PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over VERX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VERX
Vertex, Inc.
VERX'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.
VERX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
VERX's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is 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.
VERX PE Valuation
VERX 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
VERX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VERX, 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 VERX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VERX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.99 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.28 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.03 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.04 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.05 | +$0.38 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.34 | -270% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -346% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.28 | -660% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.33 | -$0.24 |
VERX is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.28 per share over the past year, against $0.57 at its worst in late 2020.
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 VERX 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 VERX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VERX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $213.3M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $204M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $196.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $194.7M | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $192.1M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $184.6M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $177.1M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $178.5M | +15% |
VERX's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $213M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.5% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | -6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.3% | -5.7 points |
VERX's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, down 2.1 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 VERX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VERX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.2M | +76% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.6M | -46% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7M | +$19.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.1M | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.2M | +64% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.6M | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | -$12.3M | -372% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.9M | -38% |
VERX generated $82M in free cash flow over the past year, up 47% 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 |
VERX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +876K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +96.8K shares |
| 3 years | +6.7% | +10.2M shares |
| 5 years | +9.5% | +14.1M shares |
| Available history | +25% | +32.6M shares |
VERX has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $26.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $20M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VERX spent $74M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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 VERX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VERX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
VERX's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
VERX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.0 | Overbought |
VERX's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR has the edge over VERX on valuation relative to its sector.
VERX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VERX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 501x | 28x | 1,697% above |
| PE % | 74 | 37 | 37 pts above |
VERX 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 VERX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VERX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.4 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.4 | 32% above |
| 50 week MA | $14.3 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.8 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $26.6 | 33% below |
VERX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 33% 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 VERX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VERX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.6 | $34.1 | +45% |
| 2021 | $34.1 | $17.1 | -50% |
| 2022 | $17.1 | $14.8 | -13% |
| 2023 | $14.8 | $26.9 | +82% |
| 2024 | $26.9 | $52.7 | +96% |
| 2025 | $52.7 | $20.3 | -61% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.3 | $17.8 | -13% |
VERX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.