ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
ON has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ON overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ON's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $26.87 | -64% |
| Forward | 17x | $73.73 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $47.27 | -36% |
| Current | 44x | $73.73 | — |
| Expensive | 68x | $113 | +53% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ON's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x 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 ON in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ON Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ON, 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.
ON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.43 | +165% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.67 | +117% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.51 | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.36 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.29 | -92% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.77 | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.07 | -76% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.44 | -71% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.63 | -26% |
ON's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.67 over the past year, against $4.96 in late 2023.
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 ON on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | -15% |
ON's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $1.7B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5% | +36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -8.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -9.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -40% | -68 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | -6.6 points |
ON's operating margin was 22% last quarter, up 4.9 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 ON 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 ON on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $488.6M | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $425.4M | +301% |
| Q1 2026 | $217.2M | -52% |
| Q4 2025 | $485.4M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $372.4M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.1M | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $454.7M | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $434.8M | +97% |
ON generated $1.6B in free cash flow over the past year, up 18% from 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 ON on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -7.1M shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -10.7M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -53.4M shares |
| 5 years | -9.8% | -43.4M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -18.7M shares |
ON has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $344.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $345.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $450.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $325M |
| Q2 2025 | $302.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $300.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $204.1M |
ON spent $1.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 2.6% 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 |
ON Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ON's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 ON on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.8 | Neutral |
ON's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (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).
ON PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 58% above |
| PE % | 67 | 35 | 32 pts above |
ON 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.
ON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $74.1 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.3 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $78.2 | 5.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $63.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.0 | 3.8% above |
ON has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 3.8% above 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 ON on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.5 | $32.0 | +31% |
| 2021 | $32.0 | $66.8 | +109% |
| 2022 | $66.8 | $62.4 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | $62.4 | $83.5 | +34% |
| 2024 | $83.5 | $66.0 | -21% |
| 2025 | $66.0 | $54.9 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.9 | $73.7 | +34% |
ON 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.