PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over QUIK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
QUIK
QuickLogic Corporation
QUIK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
QUIK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
QUIK's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is weak.
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.
QUIK PE Valuation
QUIK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
QUIK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for QUIK to show an outlook.
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 QUIK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
QUIK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.66 | -$0.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.78 | -$0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.90 | -$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -$0.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -492% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -783% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.26 | -$0.22 |
QUIK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.66 per share over the past year, against $2.19 at its worst in late 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 QUIK 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 QUIK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QUIK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | +49% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7M | -24% |
QUIK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, up 153% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +152 points |
| Q2 2026 | -31% | +37 points |
| Q1 2026 | -42% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -93% | -90 points |
| Q3 2025 | -194% | -150 points |
| Q2 2025 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -46% | -49 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4% | -32 points |
QUIK's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 152 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 QUIK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QUIK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M | +$2.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $999K | +$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $63K | +$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$971K | +$197K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$726K | +$3.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.5M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -177% |
QUIK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $1M over the past year.
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 QUIK 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 |
QUIK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +309K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +67% | +7.4M shares |
QUIK has 18M diluted shares, up 12% from 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 more cash than debt.
QUIK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -103.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -12.4x | Net Cash |
QUIK has more cash than debt.
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).
QUIK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
QUIK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
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.
QUIK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | QUIK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
QUIK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 QUIK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
QUIK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.77 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.5 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.09 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.32 | 6.3% above |
QUIK's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 6.3% above its 200-week average.
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.
QUIK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.58 | $3.64 | -21% |
| 2021 | $3.64 | $5.19 | +43% |
| 2022 | $5.19 | $5.11 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $5.11 | $13.9 | +171% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $9.86 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.86 | $6.42 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.42 | $9.91 | +54% |
QUIK has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.