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.
TAOP
Taoping Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TAOP yet.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TAOP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
TAOP's profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
TAOP PE Valuation
TAOP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 0.0x next year's earnings.
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.
TAOP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TAOP to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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 TAOP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TAOP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $96.23 | — |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.88 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.14 | -173% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.70 | +$2.10 |
| Q4 2023 | -$10.80 | +$124.20 |
| Q4 2022 | -$135.00 | +$87.00 |
| Q2 2022 | $132.00 | +$921.00 |
| Q4 2021 | -$222.00 | +$498.00 |
| Q2 2021 | -$789.00 | -$375.00 |
TAOP lost $7.88 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 TAOP in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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's operating margin was 47% last quarter, up 14 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
TAOP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $13.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.6M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M | -24% |
| Q2 2024 | $18.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2023 | $24.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $14.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2022 | $24.2M | +32% |
| Q2 2022 | $10.5M | +64% |
TAOP's revenue has slid since its 2012 peak: $13M last quarter, down 46% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -44 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2024 | -0.7% | +33 points |
| Q4 2023 | 6% | -22 points |
| Q2 2023 | -12% | +205 points |
| Q4 2022 | -13% | +121 points |
| Q2 2022 | -34% | +168 points |
TAOP's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 44 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.
TAOP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1M | -$955.7K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | +$493.4K |
| Q4 2024 | -$129.3K | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2024 | -$3.3M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.3M | +$8.5M |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.2M | +$6M |
| Q4 2022 | -$10.8M | -$483.6K |
| Q2 2022 | -$7.2M | +$9.9M |
TAOP has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$7M over the past year, against −$22M 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 TAOP 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 |
TAOP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +371% | +564K shares |
| 1 year | +1302% | +665K shares |
| 3 years | +2990% | +693K shares |
TAOP has 715,992 diluted shares, up 1302% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q4 2016 | $379,710 |
| Q4 2015 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2014 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2013 | $3M |
| Q4 2012 | $315,577 |
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.
TAOP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 15.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.4x | High |
| Q2 2019 | 37.3x | High |
| Q4 2018 | 2.7x | Moderate |
TAOP's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
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).
TAOP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
TAOP's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
TAOP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TAOP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TAOP 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 TAOP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TAOP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.38 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.70 | 57% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.17 | 74% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.55 | 92% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.1 | 99% below |
TAOP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 TAOP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TAOP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,006.0 | $852.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $852.0 | $675.0 | -21% |
| 2022 | $675.0 | $204.0 | -70% |
| 2023 | $204.0 | $43.5 | -79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $12.3 | -72% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $1.47 | -88% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.47 | $0.30 | -80% |
TAOP has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 80% so far in 2026.