PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over WDAY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
WDAY
Workday, Inc.
WDAY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
WDAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
WDAY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
WDAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $191 | — |
| Current | 39x | $191 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $205 | +7.3% |
| Fair | 61x | $302 | +58% |
| Expensive | 1,213x | $5,991 | +3043% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WDAY has the edge over PLTR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
WDAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WDAY, 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 WDAY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WDAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.61 | +155% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.94 | +130% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.21 | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.59 | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.37 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.15 | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.80 | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.95 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.09 | +2438% |
WDAY earned $4.94 per share over the past year, up 130% from 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 WDAY 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 WDAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WDAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.5B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | +16% |
WDAY's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $2.6B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.9% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.6% | +2.9 points |
WDAY's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 1.3 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 has the edge over WDAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WDAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $460M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $616M | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $550M | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $588M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $421M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $359M | -20% |
WDAY's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $2.8B over the past year, up 19% 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 |
WDAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.1% | -8M shares |
| 1 year | -8.8% | -23.9M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -18.1M shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -13.7M shares |
| Available history | +7.8% | +17.8M shares |
WDAY has the edge over PLTR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $802M |
| Q3 2025 | $299M |
| Q2 2025 | $290M |
| Q1 2025 | $103M |
| Q4 2024 | $158M |
WDAY spent $5.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent 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 WDAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WDAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
WDAY's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 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).
WDAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.5 | Neutral |
WDAY's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
WDAY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WDAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 28x | 39% above |
| PE % | 6 | 35 | 29 pts below |
WDAY 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 WDAY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WDAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $193.0 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $180.9 | 5.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $203.2 | 6.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $219.1 | 13% below |
WDAY's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 WDAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WDAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $165.9 | $248.8 | +50% |
| 2021 | $248.8 | $278.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $278.1 | $164.6 | -41% |
| 2023 | $164.6 | $276.1 | +68% |
| 2024 | $276.1 | $266.2 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | $266.2 | $220.7 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $220.7 | $190.6 | -14% |
WDAY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.