Stock Analysis
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common StockPLTR
P/E 148.19×· 5Y range 92.93–645.26×· bottom 10% of history
Sector: Technology · Industry: Services-Prepackaged Software
AnalystsStrong Buy39 analystsP/E 148.2× sits at the 10th percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 4451% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Strong business, attractive price
Strengths
- Profitability100
- Financial Health100
Risks
- Growth50
High-quality business at an attractive price.
Market context
-7.2% today· Z 4.6σ· Rising Treasury yields pressured high-valuation tech stocks like PLTR, driving a 5.20% drop.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 160.1 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 30.5% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Revenue CAGR 30.5% — durable top-line growth
- ✓Interest coverage 34.6× — debt well covered
Why is PLTR moving?
MacroRising Treasury yields pressured high-valuation tech stocks like PLTR, driving a 5.20% drop.
Profile
Strong profitability and financial health; valuation lags behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation30/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (10th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (0.8%)5/25
- P/S (72.0x)0/25
- EV/EBIT (164.7x)0/25
- Growth50/100 · Moderate
- Revenue CAGR (30.5%)25/25
- Net income CAGR (n/a)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (n/a)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (69.4%)25/25
- Profitability100/100 · Strong
- ROIC (302.9%)25/25
- ROE (30.5%)25/25
- Net margin (49.0%)25/25
- Operating margin (42.8%)25/25
- Financial Health100/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (160.05)25/25
- Current ratio (7.23)25/25
- Interest coverage (34.6x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (Net cash)25/25
- Quality70/100 · Moderate
- Piotroski F (8/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-2.22)20/25
- FCF conversion (111%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 40.6%)0/25
- Moat63/100 · Moderate
- ROIC >12% years (3/4 yrs)20/25
- Median gross margin (79.4%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (5/6 yrs)18/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst -106.7%)0/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠SBC 13.6% of revenue — real dilution cost
- ⚠3 loss-making years in recent history
About Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock
Palantir is an artificial intelligence, analytics, and automated decision-making company that leverages data to drive efficiency across its clients' organizations. Show more
The firm serves commercial and government clients via its Foundry and Gotham platforms, respectively. Palantir works only with entities in Western-allied nations and reserves the right not to work with anyone that is antithetical to Western values. The company was founded in 2003 and went public in 2020.
Headquarters: AVENTURA, FL · Employees: 4,401 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
30DP/E (TTM)146.9xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 92.9x–645.3x · 10th pct
P/FCF143.2xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield0.8%C
Grade C: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -0.7%–2.1% · 38th pct
P/S (TTM)71.97xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 6.7x–139.0x · 75th pct
EV/EBIT164.7xD
Grade D: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 102.9x–203.4x · 70th pct
EV/Sales77.8xD
Grade D: Very expensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E86.7xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio44.82xD
Grade D: Very expensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.71C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
100A+ROIC302.9%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE30.5%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA31.0%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin49.0%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin42.8%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin84.8%A
Grade A: PremiumGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin54.6%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin41.0%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
50CRevenue CAGR30.5%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR—
Compound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)—
Compound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth69.4%A
Grade A: HighAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)+29.3%D
Grade D: DilutiveShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income27.7%D
Grade D: HighStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue13.6%D
Grade D: HighTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
100A+Altman Z-Score160.05A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio7.23xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio7.10xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage34.6xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt RepaymentNet CashA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBITNet CashA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.02xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt44.51xA
Grade A: CoveredCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
70B+Piotroski F-Score8/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.22A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion111.3%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability40.6%D
Grade D: VolatileEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue0.7%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.63xC
Grade C: AverageRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woersching Eric H. Filed | Woersching Eric H. | SellOpen market sale | -1000 | |
Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman Filed | Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman | SellOpen market sale | -5026 | |
Taylor Ryan D. Filed | Taylor Ryan D. | SellOpen market sale | -18000 | |
Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman Filed | Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman | SellOpen market sale | -1337 | |
Glazer David A. Filed | Glazer David A. | Grant / award | +92.9K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor Ryan D. Filed | Taylor Ryan D. | Grant / award | +92.9K | |
Buckley Jeffrey Filed | Buckley Jeffrey | Grant / award | +16.7K | |
Moore Alexander D. Filed | Moore Alexander D. | SellOpen market sale | -510 |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
63BROIC >12% Years3/4 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)79.4%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years5/6 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor-106.7%D
Grade D: WeakWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$1.26
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$3.92
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$4.07
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$211.40M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$9.41B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$-9.20BA
Grade A: Net CashTotal Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$9.88B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability6.51xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$443.05B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.62C
Grade C: VolatilePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR)
PLTR is down 7.22% at the last close — Rising Treasury yields pressured high-valuation tech stocks like PLTR, driving a 5.20% drop.. Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock meets 8 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 160.05 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk. Beneish M-Score of -2.22 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation. Revenue has compounded at roughly 31% annually — a strong growth profile.
- Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock converts about 55% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Company is effectively debt-free after netting cash.
- Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock posted a net loss in 3 of 6 available completed fiscal years (2020–2025).
- At a valuation score of 30/100, PLTR trades at a premium to its historical multiples (P/E 146.9).
- Return on equity of 30.5% is well above the market average.
See how PLTR ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all PLTR moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Regular | 185.71 | -7.38% | -4.27 |
| Oct 16 | After-hours | 184.37 | -8.04% | -4.64 |
| Oct 14 | Regular | 200.35 | -3.99% | -3.07 |
| Oct 14 | After-hours | 197.51 | -5.35% | -3.95 |
| Oct 9 | Regular | 207.84 | +4.56% | 2.44 |
Frequently Asked Questions about PLTR
What is the current Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) stock price?
PLTR is trading at $186.03 at the last market close, down 7.22% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks PLTR pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is PLTR stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock's financial health at 100/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is PLTR stock overvalued?
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at a trailing P/E of 146.9 and our valuation score rates it 30/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for PLTR. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock operate in?
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock operates in the Technology sector, within the Services-Prepackaged Software industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock do?
Palantir is an artificial intelligence, analytics, and automated decision-making company that leverages data to drive efficiency across its clients' organizations.
About Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) Stock
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) is a US-listed stock operating in the Technology sector, specifically the Services-Prepackaged Software industry. As of the latest update, Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock is trading at $186.03, down 7.22% on the day with a market capitalization of $443.1 billion. The financial health score for PLTR is 100/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for PLTR stock.
PLTR Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time PLTR stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for PLTR with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 100/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for PLTR.
- Sector peers: Compare PLTR against 6 other technology stocks on key financial metrics.
Is PLTR a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) as an investment. The financial health score of 100/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.