FICO vs PLTR vs TRU Stock Comparison

Fair Isaac, Palantir Technologies and TransUnion Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$691.94 -19.8% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.94B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
TRU TransUnion
$75.40 +9.0% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.38B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.67%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, TransUnion 4, Fair Isaac 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFICOPLTRTRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.94B $477.53B $14.38B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 158.1x 18.1x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 119.7x 14.6x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +78.9% +13.4% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 49.0% 15.8% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.6% — 7.7% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — 2.9x TRU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.67% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.9% +5.0% -11.7% PLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +50.7%/yr -8.0%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.2% 59.4% 43.2% TRU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 69/100 65/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

FICOPLTRTRU

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

AxisFICOPLTRTRU
Valuation 68 #33 of 101 22 #79 of 101 44 #524 of 940
Growth 81 #19 of 97 100 #1 of 97 91 #61 of 655
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 96 #5 of 94 67 #209 of 633
Financial Health 33 #73 of 108 98 #3 of 108 56 #312 of 714
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 64 27 #47 of 64 69 #222 of 709
Overall 76 69 65
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFICOPLTRTRUSPY
1 month -19.8%+4.8%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -48.2%+60.9%-10.0% +3.9%
6 months -31.5%+40.8%+7.6% +8.2%
Year to date -59.1%+11.8%-12.1% +12.9%
1 year -58.9%+5.0%-11.7% +12.3%
3 years -18.4%+1,218.7%+72.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.6%+136.4%+20.0% +23.3%
5 years +75.0%+675.1%-34.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.9%+50.7%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years +477.5%—+141.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.2%—+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFICOPLTRTRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.2%59.4%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.5%55.9%43.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.361.970.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.08-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-77.6%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-4.9%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1,844.98$209.05$87.97 $779.14
52-week low $592.49$107.27$61.15 $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.

MultipleFICOPLTRTRU
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 28.3x 158.1xmedian 28.3x 18.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 17.3x 175.8xmedian 17.3x 11.9xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.8x 142.2xmedian 15.8x 15.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 3.2x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.85 0.55median 0.85 0.20median 0.87

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 monthsFICOPLTRTRU
Revenue $2.39B $6.16B $5.04B
Gross profit $2.04B $5.22B –
Operating income $1.24B $2.63B $973.60M
Net income $815.02M $3.03B $812.20M
Free cash flow $996.02M $3.36B $910.10M
R&D $208.49M $641.24M –
EPS (diluted) $35.90 $1.17 $4.14
Cash & equivalents $248.44M $2.03B $883.10M
Total debt $5.58B – $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 22.70M 2.57B 192.60M
Enterprise value $14.18B $446.59B $11.22B

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
MetricFICOPLTRTRU
P/E 19.2x 158.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 15.0x 142.2x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 140.4x 11.9x
P/S 6.2x 77.6x 2.9x
P/B -3.6x 48.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 48.3x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 175.8x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 177.7x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 76.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 20.4x 139.4x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 137.7x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 0.55 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFICOPLTRTRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 78.9% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 44.4% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.2% 89.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 47.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 362.6% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 247.7% 66.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 292.3% 86.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 308.7% 93.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.5% 294.3% 94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 286.3% 89.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 96.6% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 103.5% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 96.5% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 107.6% 36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFICOPLTRTRU
Gross margin 85.1% 84.8% –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 43.3% 31.7%
Operating margin 51.7% 42.8% 19.3%
Pretax margin 44.5% 49.9% 19.5%
Net margin 34.1% 49.0% 15.8%
FCF margin 41.6% 54.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 55.2% 24.0%
Return on equity – 32.9% 16.2%
Return on assets 39.9% 27.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 62.6% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 95.3% 28.0% 8.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 13.6% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFICOPLTRTRU
Debt / assets 274.0% – 45.1%
Debt / equity -1.4x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 301.1% 15.4% 58.6%
Equity / assets -201.1% 84.6% 41.4%
Interest coverage 6.6x – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 7.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 7.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 6.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 8.30 161.80 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFICOPLTRTRU
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 23.9% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 23.9% 0.0% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusFICOPLTRTRU
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 119.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $43.69FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +47.0% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +37.8% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFICOPLTRTRU
Held by institutions 95.7% 60.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 842 2,837 524
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +10.9% +0.0%
Institutions buying 381 1,481 242
Institutions selling 343 1,093 211
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.35 1.15

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.

FICOPLTRTRU
FICO 1.00 0.10 0.56
PLTR 0.10 1.00 0.16
TRU 0.56 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FICO, PLTR and TRU?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fair Isaac (FICO) $14.94B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.53B, TransUnion (TRU) $14.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, FICO, PLTR and TRU?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x, TransUnion (TRU) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 15.8x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x). 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: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palantir Technologies (PLTR) returned the most: Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.9%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, TransUnion (TRU) -11.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.67%. Fair Isaac (FICO) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransUnion (TRU) has been the steadiest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FICO, PLTR and TRU?

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.