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PLTR
LargeRevenue $6.2B TTM4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 2026186.03P/E n/m · EV $468.9B
EV / revenue76.2×EV / gross profit 89.8×
Rule of 40133growth +79% + FCF +55%
+235% above 5y medianEV / revenue vs. its own five years
Board median EV / revenue10.2×five-year median 11.8× · −14%
Median Rule of 405321 of 24 above the line
Median revenue growth18%a year ago 15% · accelerating
Median SBC / revenue11%FCF margin 30% → 16% ex-SBC
Lights on0 of 3prices Oct 16, 2026 · TTM through Aug 31, 2026

Against the line

growth + FCF margin, in points
line 40score 133
growth 79 ptFCF margin 55 pt

Growth +79% plus FCF margin +55% is 133 points, 93 above the line at 40. Counting the stock as an expense: 120 points.

Where it has traded

quarter-end EV / revenue · 20 quarters · Sep 30, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026
0×31×63×94×125×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 31.4× (close 24.04 · TTM revenue 1.43B)2021-12-31 · 22.3× (close 18.21 · TTM revenue 1.54B)2022-03-31 · 15.6× (close 13.73 · TTM revenue 1.65B)2022-06-30 · 9.4× (close 9.07 · TTM revenue 1.74B)2022-09-30 · 8.0× (close 8.13 · TTM revenue 1.83B)2022-12-31 · 6.2× (close 6.42 · TTM revenue 1.91B)2023-03-31 · 8.1× (close 8.45 · TTM revenue 1.98B)2023-06-30 · 15.7× (close 15.33 · TTM revenue 2.05B)2023-09-30 · 16.1× (close 16.00 · TTM revenue 2.13B)2023-12-31 · 16.6× (close 17.17 · TTM revenue 2.23B)2024-03-31 · 22.1× (close 23.01 · TTM revenue 2.33B)2024-06-30 · 23.2× (close 25.33 · TTM revenue 2.48B)2024-09-30 · 32.9× (close 37.20 · TTM revenue 2.65B)2024-12-31 · 65.0× (close 75.63 · TTM revenue 2.87B)2025-03-31 · 67.5× (close 84.40 · TTM revenue 3.12B)2025-06-30 · 99.9× (close 136.32 · TTM revenue 3.44B)2025-09-30 · 118.4× (close 182.42 · TTM revenue 3.90B)2025-12-31 · 100.7× (close 177.75 · TTM revenue 4.48B)2026-03-31 · 70.5× (close 146.28 · TTM revenue 5.22B)2026-06-30 · 47.2× (close 116.67 · TTM revenue 6.16B)p75 66×med 23×p25 16×now 76.2×
Five-year median 22.7×, middle half 15.7–65.6×, range 6.2–118.4×. Now 76.2×: +235% above its own median, higher than 85% of those quarters.Each quarter at its own close, shares and balance sheet · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

What the cash flow really is

TTM through Jun 30, 2026 · $B
0246Revenue: 6.2 $B6.2RevenueCost of revenue: −0.9 $B−0.9Cost ofrevenueGross profit: 5.2 $B5.2GrossprofitR&D: −0.6 $B−0.6R&DSales & G&A: −1.9 $B−1.9Sales &G&AOperating income: 2.6 $B2.6OperatingincomeAdd back SBC: 0.8 $B0.8Add backSBCD&A & working cap.: −0.1 $B−0.1D&A &working cap.Operating cash flow: 3.4 $B3.4Operatingcash flowCapex: −0.0 $B−0.0CapexFCF: 3.4 $B3.4FCFLess SBC: −0.8 $B−0.8LessSBCFCF ex-SBC: 2.5 $B2.5FCFex-SBC
FCF 3.36B − SBC 0.84B = 2.52B ex-SBC · operating income 2.63B is the GAAP figure after SBC

Against its scale group

PLTR (blue) vs. the other Large companies on the board (14), grey
Revenue growth+79% vs. +23%
Gross margin85% vs. 75%
FCF margin+55% vs. +31%
SBC / revenue14% vs. 15%
Rule of 40133 vs. 54
EV / revenue76.2× vs. 14.7×

Group averages are the plain mean of the other companies in the same scale group with a usable window.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
Revenue, $B1.94
Growth YoY, quarter+93%
FCF margin, quarter+62%
SBC / revenue, quarter14%