PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over VSAT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VSAT
Viasat, Inc.
VSAT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VSAT's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet 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.
VSAT PE Valuation
VSAT 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 |
PLTR has the edge over VSAT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
VSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSAT's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady. 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 VSAT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.68 | +$3.35 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.20 | +$4.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | +$4.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.62 | +$1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.03 | -$0.57 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.65 | +$3.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | +$4.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.70 | -147% |
VSAT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.68 per share over the past year, against $9.12 at its worst in early 2024.
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 VSAT 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 VSAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -0.4% |
VSAT's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $1.2B last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | +5.8 points |
VSAT's operating margin was 0.6% last quarter, down 2.5 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 VSAT on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
VSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M | +1% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.6M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $322.3M | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $726.9M | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $282.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $258.5M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $298.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.5M | +64% |
VSAT generated $1.6B in free cash flow over the past year, up 51% 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 VSAT 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 |
VSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +14.1M shares |
| 5 years | +85% | +63.8M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +75.7M shares |
VSAT has 139M diluted shares, up 2.6% from a year ago.
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 VSAT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
VSAT's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.1 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).
VSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
VSAT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
VSAT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VSAT 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.
VSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $68.7 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $72.9 | 2.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.7 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $39.4 | 81% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.3 | 128% above |
VSAT's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 128% 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.
VSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $73.0 | $33.4 | -54% |
| 2021 | $33.4 | $45.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $45.5 | $31.7 | -30% |
| 2023 | $31.7 | $28.0 | -12% |
| 2024 | $28.0 | $8.94 | -68% |
| 2025 | $8.94 | $34.8 | +289% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.8 | $71.2 | +105% |
VSAT has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.