BKSY
BlackSky Technology Inc.
BKSY's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over BKSY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BKSY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
BKSY's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BKSY PE Valuation
BKSY 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.
BKSY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BKSY's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
BKSY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.28 | +$2.69 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.82 | +$2.37 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.55 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | +$1.71 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.97 | -$1.79 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.19 | -$2.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.40 | -$0.44 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.86 | -$0.66 |
BKSY is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.28 per share over the past year, against $7.86 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 BKSY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BKSY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.8M | +118% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.3M | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.8M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.2M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.6M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.2M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.4M | -14% |
BKSY's revenue is growing: $43M last quarter, up 118% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9% | +87 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | +39 points |
| Q1 2026 | -89% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -86% | -27 points |
| Q2 2025 | -63% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -41% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -20% | -7 points |
BKSY's operating margin was 0.9% last quarter, up 87 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
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 BKSY 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 BKSY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BKSY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $67K | +$42.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.9M | +$4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.2M | -127% |
| Q4 2025 | -$13.6M | -$8.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$42.8M | -$38.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.9M | -$5.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.8M | +$29.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.2M | -$605K |
BKSY has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$27M over the past year, against −$36M 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 BKSY on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BKSY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +4.9M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +8.1M shares |
| 3 years | +152% | +26.1M shares |
BKSY has 43M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
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 BKSY 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 |
BKSY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 71.3x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 29.7x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 253.9x | High |
BKSY's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 BKSY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BKSY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.8 | Neutral |
BKSY's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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).
BKSY PE vs Technology Sector
BKSY 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.
BKSY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.4 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $22.9 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.1 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.7 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 49% above |
BKSY's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 49% above 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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
BKSY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $78.4 | $78.0 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | $78.0 | $85.2 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | $85.2 | $42.4 | -50% |
| 2022 | $42.4 | $12.4 | -71% |
| 2023 | $12.4 | $11.2 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | $11.2 | $11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | $11.3 | $19.3 | +71% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.3 | $23.2 | +20% |
BKSY 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.