Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)

Growth Stock Valuation · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Valuation as at 2026-08-12

About Palantir Technologies Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It provides Palantir Gotham integrates with other platforms for defense offerings which enables users to see, understand, and act in the modern battlespace; operations centers to the tactical edge; integrating data from domains and sensors in near real-time; and situational awareness and accelerating operational decision-making, as well as facilitates the hand-off between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Price
$174.94
Market Cap
$420.39B
Free Cash Flow
$2.16B
Revenue (TTM)
$6.16B
Revenue Growth
92.8%
Gross Margin
84.8%
Net Debt
$-9.20B
52-Week Range
$106.37–$207.52

What does the current price assume?

At the current price, the market appears to be pricing in about 126.9% initial revenue growth — steep enough that the model's own free cash flow would dip before recovering by year 1, even though Palantir Technologies Inc.'s actual free cash flow is already positive.

Palantir Technologies Inc.'s trailing free cash flow is $2.16B on 92.8% current revenue growth today. The model's reinvestment charge scales with the assumed growth rate, not the company's actual current pace — funding 126.9% growth takes substantially more reinvestment than the business is really making right now, which is what pushes the modeled figure negative before it recovers.

Palantir Technologies Inc.'s price & financial trends

Data as at 2026-08-12

Share price · last 2 years

$175.23 +457% vs 2024-08
S&P 500 $31.48$82.49$136.32$168.45$139.11$175.23 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Revenue Per year

$4.48B +135% vs FY22
$1.91B$2.23B$2.87B$4.48BFY22FY23FY24FY25

Free cash flow Per quarter

$1.20B +126% vs Q2 '25
$531.6M$500.9M$764.0M$891.8M$1.20BQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Operating margin trajectory Per year

31.6% +474% vs FY22
-8.5%5.4%10.8%31.6%FY22FY23FY24FY25

Growth Score

Strong Fit5 of 5 criteria passed
Rule of 40 (Growth % + FCF Margin % >= 40)127.9%
Revenue Growth > 20%92.8%
Gross Margin > 50%84.8%
Cash Runway > 24 MonthsSkipped
Operating Margin Trajectory Improving-8.5% -> 31.6%
Dilution (Diluted Shares Growth) <= 10%/yr4.8%

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Strong Fit
14 / 20 combined score

See the full Buffett, Dalio & Graham breakdown for PLTR →

The two models, in detail

Each shown with what it says the company is worth today and what growth the current price already implies — not just a single point estimate.

Multi-Stage DCF

$75.52
-56.8% margin of safety
Deeply Overvalued

EV / Sales

$20.05
-88.5% margin of safety
Deeply Overvalued
Implied EV/Sales at the current price: 63.89x (vs. today's reported 66.81x)

These numbers come from running Palantir Technologies Inc.'s revenue and margin trajectory through the Multi-Stage DCF and EV/Sales formulas above — not from any view on the news, management, or PLTR's competitive position. What is a multi-stage DCF?

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Not financial advice. Multi-Stage DCF and EV/Sales valuations are highly sensitive to assumptions — small changes in growth rate, target margin, or discount rate produce large swings in output. This is a mechanical calculation, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell.

About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-12 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full Growth Stock Evaluator. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) undervalued?

The Multi-Stage DCF estimates intrinsic value at $75.52 vs a price of $174.94 on 2026-08-12. This is a mechanical output from a model with genuine assumptions built in (target margin, growth fade, reinvestment) — not advice.

What does "implied growth rate" mean?

It's the reverse question: instead of assuming a growth rate and computing a value, this holds every other assumption fixed and asks what initial revenue growth rate would make the model's value equal to today's actual price. It tells you what the market is already betting on, which you can then judge for plausibility yourself.