Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc scores excellent on business quality (9.4 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Palantir Technologies Inc does
Palantir builds software platforms like Foundry and Gotham that integrate complex data for enterprise and government clients, monetizing through large-scale deployment contracts. The company is accelerating expansion through heavy adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform, pushing revenue higher across both commercial and defense sectors.
- What it does best
Palantir dominates enterprise AI integration, generating a free cash flow margin of 54.5% that outpaces software peers like Salesforce at 34.5%. This elite edge stems from deep ontology structures that take years to replicate.
- The main risk
Trading at an extreme valuation with a price of $188.75 against an intrinsic value of $45.43 leaves zero room for execution error. Any growth deceleration will trigger a severe multiple contraction.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margins hit 42.8% alongside a 37.5% return on equity. Profitability expands rapidly as revenue scales, showcasing elite operating leverage.
Palantir commands a top-decile moat locking in enterprise and defense clients through sticky data ontologies, sitting in the 93rd gross margin percentile.
Revenue is surging at 56.1% annually, fueled by massive acceleration compared to historical periods.
Palantir holds zero debt and $7.2 billion in cash, driving free cash flow to $3.4 billion. The balance sheet is exceptionally strong and getting stronger.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Our sealed record on PLTR
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Palantir Technologies Inc scores excellent on the Cluenex quality check (9.4 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is strong, moat strong, growth fast and financial health strong.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Nov 2, 2026.
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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/pltr/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.