PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over U overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
U
Unity Software Inc.
U'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.
U Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
U's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, 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.
U PE Valuation
U 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 30x 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.
U Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect U 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 U on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
U Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.65 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.81 | +$0.24 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.36 | -$0.30 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.57 | -$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.96 | +$0.72 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.05 | +$0.99 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.06 | +$0.99 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.12 | +$1.12 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.68 | +$0.48 |
U is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.81 per share over the past year, against $3.03 at its worst in early 2023.
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 U 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 U on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
U Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $622.1M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $546.5M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $508.2M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $503.1M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $470.6M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $440.9M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $435M | -5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.1M | -25% |
U's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $622M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +43 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.9% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -69% | -40 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | +5.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -27% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | +52 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | +15 points |
U's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 43 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 generated $4.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 126% from the year before.
U Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $219.7M | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $202M | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.5M | +809% |
| Q4 2025 | $118.7M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $151.3M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.7M | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3M | +$21.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $105.8M | +74% |
U generated $607M in free cash flow over the past year, up 55% 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 U 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 |
U Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +14% | +60.3M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +73.9M shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +114M shares |
| 5 years | +76% | +214M shares |
| Available history | +118% | +270M shares |
U has 498M diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
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.
U Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -66.1x | Net Cash |
U has the edge over PLTR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
U Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.1 | Neutral |
U's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (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.
U PE vs Technology Sector
U 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.
U Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.1 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.4 | 24% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.0 | 48% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.5 | 59% above |
| 200 week MA | $29.9 | 68% above |
U 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.
U Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68.4 | $164.9 | +141% |
| 2021 | $164.9 | $145.6 | -12% |
| 2022 | $145.6 | $27.6 | -81% |
| 2023 | $27.6 | $40.9 | +48% |
| 2024 | $40.9 | $22.8 | -44% |
| 2025 | $22.8 | $45.2 | +98% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.2 | $50.2 | +11% |
U has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.