PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over UCTT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
UCTT
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
UCTT's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
UCTT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
UCTT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
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 has the edge over UCTT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
UCTT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.4x | $48.10 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $9.98 | -79% |
| Fair | 26x | $15.06 | -69% |
| Expensive | 47x | $26.89 | -44% |
| Current | 84x | $48.10 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UCTT's PE is in its expensive range at 84x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.4x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
UCTT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for UCTT, with profitability improving.
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 UCTT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UCTT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.70 | +899% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.57 | +$4.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | +$2.86 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.29 | -792% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.00 | -869% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.57 | -5200% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.38 | -$3.18 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.62 | +$1.45 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.52 | +$1.22 |
UCTT has returned to profit: it earned $0.57 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 UCTT 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 UCTT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UCTT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $759M | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $644.9M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $533.7M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $506.7M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $510M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $518.8M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $518.6M | +8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $563.3M | +27% |
UCTT's revenue is growing: $759M last quarter, up 49% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | +32 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6% | +3.6 points |
UCTT's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, up 5 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 UCTT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
UCTT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$61.8M | -$50.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$57.3M | -562% |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.9M | -372% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2M | -$1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.9M | -$10.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.4M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.8M | +$24M |
| Q4 2024 | -$200K | -101% |
UCTT has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$164M over the past year, against $17M 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 UCTT 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 |
UCTT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +800K shares |
| 3 years | +4.3% | +1.9M shares |
UCTT has 46M diluted shares, up 1.8% from a year ago, despite $40M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $40M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
UCTT spent $40M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 UCTT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UCTT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 1.0x | Healthy |
UCTT's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
UCTT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.1 | Oversold |
UCTT's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
UCTT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UCTT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 84x | 28x | 203% above |
| PE % | 90 | 35 | 55 pts above |
UCTT has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
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 UCTT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UCTT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.8 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $73.5 | 35% below |
| 50 week MA | $67.3 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $46.8 | 2.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.6 | 16% above |
UCTT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 16% above 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.
UCTT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $31.7 | +35% |
| 2021 | $31.7 | $56.2 | +78% |
| 2022 | $56.2 | $33.3 | -41% |
| 2023 | $33.3 | $34.1 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $34.1 | $36.5 | +7% |
| 2025 | $36.5 | $26.0 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $48.1 | +85% |
UCTT has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.