LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
LSPD's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over LSPD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LSPD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
LSPD's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LSPD PE Valuation
LSPD 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.
LSPD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LSPD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
LSPD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.80 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.70 | +$3.78 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.03 | +$3.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.60 | -$3.80 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.53 | -$3.64 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.48 | -$3.50 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.36 | -$3.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.80 | +$0.55 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.89 | +$5.59 |
LSPD is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.70 per share over the past year, against $7.37 at its worst in late 2022.
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 LSPD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LSPD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $322.7M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $290.8M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $312.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $319M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $304.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $253.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $280.1M | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | $277.2M | +20% |
LSPD's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $323M last quarter, up 5.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +217 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -229% | -211 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +9.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -14% | +8.9 points |
LSPD's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 LSPD 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 LSPD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LSPD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.6M | -2169% |
| Q1 2026 | -$8M | +$8.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9M | +$27.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.8M | +$41M |
| Q2 2025 | $77K | +$18.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.9M | +$17.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.4M | +$19.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$17.2M | +$11.3M |
LSPD's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $38M 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 LSPD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LSPD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -2.6M shares |
| 3 years | -9.4% | -14.3M shares |
| 5 years | +5.6% | +7.3M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +53.3M shares |
LSPD has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $65.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $279,531 |
| Q4 2025 | $429,657 |
| Q3 2025 | $20,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $116.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $63,893 |
LSPD spent $66M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 68% 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 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 |
LSPD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -23.9x | Net Cash |
LSPD 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.
LSPD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.7 | Neutral |
LSPD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (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).
LSPD PE vs Technology Sector
LSPD 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.
LSPD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.4 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.4 | 2.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.1 | 0.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.0 | 8.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 23% below |
LSPD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 23% 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 LSPD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LSPD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.0 | $68.5 | +145% |
| 2021 | $68.5 | $40.8 | -40% |
| 2022 | $40.8 | $13.5 | -67% |
| 2023 | $13.5 | $21.0 | +56% |
| 2024 | $21.0 | $15.6 | -26% |
| 2025 | $15.6 | $12.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.4 | $10.1 | -18% |
LSPD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +145% in 2020 to −67% in 2022. It's down 18% 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 LSPD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.