Data and AI software for the Pentagon and corporate America, growing faster at $8B than at $2B.
Palantir sells software (Foundry, Gotham and its AI Platform, AIP) that lets governments and companies run decisions on their own data. Revenue grew 93% last quarter to $1.94B, led by US commercial sales up 149%, and the full-year guide was raised to about $8.15B. The catch is price: at a record $209 the stock is valued at about 62 times this year's revenue guide.
Price, last 12 months
Daily closes with the 50-day average. Palantir fell from $207 in November 2025 to $107 in late June, then almost doubled after the Aug 3 report to a record close of $209.05 on Oct 9.
Revenue and margins, by quarter
Revenue in US$ millions, with GAAP gross margin on the right axis. Palantir's fiscal year is the calendar year. GAAP operating margin swung from −23% in Q3 2021 to 47% as stock-based pay shrank relative to sales; Q4 2024 dips to 1% on a one-off stock compensation charge. The last bar is the midpoint of the Q3 2026 guide of $2.160–2.164B.
| Quarter | Ended | Revenue, US$M | YoY | Gross margin | Op. margin | EPS (GAAP) |
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What moves the thesis, sorted by direction.
US commercial engine
US commercial bookings hit a record $2.13B (+153%) and the full-year guide now calls for at least $3.42B of revenue, up 134% or more.
Cash machine
Q2 cash from operations was $1.22B, a 63% margin. Palantir holds $9.2B of cash and Treasuries, has no borrowings, and guides $4.5–4.7B of adjusted free cash flow this year.
Q3 bar
The Street expects about $2.18B, just above the $2.16B guide. Palantir beat the top of its guide by 5.7–8.7% in each of the last five quarters, yet the stock fell after two of those reports.
International lag
The US is 81% of revenue. International commercial grew only 26%, so growth depends heavily on one country's companies and agencies.
Valuation
At about $502B the stock trades near 62 times this year's revenue guide and about 180 times trailing GAAP earnings. Any slowdown would hit a price like that hard.
Stock pay and dilution
Stock-based compensation was $265M in Q2 (14% of revenue). It is the main gap between the 62% adjusted and 47% GAAP operating margin, and diluted shares (2.57B) run well above basic (2.40B).
Calendar
Q3 2026 earnings (expected)
Guide is $2.160–2.164B revenue and $1.292–1.296B adjusted operating income. Date not yet confirmed by the company.
US funding deadline
The stopgap bill funds federal agencies to Dec 11. A full-year defense budget, or another extension, shapes new government awards.
Q4 2026 earnings
Full-year results and the first 2027 guide. The FY26 guide implies about $2.42B of Q4 revenue if Q3 lands at guidance.
Sources
- Q2 2026 results press release (SEC exhibit 99.1)
- Q2 2026 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool)
- Palantir Q2 2026 earnings: revenue up 93%, guidance raised (Yahoo Finance)
- Palantir closes at a record; what Q3 has to clear (Yahoo Finance / TIKR)
- Quarterly income statement (Stock Analysis)
- Q3 date and Q2 recap (Benzinga)
- Price, market cap, beta and analyst targets: Stocklake, FMP and Stock Analysis, as of Oct 9, 2026