CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
CPAY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over CPAY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CPAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
CPAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CPAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $456 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $352 | -23% |
| Fair | 23x | $413 | -9.5% |
| Current | 25x | $456 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $518 | +14% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CPAY's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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 CPAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CPAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CPAY, 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.
CPAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $31.05 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.17 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.42 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.70 | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.03 | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.72 | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.71 | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.25 | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.97 | +5.8% |
CPAY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $18.17 over the past year, up 23% from the year before, and higher year over year for 22 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 CPAY on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CPAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +10% |
CPAY's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 50% | +8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 45% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 47% | +2 points |
CPAY's operating margin was 45% 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 CPAY 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 CPAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CPAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$735M | -$305.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | -$107.7M | +$11.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $760.3M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | -$429.8M | -221% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +119% |
| Q1 2025 | -$118.9M | -138% |
| Q4 2024 | $604.6M | -11% |
CPAY usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$735M, but it generated $1.3B 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 CPAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CPAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +60K shares |
| 1 year | -6.7% | -4.7M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -8.2M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -17.3M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -24M shares |
CPAY has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $706.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $326.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $786M |
| Q4 2025 | $500.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $191.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $58.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $248.8M |
CPAY spent $2.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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 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 |
CPAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
CPAY's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.7 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 CPAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CPAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 72.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 66.5 | Neutral |
CPAY's weekly RSI is 72 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 67 (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).
CPAY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CPAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 28x | 9.9% below |
| PE % | 70 | 35 | 35 pts above |
CPAY 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.
CPAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $413.9 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $399.7 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $354.3 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $339.4 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $304.8 | 50% above |
CPAY 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.
CPAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $285.8 | $270.5 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | $270.5 | $223.7 | -17% |
| 2022 | $223.7 | $181.2 | -19% |
| 2023 | $181.2 | $282.6 | +56% |
| 2024 | $282.6 | $341.2 | +21% |
| 2025 | $341.2 | $310.2 | -9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $310.2 | $456.0 | +47% |
CPAY 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.