ORCL vs PLTR vs NTWK Stock Comparison

Oracle, Palantir Technologies and Netsol Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionORCLPLTRNTWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $387.32B $477.08B $98.29M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 158.1x 30.8x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 119.8x 17.1x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +78.9% — PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 49.0% — PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.5% +7.7% +75.8% NTWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +51.4%/yr +11.3%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 59.6% 57.7% ORCL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 — PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

ORCLPLTRNTWK

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

AxisORCLPLTRNTWK
Valuation 56 #45 of 102 22 #80 of 102 93 #8 of 102
Growth 63 #37 of 98 100 #1 of 98 –
Profitability 84 #16 of 95 96 #5 of 95 –
Financial Health 39 #67 of 109 98 #3 of 109 85 #17 of 109
Shareholder Returns 21 #51 of 64 27 #47 of 64 –
Overall 53 69 –
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NTWK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORCLPLTRNTWKSPY
1 month -8.0%+4.8%+57.1% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+51.2%+79.1% +3.5%
6 months -27.1%+39.0%+122.5% +7.0%
Year to date -35.3%+11.9%+154.1% +12.2%
1 year -55.5%+7.7%+75.8% +13.0%
3 years +24.8%+1,219.4%+311.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.7%+136.4%+60.3% +23.1%
5 years +31.3%+693.5%+70.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%+51.4%+11.3% +11.0%
10 years +229.1%—+22.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.7%—+2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureORCLPLTRNTWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%59.6%57.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%56.1%60.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.241.970.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.970.131.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-77.6%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-4.9%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $281.40$209.05$7.86 $779.14
52-week low $115.01$107.27$2.80 $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.

MultipleORCLPLTRNTWK
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 28.8x 158.2xmedian 28.8x 30.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.7x 175.9xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 15.8x 142.3xmedian 15.8x 10.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.2x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.85 0.55median 0.85 —median 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 monthsORCLPLTRNTWK
Revenue $71.78B $6.16B –
Gross profit – $5.22B –
Operating income $23.06B $2.63B –
Net income $18.92B $3.03B –
Free cash flow -$28.72B $3.36B –
R&D $10.18B $641.24M –
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $1.17 –
Cash & equivalents $36.37B $2.03B $27.12M
Total debt $125.34B – $8.40M
Shares (diluted) 3.00B 2.57B 11.83M
Enterprise value $259.45B $446.03B $12.99M

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
MetricORCLPLTRNTWK
P/E 19.9x 158.2x 30.8x
P/FCF -13.3x 142.3x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 140.5x –
P/S 5.3x 77.6x 1.2x
P/B 5.7x 48.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 48.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 175.9x –
EV/EBIT 20.4x 177.8x –
EV/Revenue 6.5x 76.1x –
EV/FCF -16.3x 139.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 137.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORCLPLTRNTWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 78.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 44.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 89.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 362.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 247.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 292.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 308.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 294.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 286.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 118.0% 96.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 103.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -388.4% 96.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.4% 107.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORCLPLTRNTWK
Gross margin – 84.8% –
EBITDA margin 47.3% 43.3% –
Operating margin 32.1% 42.8% –
Pretax margin 30.3% 49.9% –
Net margin 26.2% 49.0% –
FCF margin -40.0% 54.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% 55.2% –
Return on equity 34.3% 32.9% –
Return on assets 6.7% 27.7% –
Return on invested capital 11.0% – –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 28.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORCLPLTRNTWK
Debt / assets 41.3% – 10.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF -4.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 15.4% 36.3%
Equity / assets 22.2% 84.6% 63.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 7.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 6.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.48 161.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORCLPLTRNTWK
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield -5.3% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -3.7% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – –

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.

ConsensusORCLPLTRNTWK
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 119.8xFY2026 17.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $0.45FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +80.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +47.0% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.06BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $81.77MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +41.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +9.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +45.4% +37.8% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORCLPLTRNTWK
Held by institutions 44.7% 60.3% 17.2%
Institutions holding 3,495 2,836 26
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +10.9% -11.9%
Institutions buying 1,807 1,480 11
Institutions selling 1,308 1,093 8
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.35 1.38

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.

ORCLPLTRNTWK
ORCL 1.00 0.42 0.06
PLTR 0.42 1.00 0.15
NTWK 0.06 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORCL, PLTR and NTWK?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.08B, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) $98.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, ORCL, PLTR and NTWK?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 17.1x). 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: Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netsol Technologies (NTWK) returned the most: Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) +75.8%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 0.00%, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 0.00%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Netsol Technologies (NTWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oracle (ORCL) has been the steadiest (Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 57.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ORCL, PLTR and NTWK?

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.