AI
C3.ai, Inc.
AI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over AI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
AI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AI PE Valuation
AI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 120x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 75x next year's earnings.
AI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AI's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over AI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
AI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.09 | -$0.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.35 | -$1.11 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.15 | -$0.92 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.83 | -$0.62 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.60 | -$0.32 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.24 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.23 | +$0.10 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.21 | +$0.09 |
AI lost $3.09 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 AI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.4M | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.6M | -53% |
| Q1 2026 | $53.3M | -46% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.1M | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.3M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $108.7M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $98.8M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $94.3M | +29% |
AI's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $52M last quarter, down 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -188% | -10 points |
| Q2 2026 | -235% | -153 points |
| Q1 2026 | -264% | -175 points |
| Q4 2025 | -149% | -69 points |
| Q3 2025 | -178% | -94 points |
| Q2 2025 | -82% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -89% | +17 points |
| Q4 2024 | -80% | +29 points |
AI's operating margin was −188% last quarter, down 10 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 AI 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 AI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.1M | +$36.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$54.8M | -630% |
| Q1 2026 | -$56.2M | -$33.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$46.9M | -$7.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$34.3M | -582% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.3M | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.4M | +$22.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$39.5M | +$14.4M |
AI has burned cash in most quarters: −$156M over the past year, against −$86M 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 AI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +10% | +14.5M shares |
| 1 year | +14% | +19.6M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +39.3M shares |
| 5 years | +52% | +52.8M shares |
AI has 155M diluted shares, up 14% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $15M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
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 the edge over AI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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 |
AI Net Leverage
AI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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 more cash than debt.
AI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.9 | Neutral |
AI's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (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).
AI PE vs Technology Sector
AI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
AI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.6 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.5 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.9 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $22.3 | 46% below |
AI has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 46% below its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over AI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $119.6 | $161.0 | +35% |
| 2021 | $161.0 | $34.3 | -79% |
| 2022 | $34.3 | $10.9 | -68% |
| 2023 | $10.9 | $28.7 | +163% |
| 2024 | $28.7 | $35.7 | +24% |
| 2025 | $35.7 | $14.0 | -61% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.0 | $12.1 | -14% |
AI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +163% in 2023 to −79% in 2021. It's down 14% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over AI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.