka, and Karooooo Logistics segments, and also operates a vehicle marketplace. The company pays an annual distribution with a modest current distribution rate. This business appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to software and logistics services with modest income characteristics.

KARO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 104.0% over the past 5.5 years, 1.0 points behind SPY at 105.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 39.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.

KARO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/01/2021

Distribution rate

2.48%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.48%

5-year average yield

2.8

Last close

$60.38 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,865,337,454

Average volume

74328.0

Dividend

$1.50

Ex-dividend date

07/17/2026

Payment date

07/27/2026

Beta

0.892

Payout ratio

9.2%

P/E ratio

31.61

Forward P/E

26.0417

EPS

$1.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.48%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.48%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KARO risks and drawbacks

KARO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.4%.

Who may consider KARO — and who may not

KARO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KARO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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