MKTW vs PLTR vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Marketwise, Palantir Technologies and Strategy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$20.18 +2.0% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.70M
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.50M
Div. yield
0.08%
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$145.16 -7.6% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMKTWPLTRMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.70M $464.56B $49.96B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 154.0x -1.6x MKTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.1x 118.6x — MKTW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.3% +78.9% +7.8% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 49.0% -6,294.3% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -73.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +3.8% -49.0% MKTW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr +50.1%/yr +15.2%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 59.4% 81.1% MKTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 68/100 21/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

MKTWPLTRMSTR

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

AxisMKTWPLTRMSTR
Valuation 99 #2 of 101 20 #81 of 101 8 #93 of 101
Growth 15 #83 of 97 100 #1 of 97 7 #90 of 97
Profitability 81 #19 of 94 96 #5 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Financial Health 10 #97 of 108 98 #3 of 108 81 #21 of 108
Shareholder Returns 62 #25 of 64 27 #47 of 64 3 #62 of 64
Overall 53 68 21
  • MKTW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKTWPLTRMSTRSPY
1 month +2.0%+5.0%-7.6% +0.9%
3 months -1.5%+60.0%+55.5% +5.9%
6 months +14.3%+42.6%-8.2% +8.5%
Year to date +34.4%+10.7%-4.5% +13.3%
1 year +38.4%+3.8%-49.0% +12.4%
3 years -47.2%+1,206.0%+256.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -19.2%+135.6%+52.9% +23.5%
5 years -85.6%+660.5%+103.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -32.1%+50.1%+15.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+658.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+22.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMKTWPLTRMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%59.4%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%55.7%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.973.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.06-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.2%-77.6%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-5.9%-49.0% -0.9%
52-week high $21.34$209.05$284.64 $779.14
52-week low $13.65$107.27$82.31 $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.

MultipleMKTWPLTRMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 27.6x 156.6xmedian 27.6x -1.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 76.8xmedian 2.7x 102.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 17.4x 174.1xmedian 17.4x -1.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 15.8x 140.8xmedian 15.8x -1,951xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 3.2x 47.8xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.64median 0.84 0.55median 0.84 0.01median 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 monthsMKTWPLTRMSTR
Revenue $317.50M $6.16B $498.35M
Gross profit $273.79M $5.22B $336.89M
Operating income $25.65M $2.63B -$36.36B
Net income $28.69M $3.03B -$30.41B
Free cash flow $45.87M $3.36B -$26.19M
R&D $9.37M $641.24M $93.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $1.17 $-88.98
Cash & equivalents $32.91M $2.03B $1.71B
Total debt – – $6.71B
Shares (diluted) 2.64M 2.57B 352.53M
Enterprise value -$153.56M $433.51B $42.95B

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
MetricMKTWPLTRMSTR
P/E 23.9x 156.6x -1.6x
P/FCF 6.9x 140.8x -1,951x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 139.1x -2,543x
P/S 1.0x 76.8x 102.5x
P/B -1.2x 47.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 47.8x -2.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 174.1x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 175.9x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 75.3x 111.1x
EV/FCF 6.2x 138.0x -2,114x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 136.3x -2,755x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.64 0.55 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKTWPLTRMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.3% 78.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 44.4% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% 89.6% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 47.7% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.0% 362.6% -645.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% 247.7% -437.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -64.7% 292.3% -734.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 308.7% -430.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -65.9% 294.3% -676.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 286.3% -314.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 136.8% 96.6% 79.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 103.5% -202.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.7% 96.5% 74.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 107.6% -109.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKTWPLTRMSTR
Gross margin 86.2% 84.8% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 8.8% 43.3% -7,284%
Operating margin 8.1% 42.8% -7,295%
Pretax margin 9.3% 49.9% -7,280%
Net margin 0.7% 49.0% -6,294%
FCF margin 14.4% 54.6% -5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.7% 55.2% -4.0%
Return on equity – 32.9% -90.1%
Return on assets 14.8% 27.7% -56.9%
Return on invested capital – – -73.9%
Return on capital employed – 28.0% -68.7%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 13.6% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKTWPLTRMSTR
Debt / assets – – 12.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – -256.2x
Liabilities / assets 243.8% 15.4% 41.2%
Equity / assets -143.8% 84.6% 58.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.4x 7.2x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 7.1x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.1x 4.9x
Altman Z-score 0.68 160.25 -1.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKTWPLTRMSTR
Dividend yield 5.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.0% -51.9%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.0% -51.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.8% – –
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.

ConsensusMKTWPLTRMSTR
Forward P/E 63.1xFY2026 118.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.1%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +425.0% +47.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $327.52MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +37.8% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKTWPLTRMSTR
Held by institutions 5.7% 60.3% 59.5%
Institutions holding 53 2,837 850
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +10.9% +9.6%
Institutions buying 33 1,481 473
Institutions selling 12 1,093 264
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.35 1.79

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.

MKTWPLTRMSTR
MKTW 1.00 0.00 0.06
PLTR 0.00 1.00 0.44
MSTR 0.06 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKTW, PLTR and MSTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marketwise (MKTW) $52.70M, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $464.56B, Strategy (MSTR) $49.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKTW, PLTR and MSTR?

Marketwise (MKTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marketwise (MKTW) 23.6x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 154.0x, Strategy (MSTR) -1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marketwise (MKTW) is cheapest (Marketwise (MKTW) 63.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.6x). 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: Marketwise (MKTW) -11.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marketwise (MKTW) returned the most: Marketwise (MKTW) +38.4%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +3.8%, Strategy (MSTR) -49.0%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Marketwise (MKTW) -32.1%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.1%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marketwise (MKTW) 0.08%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 0.00%, Strategy (MSTR) 0.00%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Strategy (MSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marketwise (MKTW) has been the steadiest (Marketwise (MKTW) 53.9%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKTW, PLTR and MSTR?

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.