CLMB
Climb Global Solutions, Inc.
CLMB's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over CLMB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CLMB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CLMB's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CLMB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $18.74 | -57% |
| Fair | 20x | $26.20 | -39% |
| Forward | 21x | $43.09 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $33.59 | -22% |
| Current | 33x | $43.09 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CLMB's PE is in its expensive range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x 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 CLMB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CLMB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CLMB, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over CLMB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CLMB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.06 | +60% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.11 | -7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.14 | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.07 | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | +49% |
CLMB earned $1.29 per share over the past year, up 11% 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 CLMB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CLMB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220.3M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.4M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $161.3M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $159.3M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | $138M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.8M | +51% |
CLMB's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $220M last quarter, up 37% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | -2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | +0.3 points |
CLMB's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, about level with 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 CLMB 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 CLMB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLMB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.1M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.9M | +$17.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.9M | -174% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +$25.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.5M | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +324% |
CLMB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $30M over the past year.
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 CLMB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CLMB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +179K shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +667K shares |
| 5 years | +7% | +1.2M shares |
| Available history | +3.6% | +639K shares |
CLMB has 18M diluted shares, up 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $146,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $320,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $540,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $883,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $555,000 |
CLMB spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 6.3% 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 CLMB 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 |
CLMB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
CLMB has the edge over PLTR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
CLMB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 78.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.0 | Overbought |
CLMB's weekly RSI is 79 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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).
CLMB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLMB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 20% above |
| PE % | 95 | 35 | 60 pts above |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.7 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.6 | 41% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.8 | 61% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.0 | 54% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.8 | 98% above |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.85 | +21% |
| 2021 | $4.85 | $8.92 | +84% |
| 2022 | $8.92 | $7.82 | -12% |
| 2023 | $7.82 | $13.7 | +75% |
| 2024 | $13.7 | $31.6 | +130% |
| 2025 | $31.6 | $26.0 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $43.1 | +66% |
CLMB 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.