ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
ADI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ADI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ADI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
ADI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ADI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 24x | $409 | — |
| Cheap | 30x | $252 | -38% |
| Fair | 41x | $349 | -15% |
| Current | 49x | $409 | — |
| Expensive | 63x | $535 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ADI's PE is in its fair range at 49x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR has the edge over ADI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ADI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ADI, with profitability improving.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
ADI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $16.89 | +100% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.43 | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.73 | +84% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.47 | +75% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.56 | +39% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.91 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.66 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.13 | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.28 | -50% |
ADI earned $8.43 per share over the past year, up 116% from the year before.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR has the edge over ADI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ADI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4B | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | -3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | -10% |
ADI's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $4B last quarter, up 40% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 38% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | +11 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | +7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | -3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | 0 points |
ADI's operating margin was 40% last quarter, up 12 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over ADI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over ADI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ADI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $734.3M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $729.2M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $977.8M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $885.4M | +25% |
ADI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $4.9B over the past year, up 34% from the year before.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over ADI on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ADI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -1.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.6% | -7.9M shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -14.7M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +116M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +116M shares |
ADI has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $772.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $516.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $680.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $248.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $160.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $94.9M |
ADI spent $3.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 98% from the year before.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
ADI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
ADI's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.4 years a year ago.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over ADI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ADI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.9 | Neutral |
ADI's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
ADI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ADI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 28x | 74% above |
| PE % | 62 | 35 | 27 pts above |
ADI has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ADI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $399.2 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $385.6 | 6.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $360.9 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $292.3 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $245.2 | 67% above |
ADI has the edge over PLTR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
ADI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $119.5 | $144.5 | +21% |
| 2021 | $144.5 | $172.7 | +20% |
| 2022 | $172.7 | $163.8 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | $163.8 | $198.6 | +21% |
| 2024 | $198.6 | $217.0 | +9.3% |
| 2025 | $217.0 | $276.8 | +28% |
| 2026 YTD | $276.8 | $409.3 | +48% |
ADI has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.