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title: Palantir (PLTR) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/pltr
ticker: PLTR
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Technology
industry: Software - Infrastructure
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# Palantir (PLTR)

Palantir (PLTR) closed at $186.03 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 289% vs its model value of $47.84 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $186.03 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $47.84 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 289% vs model |
| Range of that model | $33.04 – $85.48 |
| Market value | $428.0B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 295.3 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 36.3% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $2.1B |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.00% |
| Beta | 1.60 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 10.90% |
| Business classification | High Growth (High revenue growth (~42% recent), High profitability (36% net margin), Highly cyclical earnings) |

## On the stock lists

| List | Place | Figure | Page |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Largest companies | #25 | $428.0B | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/largest-companies |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $47.84 | $33.04 | $85.48 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $75.96 | $52.23 | $135.92 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $47.36 | $32.76 | $64.53 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $75.31 | $51.87 | $106.47 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $12.09 | $7.15 | $36.84 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PEG | sanity check | $39.94 | $39.94 | $39.94 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $7.98 | $6.46 | $24.54 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $4.27 | $2.42 | $17.08 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Past 90 days: 0 open-market buys ($0) and 29 open-market sales ($95.3M); 10b5-1 plan sales included.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Woersching Eric H. | Director | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 1,000 | $205,000 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman | Director | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 5,026 | $1.0M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Taylor Ryan D. | See Remarks | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 18,000 | $3.6M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman | Director | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 1,337 | $253,963.2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Glazer David A. | See Remarks | Grant / award | 92,908 | $0 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000041/pltr-20260630.htm |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000039/pltr-20260803.htm |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 8-K | 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Shareholder Vote | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000033/pltr-20260603.htm |
| May 5, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000028/pltr-20260331.htm |
| May 4, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000026/pltr-20260504.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Duan Yongping | 2026-06-30 | 60,000 | $7.0M |
| David Katz | 2026-09-30 | 1,763 | $329,769 |

2 tracked managers in all.

## About

Palantir Technologies Inc. engineers and deploys advanced software platforms primarily for the intelligence community, supporting counterterrorism investigations and operations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. One such product is Palantir Gotham, a sophisticated software system that enables users to uncover hidden patterns within diverse datasets, from signals intelligence to confidential informant reports. Gotham also facilitates the seamless handover between analysts and operational personnel, helping operators strategize and execute real-world responses to threats pinpointed within the platform. The company also offers Palantir Foundry, a platform that revolutionizes organizational operations by providing a central data operating system, allowing individual users to integrate and analyze their essential data in one cohesive environment. Additionally,…

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