PAR
PAR Technology Corporation
PAR's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over PAR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
PAR's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PAR PE Valuation
PAR 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.
PAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PAR, 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.
PAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.54 | +$0.59 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.77 | +$0.47 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.88 | -$1.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.09 | -$1.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.13 | -$1.88 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.24 | -$1.99 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | +$2.45 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | +$2.39 |
PAR is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.54 per share over the past year, against $3.53 at its worst in mid-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 PAR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $133.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $124M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.1M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $119.2M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $112.4M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.9M | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $105M | -2.5% |
PAR's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $137M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.7% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | +8.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -16% | -1.7 points |
PAR's operating margin was −4% last quarter, up 11 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 PAR 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 PAR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.6M | +192% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8M | +$14.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$17M | +$619K |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.5M | -492% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.4M | +$6.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.6M | +$6M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M | +249% |
PAR has burned cash in most quarters: −$2M over the past year, against −$15M 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 PAR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +84K shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +783K shares |
| 3 years | +51% | +13.9M shares |
| 5 years | +59% | +15.4M shares |
| Available history | +155% | +25.1M shares |
PAR has 41M diluted shares, up 1.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $33.1M |
| Q3 2020 | $497,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $153,000 |
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 the edge over PAR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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 |
PAR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1,866.6x | High |
PAR's net debt is more than 20 years 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 PAR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.5 | Overbought |
PAR's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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).
PAR PE vs Technology Sector
PAR 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.
PAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.4 | 25% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.6 | 24% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.9 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.7 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $41.2 | 47% below |
PAR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 47% 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 PAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.9 | $66.8 | +116% |
| 2021 | $66.8 | $55.2 | -17% |
| 2022 | $55.2 | $24.3 | -56% |
| 2023 | $24.3 | $43.5 | +79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $73.3 | +68% |
| 2025 | $73.3 | $37.7 | -49% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.7 | $21.8 | -42% |
PAR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2020 to −56% in 2022. It's down 42% 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 PAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.