PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over SONY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SONY
Sony Group Corporation
SONY has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SONY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SONY's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
SONY PE Valuation
SONY 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 |
PLTR has the edge over SONY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
SONY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SONY's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
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 SONY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SONY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.23 | -119% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | -130% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.21 | +5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.19 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.18 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.17 | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.15 | +29% |
SONY has swung to a loss: it lost $0.23 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 SONY 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 SONY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SONY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.8B | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $19B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.3B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.5B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.4B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.6B | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $18.6B | +5% |
SONY's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $17.8B last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +4 points |
SONY's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 SONY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SONY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $643M | +$911M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | -$268.1M | +$1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +119% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4B | +$3.7B |
SONY generated $9.8B in free cash flow over the past year, down 20% 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 |
SONY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -120M shares |
| 1 year | -3.2% | -197M shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -310M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -321M shares |
| Available history | -8.7% | -565M shares |
SONY has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $799M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $520.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $789.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $585.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $175.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $347.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $945.5M |
SONY spent $3.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 70% from the year before.
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 SONY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SONY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
SONY 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).
SONY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.4 | Neutral |
SONY's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (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.
SONY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SONY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SONY 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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 106% above its 200-week average.
SONY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.2 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.8 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.0 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.3 | 9.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.1 | 26% above |
SONY has the edge over PLTR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
SONY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.6 | $19.4 | +43% |
| 2021 | $19.4 | $24.8 | +28% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $15.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $15.4 | $18.9 | +23% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $21.5 | +13% |
| 2025 | $21.5 | $25.8 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.8 | $26.7 | +3.3% |
SONY has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.