AVPT vs PLTR vs CSCO Stock Comparison

AvePoint, Palantir Technologies and Cisco Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$16.85 +29.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
48.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
1 win
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.24 +3.3% 1M +56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$440.50B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVPTPLTRCSCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.48B $480.95B $440.50B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.7x 159.4x 33.2x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 119.8x 23.3x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.0% +78.9% +11.8% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 49.0% 21.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +7.7% +56.1% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +51.4%/yr +14.4%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 59.6% 35.6% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 69/100 53/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

AVPTPLTRCSCO

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

AxisAVPTPLTRCSCO
Valuation 67 #42 of 124 22 #80 of 102 31 #77 of 111
Growth 97 #4 of 113 100 #1 of 98 40 #65 of 108
Profitability 84 #19 of 110 96 #5 of 95 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 59 #54 of 129 98 #3 of 109 28 #83 of 115
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 27 #47 of 64 78 #19 of 81
Overall 78 69 53
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVPTPLTRCSCOSPY
1 month +29.6%+4.8%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months +31.5%+51.2%-3.8% +3.5%
6 months +70.2%+39.0%+24.9% +7.0%
Year to date +21.3%+11.9%+43.1% +12.2%
1 year +13.1%+7.7%+56.1% +13.0%
3 years +130.8%+1,219.4%+113.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.2%+136.4%+28.8% +23.1%
5 years +91.9%+693.5%+96.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+51.4%+14.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+260.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVPTPLTRCSCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%59.6%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%56.1%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.971.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.131.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-77.6%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.9%-15.2% -1.8%
52-week high $16.85$209.05$130.00 $779.14
52-week low $8.99$107.27$71.04 $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.

MultipleAVPTPLTRCSCO
P/E now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 38.1x 158.2xmedian 28.8x 32.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.3x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x 175.9xmedian 17.7x 25.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 27.1x 142.3xmedian 15.8x 34.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.27 0.55median 0.85 12.20median 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 monthsAVPTPLTRCSCO
Revenue $466.15M $6.16B $63.33B
Gross profit $342.37M $5.22B $40.86B
Operating income $45.61M $2.63B $15.37B
Net income $71.48M $3.03B $13.27B
Free cash flow $101.01M $3.36B $12.77B
R&D $57.26M $641.24M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $1.17 $3.33
Cash & equivalents $417.25M $2.03B $7.22B
Total debt – – $29.53B
Shares (diluted) 220.86M 2.57B 3.99B
Enterprise value $1.67B $449.90B $376.43B

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
MetricAVPTPLTRCSCO
P/E 49.6x 158.2x 32.8x
P/FCF 35.3x 142.3x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 140.5x 30.7x
P/S 7.6x 77.6x 6.9x
P/B 8.2x 48.3x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 48.3x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA – 175.9x 25.1x
EV/EBIT 69.0x 177.8x 29.2x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 76.1x 7.1x
EV/FCF 31.1x 139.5x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 137.7x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 0.55 12.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRCSCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.0% 78.9% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 44.4% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% 89.6% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 47.7% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 362.6% 30.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 247.7% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,017% 292.3% 30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 308.7% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 980.2% 294.3% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 286.3% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 96.6% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.8% 103.5% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 96.5% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 99.8% 107.6% -12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRCSCO
Gross margin 73.4% 84.8% 64.5%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% 28.3%
Operating margin 9.8% 42.8% 24.3%
Pretax margin 12.3% 49.9% 25.3%
Net margin 15.3% 49.0% 21.0%
FCF margin 21.7% 54.6% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 55.2% 22.4%
Return on equity 16.3% 32.9% 26.8%
Return on assets 9.6% 27.7% 10.4%
Return on invested capital – – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 28.0% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 13.6% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRCSCO
Debt / assets – – 22.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.3% 15.4% 61.2%
Equity / assets 57.7% 84.6% 38.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.5x
Current ratio 2.0x 7.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 6.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.95 161.88 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRCSCO
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAVPTPLTRCSCO
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 119.8xFY2026 23.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $4.74FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +47.0% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.40MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +37.8% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVPTPLTRCSCO
Held by institutions 67.3% 60.3% 80.1%
Institutions holding 254 2,836 4,044
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +10.9% +5.0%
Institutions buying 164 1,480 1,846
Institutions selling 66 1,093 1,816
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.35 1.02

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.

AVPTPLTRCSCO
AVPT 1.00 0.41 0.06
PLTR 0.41 1.00 0.18
CSCO 0.06 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVPT, PLTR and CSCO?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: AvePoint (AVPT) $3.48B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $480.95B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $440.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVPT, PLTR and CSCO?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AvePoint (AVPT) 48.7x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 159.4x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (AvePoint (AVPT) 40.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x). 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%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: AvePoint (AVPT) +13.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.1%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (AvePoint (AVPT) +13.9%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (AvePoint (AVPT) 44.9%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.