AMPL vs ANET vs PLTR Stock Comparison

Amplitude, Arista Networks and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.30 +30.1% 1M +70.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$177.20 -14.2% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.06B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Arista Networks 3, Amplitude 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLANETPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $236.06B $477.08B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.4x 58.4x 158.1x ANET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 247.1x 44.4x 119.8x ANET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +32.6% +78.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% 38.4% 49.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.6% +15.2% +7.7% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.5%/yr +47.8%/yr +51.4%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.9% 54.8% 59.6% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 67/100 69/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLANETPLTR

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

AxisAMPLANETPLTR
Valuation 16 #86 of 102 21 #88 of 111 22 #80 of 102
Growth 61 #39 of 98 85 #17 of 108 100 #1 of 98
Profitability 30 #67 of 95 92 #9 of 104 96 #5 of 95
Financial Health 59 #45 of 109 77 #27 of 115 98 #3 of 109
Shareholder Returns 46 #35 of 64 59 #34 of 81 27 #47 of 64
Overall 42 67 69
  • AMPL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPLANETPLTRSPY
1 month +30.1%-14.2%+4.8% -0.8%
3 months +99.5%+3.8%+51.2% +3.5%
6 months +146.1%+2.7%+39.0% +7.0%
Year to date +49.4%+35.2%+11.9% +12.2%
1 year +70.6%+15.2%+7.7% +13.0%
3 years +72.7%+302.3%+1,219.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.0%+59.1%+136.4% +23.1%
5 years -75.5%+604.0%+693.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.5%+47.8%+51.4% +11.0%
10 years —+3,268.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+42.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMPLANETPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.9%54.8%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.8%56.7%56.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.092.261.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.070.280.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-50.4%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-18.2%-4.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.42$216.61$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$116.13$107.27 $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.

MultipleAMPLANETPLTR
P/E now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 28.8x 55.2xmedian 32.0x 158.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -44.9xmedian 17.7x 45.3xmedian 19.4x 175.9xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 146.7xmedian 15.8x 43.4xmedian 29.0x 142.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 3.2x 15.1xmedian 2.9x 48.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.79median 0.85 1.68median 1.13 0.55median 0.85

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 monthsAMPLANETPLTR
Revenue $374.37M $10.54B $6.16B
Gross profit $271.11M $6.64B $5.22B
Operating income -$104.03M $4.55B $2.63B
Net income -$99.53M $4.04B $3.03B
Free cash flow $29.44M $5.16B $3.36B
R&D $108.93M $1.37B $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $3.17 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $2.29B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 1.28B 2.57B
Enterprise value $1.53B $189.52B $446.03B

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
MetricAMPLANETPLTR
P/E -22.5x 55.2x 158.2x
P/FCF 146.7x 43.4x 142.3x
P/Operating cash flow 136.0x 42.1x 140.5x
P/S 11.5x 21.2x 77.6x
P/B 31.7x 15.1x 48.3x
P/Tangible book 35.8x 15.1x 48.3x
EV/EBITDA -44.9x 45.3x 175.9x
EV/EBIT -40.2x 46.2x 177.8x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 19.9x 76.1x
EV/FCF 141.9x 40.8x 139.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.5x 39.6x 137.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.79 1.68 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLANETPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 32.6% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 26.1% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 30.0% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 28.0% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% 32.6% 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 33.7% 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 24.4% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 33.3% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% 23.9% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 32.9% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% 31.1% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% 75.4% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% 29.7% 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% 76.0% 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLANETPLTR
Gross margin 72.4% 63.0% 84.8%
EBITDA margin -24.8% 44.0% 43.3%
Operating margin -27.8% 43.1% 42.8%
Pretax margin -25.5% 47.3% 49.9%
Net margin -26.6% 38.4% 49.0%
FCF margin 7.9% 48.9% 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 50.3% 55.2%
Return on equity -56.3% 28.6% 32.9%
Return on assets -26.3% 17.8% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -61.7% 28.7% 28.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% 4.8% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLANETPLTR
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 37.6% 15.4%
Equity / assets 38.2% 62.4% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.0x 7.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.0x 6.1x
Altman Z-score 9.51 17.47 161.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPLANETPLTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMPLANETPLTR
Forward P/E 247.1xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 119.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $3.99FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% +36.1% +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +22.3% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLANETPLTR
Held by institutions 62.1% 71.2% 60.3%
Institutions holding 201 2,254 2,836
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +2.4% +10.9%
Institutions buying 115 1,328 1,480
Institutions selling 62 732 1,093
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.81 1.35

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.

AMPLANETPLTR
AMPL 1.00 0.08 0.43
ANET 0.08 1.00 0.27
PLTR 0.43 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, ANET and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $2.23B, Arista Networks (ANET) $236.06B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMPL, ANET and PLTR?

Arista Networks (ANET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amplitude (AMPL) -22.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arista Networks (ANET) is cheapest (Amplitude (AMPL) 247.1x, Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +70.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -24.5%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.9%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPL, ANET and PLTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) leads on 5. 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.