Palantir is an artificial intelligence, analytics, and automated decision-making company that leverages data to drive efficiency across its clients' organizations. The firm serves commercial and government clients via its Foundry and Gotham platforms, respectively.
It is a $501B technology company. Revenue grew 78.9% over the last year, it keeps 49¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 166.5× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- palantir.com
- Location
- Aventura, FL
- Employees
- 4 401
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 2003
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong profitability; Valuation lags behind.
Valuation30
- P/E vs own history19th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield0.7% · 5/25
- P/S81.6x · 0/25
- EV/EBITDA187.9x · 0/25
Growth50
- Revenue CAGR30.5% · 25/25
- Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth92.0% · 25/25
Profitability100
- ROIC369.7% · 25/25
- ROE37.5% · 25/25
- Net margin49.0% · 25/25
- Operating margin42.8% · 25/25
Health50
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio7.23 · 25/25
- Interest coverage-1.5x · 0/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality70
- Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
- Beneish M-2.22 · 20/25
- FCF conversion111% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 41.0% · 0/25
Moat63
- ROIC >12% years3/4 yrs · 20/25
- Median gross margin79.4% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years5/6 yrs · 18/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -106.7% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2025FinancialBest year on record$1.63B net income
- 2024MilestoneThe Navy awarded Palantir a nearly $1 billion software contract
- FY2023FinancialTurned profitable$210M net income after a loss year
- 2023ProductAIP — AI PlatformLLM-era growth engine; revenue re-accelerated
- FY2021FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since5-year streak
- FY2020FinancialRevenue already above $1B$1.09B in first reported year
- Sep 30, 2020IPODirect listing on NYSEskipped the traditional IPO roadshow
- 2016ProductFoundrybrought the same playbook to commercial customers
- 2016AcquisitionPalantir bought Kimono Labs, a startup that makes it easy to collect information from…
- 2015ProductThe AI-powered software platform MOSAIC was developed before 2015 and originally used by the International Atomic…
- 2013MilestoneThiel said Palantir was a "mission-oriented company" that could apply software similar to PayPal's fraud…
- Jun 18, 2010MilestoneVice President of the United States Joe Biden and Office of Management and Budget Director Peter…
- 2008ProductGothamthe government intelligence platform that built the name
- 2004ProductAccording to The Wall Street Journal, when Palantir launched in 2004, there were three investors other than Thiel…
- 2003FoundedFounded by PayPal alumniPeter Thiel, Alex Karp and others; early backing from the CIA's In-Q-Tel
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (84.8%)
- Strongly profitable — 49.0% net margin
- Revenue growing 78.9% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 54.6% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
Watch-outs
- Thin interest coverage (-1.5×)
- Loss-making in 3 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+78.9% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$3.02B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+251.6% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$3.36B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$501B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+31.0% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it3/6 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 25/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 166.5
Peer comparisonPalantir Technologies Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTR this company | $501.2B | 166.5 | +78.9% | 49.0% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: PLTR vs NVDA · PLTR vs AAPL · PLTR vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2020–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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