AISP vs EVLV vs PL Stock Comparison

Airship AI Holdings, Evolv Technologies Holdings and Planet Labs PBC Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PL Planet Labs PBC
$14.49 -16.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Planet Labs PBC leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Planet Labs PBC 4, Evolv Technologies Holdings 2, Airship AI Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAISPEVLVPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.87M $828.24M $5.27B PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.0x -158.0x -14.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +41.7% +44.1% PL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 144.6% -3.0% -95.1% AISP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.8% -43.2% +8.9% PL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -3.5%/yr +7.6%/yr PL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.7% 51.2% 91.7% EVLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 54/100 35/100 EVLV

Percentile Scorecard

AISPEVLVPL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAISPEVLVPL
Valuation 59 #51 of 124 56 #55 of 124 33 #83 of 124
Growth 84 #19 of 113 99 #2 of 113 44 #64 of 113
Profitability 44 #62 of 109 51 #54 of 109 38 #68 of 109
Financial Health 35 #83 of 127 31 #88 of 127 47 #68 of 127
Shareholder Returns 9 #59 of 65 33 #44 of 65 16 #55 of 65
Overall 46 54 35
  • AISP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAISPEVLVPLSPY
1 month +25.8%-4.4%-16.8% -0.2%
3 months +18.7%-18.2%-29.0% +3.9%
6 months +1.8%-32.5%-58.6% +8.2%
Year to date -20.8%-36.0%-26.5% +12.9%
1 year -53.8%-43.2%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years -78.5%+19.0%+600.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -40.1%+6.0%+91.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.6%-16.4%+44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.2%-3.5%+7.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAISPEVLVPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.7%51.2%91.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.7%54.9%82.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.541.332.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.840.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-77.9%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-43.8%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.96$8.15$51.40 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$4.05$11.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAISPEVLVPL
P/E now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 38.6x -158.0xmedian 38.6x -14.5xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.4x 4.8xmedian 4.4x 13.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x -97.0xmedian 34.5x -72.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 29.4x -2,327xmedian 29.4x 213.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 3.3x 7.0xmedian 3.3x 9.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.28 -2.30median 1.28 0.65median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAISPEVLVPL
Revenue $18.15M $171.44M $378.28M
Gross profit $10.19M $85.49M $209.65M
Operating income -$6.55M -$35.60M -$102.74M
Net income $26.24M -$5.22M -$359.87M
Free cash flow -$3.51M -$356.00K $24.67M
R&D $3.31M $22.69M $128.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $-0.03 $-1.00
Cash & equivalents $12.37M $52.70M $415.13M
Total debt – $28.74M –
Shares (diluted) 34.44M 180.10M 359.59M
Enterprise value $36.43M $579.28M $2.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAISPEVLVPL
P/E 3.0x -158.0x -14.5x
P/FCF -22.5x -2,327x 213.6x
P/Operating cash flow -22.5x 29.7x 44.8x
P/S 4.3x 4.8x 13.9x
P/B -9.1x 7.0x 9.3x
P/Tangible book -9.1x 7.0x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – -97.0x -72.6x
EV/EBIT -10.2x -22.3x -42.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.6x 11.6x
EV/FCF -19.0x -2,231x 178.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.0x 28.5x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -2.30 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAISPEVLVPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 41.7% 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% 25.9% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 95.6% 24.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 49.1% -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 29.1% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 159.6% 94.1% -297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.4% 66.8% -33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 155.2% 94.6% -236.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.4% 68.8% -22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.1% 334.7% 41.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 42.6% 55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.1% 98.1% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 83.1% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAISPEVLVPL
Gross margin 56.2% 49.9% 55.4%
EBITDA margin – -4.8% -16.0%
Operating margin -36.1% -20.8% -27.2%
Pretax margin -36.1% -3.1% -93.8%
Net margin 144.6% -3.0% -95.1%
FCF margin -19.3% -0.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin -19.3% 16.2% 31.1%
Return on equity – -4.4% -71.4%
Return on assets -35.5% -1.7% -26.8%
Return on invested capital – -23.8% –
Return on capital employed -50.0% -20.2% -10.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -5.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 13.5% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAISPEVLVPL
Debt / assets – 9.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF – -80.7x –
Liabilities / assets 148.6% 60.6% 60.6%
Equity / assets -48.6% 39.4% 39.4%
Interest coverage – -9.7x -18.7x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.8x 2.6x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x 2.5x
Altman Z-score -1.46 1.12 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAISPEVLVPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -12.2% -0.7% -5.0%
Shareholder yield -12.2% -0.7% -5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAISPEVLVPL
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $-0.09FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -107.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.14MFY2026 $193.69MFY2026 $413.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +83.7%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +34.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.3% +19.3% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAISPEVLVPL
Held by institutions 14.5% 67.2% 74.3%
Institutions holding 79 256 481
Change in shares held, QoQ -29.3% +2.2% +6.1%
Institutions buying 41 132 271
Institutions selling 27 68 161
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.94 1.68

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AISPEVLVPL
AISP 1.00 0.26 0.33
EVLV 0.26 1.00 0.24
PL 0.33 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AISP, EVLV and PL?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airship AI Holdings (AISP) $78.87M, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $828.24M, Planet Labs PBC (PL) $5.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airship AI Holdings (AISP) +32.2%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +44.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airship AI Holdings (AISP) has the highest net margin (Airship AI Holdings (AISP) 144.6%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Planet Labs PBC (PL) returned the most: Airship AI Holdings (AISP) -53.8%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -43.2%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +8.9%. Over five years, Planet Labs PBC (PL) compounded fastest (Airship AI Holdings (AISP) -25.2%/yr, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.5%/yr, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been the steadiest (Airship AI Holdings (AISP) 78.7%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.2%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AISP, EVLV and PL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Planet Labs PBC (PL) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.