CACI
CACI International Inc
CACI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over CACI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CACI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
CACI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CACI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $397 | -38% |
| Forward | 19x | $644 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $483 | -25% |
| Expensive | 25x | $606 | -5.9% |
| Current | 26x | $644 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CACI's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair 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 CACI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CACI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CACI, 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.
CACI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $34.68 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $24.37 | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.16 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.21 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.33 | +9.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.62 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.32 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.18 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.31 | +29% |
CACI's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $24.37 over the past year, up 7.7% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
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 CACI on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CACI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +8.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +14% |
CACI's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $2.5B last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.7% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6% | +1.4 points |
CACI's operating margin was 10% last quarter, up 0.7 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 CACI 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 CACI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CACI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $150M | -2.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $331.5M | +159% |
| Q1 2026 | $156.4M | -27% |
| Q4 2025 | $138.2M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $154.1M | +564% |
| Q2 2025 | $128M | -4.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $214.1M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.1M | +106% |
CACI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $776M over the past year, up 27% 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 CACI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CACI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +140K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +150K shares |
| 3 years | -2.5% | -578K shares |
| 5 years | -6.4% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.1M shares |
CACI has 22M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $153.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.1M |
CACI spent $17M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% 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 the edge over CACI 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 |
CACI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
CACI's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 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 CACI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CACI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.7 | Neutral |
CACI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (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).
CACI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CACI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.2% below |
| PE % | 94 | 35 | 59 pts above |
CACI 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.
CACI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $627.9 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $596.0 | 8% above |
| 50 week MA | $572.9 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $516.1 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $444.8 | 45% above |
CACI 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.
CACI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $250.8 | $246.5 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | $246.5 | $266.7 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | $266.7 | $299.3 | +12% |
| 2023 | $299.3 | $323.9 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | $323.9 | $406.2 | +25% |
| 2025 | $406.2 | $542.0 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $542.0 | $643.9 | +19% |
CACI 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.