PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over SPT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SPT
Sprout Social, Inc.
SPT'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.
SPT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
SPT's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is 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.
SPT PE Valuation
SPT 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 SPT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
SPT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SPT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 SPT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SPT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.57 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.50 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.66 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.74 | +$0.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.38 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.95 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.04 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.09 | +$0.10 |
SPT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.45 per share over the past year, against $2.36 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 SPT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 SPT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SPT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.1M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $123.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $121.5M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.9M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.8M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.1M | +14% |
SPT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $125M last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.5% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.8% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.9% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +6.7 points |
SPT's operating margin was −5.5% last quarter, up 2.4 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 generated $4.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 126% from the year before.
SPT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.8M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.1M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | +204% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M | +166% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.7M | +66% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3M | +$6.5M |
SPT generated $52M in free cash flow over the past year, up 59% 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 the edge over SPT 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 |
SPT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -576K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +736K shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +3.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +157% | +36.5M shares |
SPT has 60M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | $8.1M |
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.
SPT Net Leverage
SPT'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).
SPT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.1 | Neutral |
SPT's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (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.
SPT PE vs Technology Sector
SPT 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 SPT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SPT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.2 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.2 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.71 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.6 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $30.6 | 62% below |
SPT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 62% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.
SPT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $16.6 | $16.1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | $16.1 | $50.0 | +210% |
| 2021 | $50.0 | $94.7 | +89% |
| 2022 | $94.7 | $56.0 | -41% |
| 2023 | $56.0 | $61.4 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $61.4 | $31.4 | -49% |
| 2025 | $31.4 | $11.1 | -65% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $11.5 | +3.9% |
SPT has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.