NSIT
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
NSIT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over NSIT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NSIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
NSIT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, 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.
NSIT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $82.00 | -53% |
| Fair | 19x | $110 | -36% |
| Expensive | 25x | $144 | -17% |
| Current | 30x | $173 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSIT's PE is in its expensive range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x 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 NSIT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NSIT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NSIT, 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.
NSIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.32 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.84 | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.72 | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.61 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.86 | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.32 | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.22 | -48% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.03 | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.55 | -13% |
NSIT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.84 over the past year, against $8.05 in mid-2024.
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 NSIT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $2B | -1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | -7.3% |
NSIT's revenue is growing: $2.4B last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1% | -2.8 points |
NSIT's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 1.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 NSIT 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 NSIT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NSIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $121.3M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | -$20.1M | +$161.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $26.4M | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.8M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $243.5M | +119% |
| Q2 2025 | -$181.9M | -641% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.9M | -71% |
| Q4 2024 | $200.7M | +2.6% |
NSIT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $274M 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 NSIT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -330K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -7.4M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -6.9M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -5.9M shares |
NSIT has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $75M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $75M |
| Q2 2025 | $76.1M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NSIT spent $225M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 49% 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 |
NSIT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
NSIT's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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 NSIT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NSIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.8 | Neutral |
NSIT's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
NSIT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NSIT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 28x | 6.2% above |
| PE % | 99 | 35 | 64 pts above |
NSIT 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.
NSIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $165.6 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $150.4 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $111.8 | 55% above |
| 100 week MA | $122.9 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $145.2 | 19% above |
NSIT 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.
NSIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.8 | $74.6 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | $74.6 | $103.2 | +38% |
| 2022 | $103.2 | $98.4 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | $98.4 | $177.2 | +80% |
| 2024 | $177.2 | $152.1 | -14% |
| 2025 | $152.1 | $83.5 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $83.5 | $172.9 | +107% |
NSIT 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.