PL vs REKR vs SSGC Stock Comparison

Planet Labs PBC, Rekor Systems and SafeSpace Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PL Planet Labs PBC
$14.33 -14.6% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
4 wins
REKR Rekor Systems, Inc.
$0.34 -12.8% 1M -87.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$49.82M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
3 wins
SSGC SafeSpace Global Corp
$0.06 -33.3% 1M -82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$53.72K
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLREKRSSGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.21B $46.80M $11.39M PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.3x -2.1x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.1% +9.8% -73.3% PL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -95.1% -43.8% -14,125.2% REKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.6% -87.5% -82.4% PL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr -52.2%/yr -20.6%/yr PL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.6% 78.7% 143.0% REKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 50/100 19/100 REKR

Percentile Scorecard

PLREKRSSGC

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

AxisPLREKRSSGC
Valuation 36 #80 of 124 34 #82 of 124 1 #123 of 124
Growth 44 #64 of 113 86 #17 of 113 5 #108 of 113
Profitability 39 #67 of 109 40 #66 of 109 3 #106 of 109
Financial Health 48 #66 of 127 41 #76 of 127 70 #39 of 127
Shareholder Returns 16 #53 of 63 50 #32 of 63 –
Overall 37 50 19
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • REKR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SSGC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLREKRSSGCSPY
1 month -14.6%-12.8%-33.3% +0.9%
3 months -26.4%-43.3%-33.3% +5.9%
6 months -58.0%-57.0%-40.0% +8.5%
Year to date -27.3%-75.4%-72.7% +13.3%
1 year +11.6%-87.5%-82.4% +12.4%
3 years +592.3%-86.7%-40.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +90.7%-48.9%-15.7% +23.5%
5 years +41.5%-97.5%-68.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.2%-52.2%-20.6% +11.0%

Risk

MeasurePLREKRSSGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.6%78.7%143.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%84.8%175.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.652.67-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-1.11-0.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-98.3%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.1%-87.5%-82.4% -0.9%
52-week high $51.40$2.73$0.34 $779.14
52-week low $11.16$0.24$0.06 $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.

MultiplePLREKRSSGC
P/E now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 37.9x -2.1xmedian 37.9x -1.5xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.4x 0.9xmedian 4.4x 212.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -71.7xmedian 34.5x -2.7xmedian 34.5x -1.9xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 211.2xmedian 26.6x -3.6xmedian 26.6x -2.5xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 3.4x 1.4xmedian 3.4x 5.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 1.24 -0.06median 1.24 0.12median 1.24

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 monthsPLREKRSSGC
Revenue $378.28M $49.82M $53.72K
Gross profit $209.65M $29.01M $25.36K
Operating income -$102.74M -$19.61M -$7.80M
Net income -$359.87M -$21.84M -$7.59M
Free cash flow $24.67M -$13.04M -$4.52M
R&D $128.10M $12.89M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.00 $-1.16 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $415.13M $9.77M $1.74M
Total debt – $148.00K –
Shares (diluted) 359.59M 18.80M 189.55M
Enterprise value $2.30B $5.13M -$7.72M

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
MetricPLREKRSSGC
P/E -14.3x -2.1x -1.5x
P/FCF 211.2x -3.6x -2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.3x -4.3x -2.1x
P/S 13.8x 0.9x 212.1x
P/B 9.2x 1.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 2.2x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -71.7x -2.7x -1.9x
EV/EBIT -42.3x -1.9x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 11.5x 0.7x 179.7x
EV/FCF 176.2x -2.9x -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x -3.5x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 -0.06 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLREKRSSGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.1% 9.8% -73.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 21.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.6% 31.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 27.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% 60.1% -107.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 37.6% -100.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -297.8% 58.4% -125.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.7% 34.9% -82.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -236.5% 58.4% -96.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.3% 34.9% -12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% 64.4% -203.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 33.5% -260.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 59.4% -148.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 29.7% -236.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLREKRSSGC
Gross margin 55.4% 58.2% 47.2%
EBITDA margin -16.0% -27.4% -9,232%
Operating margin -27.2% -39.4% -14,518%
Pretax margin -93.8% -43.6% -14,283%
Net margin -95.1% -43.8% -14,125%
FCF margin 6.5% -26.2% -8,418%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% -21.6% -10,294%
Return on equity -71.4% -63.4% -210.5%
Return on assets -26.8% -28.4% -177.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -10.4% -42.0% -198.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 16.5% 3.9% 1,842%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLREKRSSGC
Debt / assets – 0.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 54.1% 34.8%
Equity / assets 39.4% 45.9% 65.2%
Interest coverage -18.7x -9.2x –
Current ratio 2.8x 0.8x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.7x 4.4x
Cash ratio 2.5x 0.3x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 2.61 -5.29 -13.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLREKRSSGC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.0% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield -5.0% -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.

ConsensusPLREKRSSGC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $413.71MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +34.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +41.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLREKRSSGC
Held by institutions 74.3% 17.5% –
Institutions holding 481 82 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -16.1% –
Institutions buying 271 37 –
Institutions selling 161 23 –
Buyers to sellers 1.68 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.

PLREKRSSGC
PL 1.00 0.23 0.01
REKR 0.23 1.00 -0.03
SSGC 0.01 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PL, REKR and SSGC?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Planet Labs PBC (PL) $5.21B, Rekor Systems (REKR) $46.80M, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) $11.39M.

Which company is growing faster?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Planet Labs PBC (PL) +44.1%, Rekor Systems (REKR) +9.8%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -73.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rekor Systems (REKR) has the highest net margin (Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%, Rekor Systems (REKR) -43.8%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -14,125.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Planet Labs PBC (PL) returned the most: Planet Labs PBC (PL) +11.6%, Rekor Systems (REKR) -87.5%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -82.4%. Over five years, Planet Labs PBC (PL) compounded fastest (Planet Labs PBC (PL) +7.2%/yr, Rekor Systems (REKR) -52.2%/yr, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rekor Systems (REKR) has been the steadiest (Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.6%, Rekor Systems (REKR) 78.7%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) 143.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.