AVPT vs PLTR vs ANET Stock Comparison

AvePoint, Palantir Technologies and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$16.85 +29.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
4 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 4, AvePoint 4, Arista Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVPTPLTRANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $477.08B $236.06B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.3x 158.1x 58.4x AVPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 119.8x 44.4x AVPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.0% +78.9% +32.6% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 49.0% 38.4% 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 +13.1% +7.7% +15.2% ANET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +51.4%/yr +47.8%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 59.6% 54.8% AVPT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 69/100 67/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

AVPTPLTRANET

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

AxisAVPTPLTRANET
Valuation 67 #42 of 124 22 #80 of 102 21 #88 of 111
Growth 97 #4 of 113 100 #1 of 98 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 84 #19 of 110 96 #5 of 95 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 59 #54 of 129 98 #3 of 109 77 #27 of 115
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 27 #47 of 64 59 #34 of 81
Overall 78 69 67
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVPTPLTRANETSPY
1 month +29.6%+4.8%-14.2% -0.8%
3 months +31.5%+51.2%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months +70.2%+39.0%+2.7% +7.0%
Year to date +21.3%+11.9%+35.2% +12.2%
1 year +13.1%+7.7%+15.2% +13.0%
3 years +130.8%+1,219.4%+302.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.2%+136.4%+59.1% +23.1%
5 years +91.9%+693.5%+604.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+51.4%+47.8% +11.0%
10 years ——+3,268.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+42.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVPTPLTRANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%59.6%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%56.1%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.972.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.130.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-77.6%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.9%-18.2% -1.8%
52-week high $16.85$209.05$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $8.99$107.27$116.13 $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.

MultipleAVPTPLTRANET
P/E now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 38.1x 158.2xmedian 28.8x 55.2xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.3x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x 175.9xmedian 17.7x 45.3xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 27.1x 142.3xmedian 15.8x 43.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 15.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.27 0.55median 0.85 1.68median 1.13

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 monthsAVPTPLTRANET
Revenue $466.15M $6.16B $10.54B
Gross profit $342.37M $5.22B $6.64B
Operating income $45.61M $2.63B $4.55B
Net income $71.48M $3.03B $4.04B
Free cash flow $101.01M $3.36B $5.16B
R&D $57.26M $641.24M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $1.17 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $417.25M $2.03B $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 220.86M 2.57B 1.28B
Enterprise value $1.64B $446.03B $189.52B

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
MetricAVPTPLTRANET
P/E 49.6x 158.2x 55.2x
P/FCF 35.3x 142.3x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 140.5x 42.1x
P/S 7.6x 77.6x 21.2x
P/B 8.2x 48.3x 15.1x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 48.3x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA – 175.9x 45.3x
EV/EBIT 69.0x 177.8x 46.2x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 76.1x 19.9x
EV/FCF 31.1x 139.5x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 137.7x 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 0.55 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.0% 78.9% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 44.4% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% 89.6% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 47.7% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 362.6% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 247.7% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,017% 292.3% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 308.7% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 980.2% 294.3% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 286.3% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 96.6% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.8% 103.5% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 96.5% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 99.8% 107.6% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRANET
Gross margin 73.4% 84.8% 63.0%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% 44.0%
Operating margin 9.8% 42.8% 43.1%
Pretax margin 12.3% 49.9% 47.3%
Net margin 15.3% 49.0% 38.4%
FCF margin 21.7% 54.6% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 55.2% 50.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 32.9% 28.6%
Return on assets 9.6% 27.7% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 28.0% 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 13.6% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRANET
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 42.3% 15.4% 37.6%
Equity / assets 57.7% 84.6% 62.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 7.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 7.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.5x 6.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 6.95 161.88 17.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRANET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.0% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusAVPTPLTRANET
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 119.8xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +47.0% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.40MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +37.8% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVPTPLTRANET
Held by institutions 67.3% 60.3% 71.2%
Institutions holding 254 2,836 2,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +10.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 164 1,480 1,328
Institutions selling 66 1,093 732
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.35 1.81

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.

AVPTPLTRANET
AVPT 1.00 0.41 0.11
PLTR 0.41 1.00 0.27
ANET 0.11 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVPT, PLTR and ANET?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: AvePoint (AVPT) $3.45B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.08B, Arista Networks (ANET) $236.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVPT, PLTR and ANET?

AvePoint (AVPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AvePoint (AVPT) 48.3x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, AvePoint (AVPT) is cheapest (AvePoint (AVPT) 40.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x, Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x). 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: AvePoint (AVPT) +25.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arista Networks (ANET) returned the most: AvePoint (AVPT) +13.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%, Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (AvePoint (AVPT) +13.9%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AvePoint (AVPT) has been the steadiest (AvePoint (AVPT) 44.9%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.