AVPT vs PLTR vs NOW Stock Comparison

AvePoint, Palantir Technologies and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$17.20 +25.8% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
50.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
107.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation 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, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVPTPLTRNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $472.91B $155.54B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.6x 156.6x 107.3x AVPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.0x 118.6x 38.9x NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.0% +78.9% +21.8% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 49.0% 9.4% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +3.8% -20.1% AVPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +50.1%/yr +1.4%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 59.4% 58.8% AVPT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 51/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

AVPTPLTRNOW

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

AxisAVPTPLTRNOW
Valuation 63 #46 of 124 20 #81 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Growth 97 #4 of 113 100 #1 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 85 #17 of 109 96 #5 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Financial Health 58 #54 of 127 98 #3 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 63 27 #47 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 78 68 51
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVPTPLTRNOWSPY
1 month +25.8%+5.0%+14.0% +0.9%
3 months +32.1%+60.0%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months +73.4%+42.6%+68.6% +8.5%
Year to date +23.8%+10.7%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year +18.4%+3.8%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years +135.6%+1,206.0%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.1%+135.6%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years +84.5%+660.5%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.0%+50.1%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+770.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAVPTPLTRNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%59.4%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%55.7%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.970.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.06-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-77.6%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.9%-20.1% -0.9%
52-week high $17.20$209.05$187.58 $779.14
52-week low $8.99$107.27$83.00 $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.

MultipleAVPTPLTRNOW
P/E now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 37.9x 156.6xmedian 27.6x 107.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 4.4x 76.8xmedian 2.7x 10.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 174.1xmedian 17.4x 46.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 26.6x 140.8xmedian 15.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.4x 47.8xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.24 0.55median 0.84 -31.41median 0.84

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 monthsAVPTPLTRNOW
Revenue $466.15M $6.16B $15.43B
Gross profit $342.37M $5.22B $11.28B
Operating income $45.61M $2.63B $1.49B
Net income $71.48M $3.03B $1.45B
Free cash flow $101.01M $3.36B $4.75B
R&D $57.26M $641.24M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $1.17 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $417.25M $2.03B $2.39B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 220.86M 2.57B 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.82B $441.97B $134.81B

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
MetricAVPTPLTRNOW
P/E 50.6x 156.6x 107.3x
P/FCF 36.0x 140.8x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x 139.1x 29.2x
P/S 7.8x 76.8x 10.1x
P/B 8.3x 47.8x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 47.8x 16.4x
EV/EBITDA – 174.1x 46.0x
EV/EBIT 70.6x 175.9x 106.1x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 75.3x 10.3x
EV/FCF 31.9x 138.0x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.8x 136.3x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 0.55 -31.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.0% 78.9% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 44.4% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% 89.6% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 47.7% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 362.6% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 247.7% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,017% 292.3% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 308.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 980.2% 294.3% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 286.3% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 96.6% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.8% 103.5% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 96.5% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 99.8% 107.6% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRNOW
Gross margin 73.4% 84.8% 73.1%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% 22.3%
Operating margin 9.8% 42.8% 9.7%
Pretax margin 12.3% 49.9% 13.1%
Net margin 15.3% 49.0% 9.4%
FCF margin 21.7% 54.6% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 55.2% 34.6%
Return on equity 16.3% 32.9% 11.3%
Return on assets 9.6% 27.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 28.0% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 13.6% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.3% 15.4% 58.9%
Equity / assets 57.7% 84.6% 41.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 7.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 6.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.09 160.25 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVPTPLTRNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.0% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusAVPTPLTRNOW
Forward P/E 41.0xFY2026 118.6xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +47.0% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.40MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +37.8% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVPTPLTRNOW
Held by institutions 67.3% 60.3% 81.6%
Institutions holding 254 2,837 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +10.9% -2.1%
Institutions buying 164 1,481 1,285
Institutions selling 66 1,093 779
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.35 1.65

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.

AVPTPLTRNOW
AVPT 1.00 0.42 0.58
PLTR 0.42 1.00 0.48
NOW 0.58 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVPT, PLTR and NOW?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: AvePoint (AVPT) $3.64B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $472.91B, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVPT, PLTR and NOW?

AvePoint (AVPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AvePoint (AVPT) 50.6x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 156.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 107.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (AvePoint (AVPT) 41.0x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x). 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%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AvePoint (AVPT) returned the most: AvePoint (AVPT) +18.4%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +3.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (AvePoint (AVPT) +13.0%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.1%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AvePoint (AVPT) has been the steadiest (AvePoint (AVPT) 45.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.