CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score CMTL yet.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 120x earnings, about half its usual 252x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CMTL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CMTL's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability 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.
CMTL PE Valuation
CMTL 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.
CMTL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CMTL's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
PLTR has the edge over CMTL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
CMTL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -$10.02 | -$8.61 |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.57 | -$7.87 |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.88 | -$9.02 |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.70 | -$3.49 |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.41 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.70 | -$0.70 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.86 | +$0.80 |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.21 | +$0.42 |
PLTR has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 811% for CMTL versus PLTR up 240%.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.43 over the past year, about three times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
CMTL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $106M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.8M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $111M | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $130.4M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.8M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $115.8M | -24% |
| Q3 2024 | $126.2M | -15% |
CMTL's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: −$74M last quarter, down 157% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +66 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | -112% | -113 points |
| Q3 2024 | -65% | -65 points |
CMTL's operating margin was −3% last quarter, down 1.7 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 CMTL 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's operating margin was 47% last quarter, up 14 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CMTL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.1M | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $673K | +$833K |
| Q1 2026 | $442K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.8M | +$29M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4M | +$23.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$160K | +$6.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.9M | +$29M |
| Q4 2024 | -$24.2M | -$6.5M |
CMTL's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $21M 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 CMTL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CMTL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +21K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +446K shares |
| 3 years | +6.3% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +3.6M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +5.1M shares |
CMTL has 30M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
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 CMTL 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 |
CMTL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 5.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 7.8x | High |
CMTL's net debt is about 6.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 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 CMTL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CMTL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
CMTL's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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).
CMTL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CMTL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CMTL 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.
CMTL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.27 | 4.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.53 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.26 | 63% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.82 | 57% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.14 | 76% below |
CMTL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% 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 CMTL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMTL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.6 | $20.7 | -42% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $24.2 | +17% |
| 2022 | $24.2 | $12.0 | -50% |
| 2023 | $12.0 | $8.43 | -30% |
| 2024 | $8.43 | $4.14 | -51% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $4.73 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.73 | $1.21 | -74% |
CMTL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 74% 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 CMTL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.