AMPL vs PLTR vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Amplitude, Palantir Technologies and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.42 +26.6% 1M +74.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 6, NIQ Global Intelligence 1, Amplitude 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLPLTRNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.24B $477.64B $5.87B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.5x 158.3x -22.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 248.9x 118.5x 18.1x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +78.9% +7.5% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% 49.0% -6.1% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.5% +9.0% +46.0% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr +51.8%/yr — PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.8% 59.5% 67.3% PLTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 68/100 54/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLPLTRNIQ

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

AxisAMPLPLTRNIQ
Valuation 15 #86 of 101 22 #79 of 101 71 #30 of 101
Growth 60 #39 of 97 100 #1 of 97 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 29 #67 of 94 96 #5 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Financial Health 58 #46 of 109 98 #3 of 109 25 #82 of 109
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 25 #48 of 64 –
Overall 40 68 54
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPLPLTRNIQSPY
1 month +26.6%+2.6%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +115.1%+60.1%+86.4% +2.9%
6 months +146.7%+37.5%+73.5% +6.4%
Year to date +50.4%+10.7%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +74.5%+9.0%+46.0% +13.1%
3 years +66.2%+1,082.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+127.9%— +21.5%
5 years -74.2%+705.4%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.7%+51.8%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAMPLPLTRNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.8%59.5%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%56.1%63.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.980.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.130.150.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-77.6%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.9%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $17.42$209.05$20.04 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$107.27$7.97 $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.

MultipleAMPLPLTRNIQ
P/E now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 29.9x 156.5xmedian 29.9x -22.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.8x 76.8xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -45.2xmedian 17.4x 174.0xmedian 17.4x 11.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 147.7xmedian 16.9x 140.8xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 3.1x 47.8xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -5.83median 0.86 0.55median 0.86 —median 0.86

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 monthsAMPLPLTRNIQ
Revenue $374.37M $6.16B $4.36B
Gross profit $271.11M $5.22B $2.43B
Operating income -$104.03M $2.63B $135.00M
Net income -$99.53M $3.03B -$264.00M
Free cash flow $29.44M $3.36B –
R&D $108.93M $641.24M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $1.17 $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $2.03B $416.60M
Total debt – – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 2.57B 295.06M
Enterprise value $1.54B $446.59B $4.23B

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
MetricAMPLPLTRNIQ
P/E -22.6x 156.5x -22.4x
P/FCF 147.7x 140.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 136.9x 139.0x –
P/S 11.6x 76.8x 1.4x
P/B 31.9x 47.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 36.0x 47.8x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA -45.2x 174.0x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -40.5x 175.9x 67.0x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 75.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 142.9x 138.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 132.5x 136.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.83 0.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLPLTRNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 78.9% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 44.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 89.6% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 47.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% 362.6% 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 247.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 292.3% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 308.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% 294.3% 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 286.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% 96.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% 103.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% 96.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% 107.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLPLTRNIQ
Gross margin 72.4% 84.8% 55.7%
EBITDA margin -24.8% 43.3% 18.2%
Operating margin -27.8% 42.8% 3.1%
Pretax margin -25.5% 49.9% -2.4%
Net margin -26.6% 49.0% -6.1%
FCF margin 7.9% 54.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 55.2% –
Return on equity -56.3% 32.9% -21.5%
Return on assets -26.3% 27.7% -3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 2.8%
Return on capital employed -61.7% 28.0% 2.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLPLTRNIQ
Debt / assets – – 52.5%
Debt / equity – – 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.0x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 15.4% 83.0%
Equity / assets 38.2% 84.6% 17.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 7.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 7.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 6.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.59 160.20 0.88

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAMPLPLTRNIQ
Forward P/E 248.9xFY2026 118.5xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% +45.8% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +37.5% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLPLTRNIQ
Held by institutions 62.1% 60.3% 84.4%
Institutions holding 201 2,836 162
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +10.9% +4.0%
Institutions buying 115 1,480 101
Institutions selling 62 1,093 51
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.35 1.98

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.

AMPLPLTRNIQ
AMPL 1.00 0.43 0.28
PLTR 0.43 1.00 0.10
NIQ 0.28 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, PLTR and NIQ?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $2.24B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +74.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +46.0%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -23.7%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.