DOCN vs IBM vs PLTR Stock Comparison

DigitalOcean Holdings, International Business Machines and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionDOCNIBMPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.14B $235.75B $481.00B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.4x 21.1x 159.4x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 73.2x 19.3x 119.8x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +6.8% +78.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.3% — 49.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +152.4% -17.6% +7.7% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr +16.2%/yr +51.4%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 50.8% 59.6% IBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 55/100 69/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNIBMPLTR

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

AxisDOCNIBMPLTR
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 62 #15 of 38 22 #80 of 102
Growth 83 #7 of 36 29 #26 of 36 100 #1 of 98
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 88 #5 of 34 96 #5 of 95
Financial Health 57 #17 of 38 41 #23 of 38 98 #3 of 109
Shareholder Returns 35 #14 of 21 – 27 #47 of 64
Overall 60 55 69
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodDOCNIBMPLTRSPY
1 month -28.7%+12.4%+4.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.1%+17.3%+51.2% +3.5%
6 months +0.6%+11.1%+39.0% +7.0%
Year to date +106.9%-14.4%+11.9% +12.2%
1 year +152.4%-17.6%+7.7% +13.0%
3 years +384.7%+77.8%+1,219.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +69.3%+21.2%+136.4% +23.1%
5 years +4.1%+111.8%+693.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%+16.2%+51.4% +11.0%
10 years —+74.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDOCNIBMPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%50.8%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.7%59.7%56.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.720.831.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.78-0.350.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-37.4%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.1%-23.0%-4.9% -1.8%
52-week high $181.29$329.23$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $37.94$205.96$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.

MultipleDOCNIBMPLTR
P/E now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 29.6x 21.4xmedian 29.6x 158.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x 77.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 24.2x —median 24.2x 175.9xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 650.1xmedian 15.1x 15.0xmedian 15.1x 142.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 3.9x 6.6xmedian 3.9x 48.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.38 1.33median 0.38 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 monthsDOCNIBMPLTR
Revenue $1.01B $69.87B $6.16B
Gross profit $578.58M $40.50B $5.22B
Operating income $149.67M – $2.63B
Net income $235.24M $11.17B $3.03B
Free cash flow $16.08M – $3.36B
R&D $188.73M – $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $11.72 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $767.03M $9.23B $2.03B
Total debt $921.05M – –
Shares (diluted) 126.55M 953.30M 2.57B
Enterprise value $9.14B $235.75B $449.95B

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
MetricDOCNIBMPLTR
P/E 44.3x 21.4x 158.2x
P/FCF 650.1x 15.0x 142.3x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 15.1x 140.5x
P/S 10.3x 3.4x 77.6x
P/B 11.2x 6.6x 48.3x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 10.6x 48.3x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x – 175.9x
EV/EBIT 70.9x – 177.8x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 3.4x 76.1x
EV/FCF 659.7x – 139.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.2x 15.1x 137.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 1.33 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNIBMPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 6.8% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 4.5% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 7.1% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 6.4% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.8% – 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.3% – 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.0% 41.3% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% 17.3% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 40.6% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.0% 16.1% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 17.4% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 5.6% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% – 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.0% – 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNIBMPLTR
Gross margin 57.2% – 84.8%
EBITDA margin 31.8% – 43.3%
Operating margin 14.8% – 42.8%
Pretax margin 17.3% – 49.9%
Net margin 23.3% – 49.0%
FCF margin 1.6% – 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.7% 22.7% 55.2%
Return on equity 25.9% 31.6% 32.9%
Return on assets 8.3% 7.3% 27.7%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – –
Return on capital employed 7.2% – 28.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 2.8% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNIBMPLTR
Debt / assets 29.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 57.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 76.6% 15.4%
Equity / assets 29.8% 23.4% 84.6%
Interest coverage 4.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 7.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 7.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 6.1x
Altman Z-score 3.44 – 161.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNIBMPLTR
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield -8.6% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -8.6% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusDOCNIBMPLTR
Forward P/E 73.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 119.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $13.14FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.8%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% -1.8% +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.7% +15.8% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNIBMPLTR
Held by institutions 91.0% 65.1% 60.3%
Institutions holding 566 3,632 2,836
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +3.5% +10.9%
Institutions buying 331 1,973 1,480
Institutions selling 187 1,226 1,093
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.61 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.

DOCNIBMPLTR
DOCN 1.00 0.06 0.15
IBM 0.06 1.00 0.26
PLTR 0.15 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCN, IBM and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $11.14B, International Business Machines (IBM) $235.75B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $481.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCN, IBM and PLTR?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 47.4x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 159.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 73.2x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.3x, 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: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +152.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) -17.6%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +0.8%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +16.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Business Machines (IBM) has been the steadiest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCN, IBM 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.