Why PLTR beats the market
Up 1,153% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%; down 5% in the past year.
- Its operating margin went from -8.5% in fiscal 2022 to 31.6% in fiscal 2025.
PLTR's Quality Score fell 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 11.
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Up 1,153% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%; down 5% in the past year.
| The company | Sales up 79% on the year |
| Its score | Up:Above Average or better for 57 days in a row |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 2 |
ReportToday after the close: sales of $2.3B; a profit of $0.44 a share. Raised its outlook for the year. Past reports ›
Expected to report Mon Feb 1, after the close
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
PLTR is #57 of 271 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: PLTR $3.02B, SNOW -$1.09B.
Expected to report Mon Feb 1, after the close (in 91 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $2.3B, 96% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.44 a share, from $0.18.
PLTR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.530B to $8.534B |
“And we continue to expect GAAP operating income and net income in each quarter of this year.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 2)
Sales grew 33% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 5.5% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Aug 3, 2026 | +15.5% | +29.4% | +39.5% |
| May 4, 2026 | -3.9% | -6.9% | -6.3% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | +11.7% | +6.8% | -3.3% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $4.5B. It made a profit in three of the eight years.
5 insiders sold $125M across 25 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
37 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: PLTR is 2.5% of XLK, 2.0% of QQQI, and 2.0% of QQQ, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
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PLTR scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #57 of 271 in Software by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 1,153% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%; down 5% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
PLTR scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #57 of 271 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind PLTR's 11.
5 insiders sold $125M across 25 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Alexander C. Karp, Insider, who sold $30.5M on May 20. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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