Samsara (IOT) Protective Put Calculator
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Samsara (IOT) is a public Vertical SaaS company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. IPO'd Dec 15, 2021.
Last close: $32.65 per share (as of 2026-06-16).
Equity grants at Samsara typically include incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs), and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Samsara Inc. is an American IoT company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides telematics software and insights for physical operations. The company has customers across North America and Europe. Samsara developed a connected operations cloud platform that provides insights to physical operations organizations in the transportation, construction, energy, utilities, public sector and retail industries, and supports the safety and efficiency of those operations.
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Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket launched Samsara in 2015 after Cisco bought their first company, Meraki, for $1.2 billion in 2012. The San Francisco company sells a Connected Operations Cloud that wires vehicle telematics, AI dash cams, and equipment sensors into one workflow layer for trucking fleets, construction crews, and utilities. Samsara went public on the NYSE under ticker IOT in December 2021 at $23 a share. Fiscal 2026 revenue hit $1.62 billion, up 30 percent, and the $100K+ ARR cohort grew to 3,194 customers worth $1.2 billion.
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Equity comp at Samsara
- RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.
Researched 2026-05-07.
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A protective put caps your downside on the IOT position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current IOT option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share IOT position at $32.65 is worth $163,250. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $3,265 to $6,530) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off IOT's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Samsara equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge IOT stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and IOT's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current IOT option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Samsara grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Samsara typically takes the form of incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs), and restricted stock units (RSUs). Incentive stock options can trigger the alternative minimum tax (AMT) when you exercise. Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
- Do Samsara RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
- No. Samsara restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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