PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 120x earnings, about half its usual 252x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
REFR
Research Frontiers Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score REFR yet.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
REFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
REFR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
REFR PE Valuation
REFR 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.
REFR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for REFR 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 REFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
REFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.07 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.07 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.07 | -$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.07 | -$0.03 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | +$0.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.04 | +$0.02 |
REFR is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.07 per share over the past year, against $0.13 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 REFR 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 REFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
REFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77K | -79% |
| Q2 2026 | $86.3K | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $136.3K | -76% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.1K | -60% |
| Q3 2025 | $359.4K | +1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $129.9K | -73% |
| Q1 2025 | $559.8K | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $178.2K | -43% |
REFR's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $77,041 last quarter, down 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -673% | -588 points |
| Q2 2026 | -776% | -148 points |
| Q1 2026 | -389% | -346 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1073% | -722 points |
| Q3 2025 | -85% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -627% | -604 points |
| Q1 2025 | -43% | +107 points |
| Q4 2024 | -350% | -189 points |
REFR's operating margin was −673% last quarter, down 588 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 REFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
REFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$443.3K | -$299.4K |
| Q2 2026 | -$191.3K | -$112.8K |
| Q1 2026 | -$760K | -$118.6K |
| Q4 2025 | -$466.1K | -1109% |
| Q3 2025 | -$143.9K | +$114.6K |
| Q2 2025 | -$78.5K | +$108.4K |
| Q1 2025 | -$641.4K | -$250.2K |
| Q4 2024 | $46.2K | +$595.2K |
REFR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$2M over the past year, against −$817,597 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 the edge over REFR 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 |
REFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +3.2M shares |
| Available history | +16% | +4.9M shares |
REFR has 35M diluted shares, up 3.6% 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.
REFR Net Leverage
REFR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
REFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
REFR's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
REFR PE vs Technology Sector
REFR 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 REFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
REFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.53 | 32% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.50 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.81 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.18 | 69% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.40 | 74% below |
REFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 74% below 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 has the edge over REFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
REFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.07 | $2.81 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $2.81 | $1.75 | -38% |
| 2022 | $1.75 | $2.03 | +16% |
| 2023 | $2.03 | $1.01 | -50% |
| 2024 | $1.01 | $1.63 | +61% |
| 2025 | $1.63 | $1.38 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.38 | $0.36 | -74% |
REFR has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 74% so far in 2026.