PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over RAL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RAL
Ralliant Corp
RAL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
RAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
RAL's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, 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.
RAL PE Valuation
RAL 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.
RAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RAL, with profitability improving.
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 RAL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.54 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$10.45 | -745% |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.87 | -625% |
| Q1 2026 | -$10.96 | -594% |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.78 | -502% |
RAL has swung to a loss: it lost $10.45 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 RAL 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 RAL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $620.1M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $567.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $534.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $554.5M | +1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $529.1M | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $503.3M | -5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $481.8M | -11% |
RAL's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $620M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -247% | -265 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.8% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | N/A |
RAL's operating margin was 19% last quarter, up 9.1 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 RAL in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
RAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $101.9M | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.4M | -84% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.6M | -38% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.6M | -4% |
| Q1 2025 | $66.4M | +20% |
RAL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter since early 2024: $303M over the past year, down 36% 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 |
RAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -900K shares |
RAL has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $101M |
| Q1 2026 | $50.5M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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.
RAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
RAL's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
RAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.1 | Neutral |
RAL's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (neutral).
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.
RAL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
RAL 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 |
RAL has stronger trend alignment. PLTR is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus RAL above 3 of 3.
RAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $69.4 | 1.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 3.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $57.9 | 22% above |
RAL is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 22% above its 50-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.
RAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53.0 | $51.5 | -2.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.5 | $70.6 | +37% |
RAL has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.