BLZE
Backblaze, Inc.
BLZE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over BLZE overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
BLZE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
BLZE's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BLZE PE Valuation
BLZE 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.
BLZE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for BLZE, with profitability improving. 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.
BLZE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.31 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.34 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.39 | +$0.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.46 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.89 | +$0.38 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | +$0.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.11 | +$0.55 |
BLZE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $1.79 at its worst in late 2023.
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 BLZE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLZE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.7M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $42.7M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.8M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.3M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.8M | +18% |
BLZE's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $47M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.8% | +8.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.9% | +29 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -26% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -0.3 points |
BLZE's operating margin was −3% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 BLZE on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 BLZE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLZE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.1M | +134% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.6M | +249% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | +543% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M | -50% |
BLZE generated $27M in free cash flow over the past year, up 145% 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 BLZE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLZE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | +9.8% | +5.6M shares |
| 3 years | +71% | +25.9M shares |
| 5 years | +230% | +43.6M shares |
| Available history | +236% | +43.9M shares |
BLZE has 63M diluted shares, up 9.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $566,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $809,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $798,000 |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
BLZE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 BLZE 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 |
BLZE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -14.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
BLZE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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 BLZE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLZE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.5 | Oversold |
BLZE's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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).
BLZE PE vs Technology Sector
BLZE 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.
BLZE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.2 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.48 | 3.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.47 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.00 | 26% above |
BLZE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 26% 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 has the edge over BLZE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLZE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.0 | $18.7 | -15% |
| 2022 | $18.7 | $5.67 | -70% |
| 2023 | $5.67 | $7.59 | +34% |
| 2024 | $7.59 | $6.23 | -18% |
| 2025 | $6.23 | $4.84 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.84 | $8.79 | +82% |
BLZE 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.