CNDT
Conduent Incorporated
CNDT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over CNDT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
CNDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CNDT's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CNDT PE Valuation
CNDT 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.
CNDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CNDT's losses to shrink, with revenue declining. 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 CNDT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CNDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.57 | -$0.66 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.54 | -1500% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.04 | -172% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.14 | -151% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.91 | -140% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.44 | +$2.35 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.23 | +$3.64 |
CNDT is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.57 per share over the past year, against $9.29 at its worst in late 2019.
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 CNDT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CNDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $534M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $531M | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $723M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $770M | -3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $767M | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $754M | -8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $751M | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | $800M | -16% |
CNDT's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $534M last quarter, down 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.5% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6% | +6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -25 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5% | -41 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.5% | -21 points |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | -9.8 points |
CNDT's operating margin was −6.5% last quarter, down 1.6 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 CNDT 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 CNDT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CNDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$112M | -$58M |
| Q2 2026 | -$2M | +$28M |
| Q1 2026 | -$17M | +$55M |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | -54% |
| Q3 2025 | -$54M | -$33M |
| Q2 2025 | -$30M | +$29M |
| Q1 2025 | -$72M | -$22M |
| Q4 2024 | $52M | -50% |
CNDT has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$107M over the past year, against −$104M 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 CNDT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CNDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +306K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -28% | -61.8M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -64.2M shares |
| Available history | -26% | -53.7M shares |
CNDT has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2025 | $13M |
| Q2 2025 | $7M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $14M |
| Q2 2024 | $151M |
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 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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 |
CNDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
CNDT 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.
CNDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.6 | Oversold |
CNDT's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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).
CNDT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CNDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CNDT 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.
CNDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.53 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.58 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.60 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.23 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.87 | 57% below |
CNDT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% 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 CNDT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CNDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.99 | $4.85 | -19% |
| 2021 | $4.85 | $5.36 | +11% |
| 2022 | $5.36 | $4.13 | -23% |
| 2023 | $4.13 | $3.65 | -12% |
| 2024 | $3.65 | $4.08 | +12% |
| 2025 | $4.08 | $1.93 | -53% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.93 | $1.24 | -36% |
CNDT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 36% 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 CNDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.