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.
VLN
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score VLN yet.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
VLN's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and 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.
VLN PE Valuation
VLN 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.
VLN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VLN's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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 VLN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VLN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.29 | $0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.35 | -$0.16 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.27 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.19 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.28 | +$0.87 |
| Q4 2021 | -$1.15 | +$1.07 |
VLN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $2.22 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $2.3B last quarter, up 96% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 VLN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VLN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.9M | +228% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.3M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.1M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.7M | -54% |
| Q2 2024 | $25.2M | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $36.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2023 | $48.1M | +9% |
VLN has the edge over PLTR in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -46% | +30 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | +39 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -50% | -25 points |
| Q3 2024 | -76% | -48 points |
| Q2 2024 | -82% | -48 points |
VLN's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 15 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.
VLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$17.9M | -$12.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$547K | +$663K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.9M | -320% |
| Q2 2025 | -$330K | +$1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -172% |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.9M | +$7.4M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | +$11.8M |
| Q2 2023 | -$9.2M | +$3.8M |
VLN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$24M over the past year, against −$9M 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 VLN 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 |
VLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +3.9M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +713% | +93.9M shares |
VLN has 107M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $597,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 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.
VLN Net Leverage
VLN'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).
VLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.0 | Oversold |
VLN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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.
VLN PE vs Technology Sector
VLN 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 VLN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.63 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.72 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.82 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.03 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.32 | 38% below |
VLN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% 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.
VLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.59 | $7.91 | +20% |
| 2022 | $7.91 | $4.76 | -40% |
| 2023 | $4.76 | $2.45 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.45 | $2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | $2.49 | $1.44 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.44 | $1.44 | 0% |
VLN has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.