PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over ZS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ZS
Zscaler, Inc.
ZS'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.
ZS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
ZS's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
ZS PE Valuation
ZS 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.
ZS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZS, 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 ZS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.04 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.39 | -$0.12 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.48 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.42 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.25 | +$0.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.10 | +$0.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.24 | +$0.91 |
ZS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.39 per share over the past year, against $2.77 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 ZS 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 ZS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $898.2M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $850.5M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $815.8M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $788.1M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $719.2M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $678M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $647.9M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $628M | +26% |
ZS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $898M last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.5% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.8% | -3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.2% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.9% | +4.4 points |
ZS's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 2.8 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 ZS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ZS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $79.4M | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $155.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $186.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $431M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $190.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $138.9M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $164.4M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $314.3M | +35% |
ZS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $852M over the past year, up 5.5% 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 ZS 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 |
ZS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -522K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +5.8M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +15.3M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +24.6M shares |
| Available history | +26% | +32.7M shares |
ZS has 160M diluted shares, up 3.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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.
ZS Net Leverage
ZS'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).
ZS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.0 | Neutral |
ZS's weekly RSI is 51 (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.
ZS PE vs Technology Sector
ZS 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 ZS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $214.3 | 9.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $184.7 | 4.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $175.4 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $214.1 | 9.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $192.3 | 0.5% above |
ZS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.5% 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 has the edge over ZS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47.6 | $205.3 | +331% |
| 2021 | $205.3 | $323.0 | +57% |
| 2022 | $323.0 | $108.8 | -66% |
| 2023 | $108.8 | $221.6 | +104% |
| 2024 | $221.6 | $184.6 | -17% |
| 2025 | $184.6 | $230.5 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $230.5 | $193.2 | -16% |
ZS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +331% in 2020 to −66% in 2022. It's down 16% so far in 2026.