PL vs EVLV vs REKR Stock Comparison

Planet Labs PBC, Evolv Technologies Holdings and Rekor Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PL Planet Labs PBC
$13.41 -18.1% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
4 wins
REKR Rekor Systems, Inc.
$0.30 -30.2% 1M -88.7% 1Y
Market cap
$32.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$49.82M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Planet Labs PBC leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Planet Labs PBC 4, Evolv Technologies Holdings 3, Rekor Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLEVLVREKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.95B $796.96M $32.27M PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.8x -152.6x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.1% +41.7% +9.8% PL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -95.1% -3.0% -43.8% EVLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x 0.7x REKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.6% -41.9% -88.7% PL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr -4.5%/yr -52.5%/yr PL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.6% 51.1% 71.9% EVLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 54/100 49/100 EVLV

Percentile Scorecard

PLEVLVREKR

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

AxisPLEVLVREKR
Valuation 38 #77 of 124 55 #56 of 124 33 #83 of 124
Growth 46 #62 of 113 99 #2 of 113 86 #17 of 113
Profitability 38 #69 of 110 51 #55 of 110 40 #66 of 110
Financial Health 45 #71 of 129 31 #90 of 129 39 #79 of 129
Shareholder Returns 16 #57 of 68 33 #46 of 68 48 #36 of 68
Overall 37 54 49
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • REKR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLEVLVREKRSPY
1 month -18.1%-5.3%-30.2% -1.0%
3 months -34.5%-11.8%-50.8% +2.9%
6 months -62.2%-30.3%-65.5% +6.4%
Year to date -32.0%-35.5%-78.3% +11.4%
1 year +3.6%-41.9%-88.7% +13.1%
3 years +518.0%+14.1%-89.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +83.6%+4.5%-52.5% +21.5%
5 years +34.2%-20.8%-97.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.1%-4.5%-52.5% +10.9%

Risk

MeasurePLEVLVREKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.6%51.1%71.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.0%54.6%79.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.332.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.82-1.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-77.9%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.9%-43.9%-89.8% -2.5%
52-week high $51.40$8.23$2.93 $779.14
52-week low $11.16$4.05$0.30 $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.

MultiplePLEVLVREKR
P/E now vs peer median -13.4xmedian 37.4x -159.4xmedian 37.4x -1.9xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.4x 4.9xmedian 4.4x 0.8xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -66.1xmedian 35.0x -97.8xmedian 35.0x -2.3xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 197.7xmedian 27.2x -2,347xmedian 27.2x -3.2xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 7.0xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 1.27 -2.32median 1.27 -0.05median 1.27

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 monthsPLEVLVREKR
Revenue $378.28M $171.44M $49.82M
Gross profit $209.65M $85.49M $29.01M
Operating income -$102.74M -$35.60M -$19.61M
Net income -$359.87M -$5.22M -$21.84M
Free cash flow $24.67M -$356.00K -$13.04M
R&D $128.10M $22.69M $12.89M
EPS (diluted) $-1.00 $-0.03 $-1.16
Cash & equivalents $415.13M $52.70M $9.77M
Total debt – $28.74M $10.43M
Shares (diluted) 359.59M 180.10M 18.80M
Enterprise value $2.04B $547.99M -$9.39M

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
MetricPLEVLVREKR
P/E -13.4x -159.4x -1.9x
P/FCF 197.7x -2,347x -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow 41.5x 30.0x -3.8x
P/S 12.9x 4.9x 0.8x
P/B 8.6x 7.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 7.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -66.1x -97.8x -2.3x
EV/EBIT -39.0x -22.5x -1.6x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 162.6x -2,252x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.1x 28.8x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 -2.32 -0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLEVLVREKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.1% 41.7% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 31.0% 21.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.6% 25.9% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 95.6% 27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% 49.1% 60.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 29.1% 37.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -297.8% 94.1% 58.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.7% 66.8% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -236.5% 94.6% 58.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.3% 68.8% 34.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% 334.7% 64.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 42.6% 33.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 98.1% 59.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 83.1% 29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLEVLVREKR
Gross margin 55.4% 49.9% 58.2%
EBITDA margin -16.0% -4.8% -27.4%
Operating margin -27.2% -20.8% -39.4%
Pretax margin -93.8% -3.1% -43.6%
Net margin -95.1% -3.0% -43.8%
FCF margin 6.5% -0.2% -26.2%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% 16.2% -21.6%
Return on equity -71.4% -4.4% -63.4%
Return on assets -26.8% -1.7% -28.4%
Return on invested capital – -23.8% –
Return on capital employed -10.4% -20.2% -42.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -5.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.5% 13.5% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLEVLVREKR
Debt / assets – 9.5% 0.2%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – -80.7x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 60.6% 54.1%
Equity / assets 39.4% 39.4% 45.9%
Interest coverage -18.7x -9.7x -9.2x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.38 1.14 -5.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLEVLVREKR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.4% -0.7% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -5.4% -0.7% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusPLEVLVREKR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $-0.09FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $413.72MFY2026 $193.69MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +34.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +41.2% +19.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLEVLVREKR
Held by institutions 74.2% 67.2% 17.5%
Institutions holding 480 256 82
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +2.2% -16.1%
Institutions buying 270 132 37
Institutions selling 161 68 23
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.94 1.61

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.

PLEVLVREKR
PL 1.00 0.24 0.26
EVLV 0.24 1.00 0.29
REKR 0.26 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PL, EVLV and REKR?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Planet Labs PBC (PL) $4.95B, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $796.96M, Rekor Systems (REKR) $32.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Planet Labs PBC (PL) +44.1%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%, Rekor Systems (REKR) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has the highest net margin (Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%, Rekor Systems (REKR) -43.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Planet Labs PBC (PL) returned the most: Planet Labs PBC (PL) +3.6%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -41.9%, Rekor Systems (REKR) -88.7%. Over five years, Planet Labs PBC (PL) compounded fastest (Planet Labs PBC (PL) +6.1%/yr, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -4.5%/yr, Rekor Systems (REKR) -52.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been the steadiest (Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.6%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.1%, Rekor Systems (REKR) 71.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PL, EVLV and REKR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Planet Labs PBC (PL) 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.