# Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (ITRN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Communications Equipment. Price $51.74, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.0×** (5-yr avg 11.5×, 3-yr avg 11.5×). Ituran Location and Control Ltd. trades at 16.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 11.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 13.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.68**. A PEG of 1.68 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 4.7×**. The shares trade at 4.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.7×**. Enterprise value is 8.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.8%** (5-yr avg 9.2%). Free cash flow equals 7.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.2%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.0%**. Ituran Location and Control Ltd. keeps 50.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 22.0%**. 22.0% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 16.1%**. 16.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 26.6%**. 26.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 61.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 61.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.8%** (3-yr 7.0%/yr, 5-yr 7.9%/yr). Revenue grew 6.8% over the last year, against 7.9% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 8.1%** (3-yr 17.1%/yr, 5-yr 30.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 8.1%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 53.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 53.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Ituran Location and Control Ltd. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.87%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Ituran Location and Control Ltd. yields 3.87%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 65%** (75% of free cash flow). 65% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 52.8%/yr** (1-yr 28.2%). The dividend has compounded at 52.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 62.7%** (YTD 25.0%, 3-mo -17.3%). The shares are up 62.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.2%** (53.0% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.12** (volatility 30%). Beta of 1.12 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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