PLTR vs BLK vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, BlackRock and Similarweb Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,170.09 +8.4% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$180.90B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
1.91%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.41 +4.6% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$731.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLTRBLKSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $372.99B $180.90B $731.35M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 101.5x 26.0x -32.8x BLK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.5x 18.9x 38.2x BLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.1% +24.7% +10.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% 24.4% -7.4% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.91% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% +9.0% -2.7% BLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.9%/yr +4.1%/yr -15.8%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.9% 28.4% 80.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 35/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRBLKSMWB

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

AxisPLTRBLKSMWB
Valuation 21 #79 of 100 72 #56 of 200 28 #72 of 100
Growth 100 #1 of 99 76 #29 of 117 62 #38 of 99
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 71 #43 of 144 42 #56 of 96
Financial Health 98 #3 of 112 72 #48 of 166 24 #85 of 112
Shareholder Returns 24 #51 of 67 43 #47 of 81 20 #54 of 67
Overall 68 67 35
  • PLTR ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SMWB ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRBLKSMWBSPY
1 month -19.4%+8.4%+4.6% -5.9%
3 months -0.7%+3.5%+14.6% -4.6%
6 months +13.0%+9.6%+156.4% +0.2%
Year to date -12.9%+9.3%+12.3% +7.5%
1 year -17.6%+9.0%-2.7% +8.2%
3 years +735.1%+79.1%+68.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +103.0%+21.5%+19.0% +19.0%
5 years +495.5%+22.5%-57.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +42.9%+4.1%-15.8% +9.4%
10 years —+238.4%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePLTRBLKSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.9%28.4%80.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%28.3%88.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.231.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.32-0.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-45.3%-88.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-4.4%-9.3% -5.9%
52-week high $209.05$1,224.52$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$922.90$2.33 $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.

MultiplePLTRBLKSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 101.5xmedian 24.7x 26.0xmedian 33.2x -32.8xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 4.4x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 108.0xmedian 16.5x 16.5xmedian 13.0x -286.0xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.0xmedian 15.3x 37.8xmedian 14.5x 47.4xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 1.8x 32.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.77 —median 0.77 -1.09median 0.77

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 monthsPLTRBLKSMWB
Revenue $7.29B $28.54B $295.61M
Gross profit $6.18B – $235.99M
Operating income $3.33B $9.26B -$11.06M
Net income $3.69B $7.52B -$21.78M
Free cash flow $4.05B $4.78B $15.44M
R&D $716.77M – $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $42.36 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $3.62B $12.88B $73.90M
Total debt – $12.74B –
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 164.50M 84.82M
Enterprise value $337.93B $137.43B $454.31M

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
MetricPLTRBLKSMWB
P/E 101.5x 26.0x -32.8x
P/FCF 92.0x 37.8x 47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 91.0x 34.6x 51.6x
P/S 51.2x 6.3x 2.5x
P/B 32.9x 2.8x 32.1x
P/Tangible book 32.9x 4.9x 32.1x
EV/EBITDA 108.0x 16.5x -286.0x
EV/EBIT 109.0x 19.2x -59.4x
EV/Revenue 49.7x 6.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 89.4x 37.1x 42.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 88.5x 33.9x 46.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 – -1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRBLKSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.1% 24.7% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.8% – 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.2% – 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.8% – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 291.5% 24.2% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 350.6% – 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 235.3% 18.1% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 189.8% – 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.6% 13.5% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 182.3% – 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.4% 22.5% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.0% – 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.0% 21.6% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 104.4% – 32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRBLKSMWB
Gross margin 84.7% – 79.8%
EBITDA margin 46.0% 37.8% -0.8%
Operating margin 45.6% 32.5% -3.7%
Pretax margin 51.3% 34.4% -5.9%
Net margin 50.3% 24.4% -7.4%
FCF margin 55.6% 16.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 56.2% 18.3% 4.8%
Return on equity 34.7% 12.4% -108.3%
Return on assets 29.4% 4.3% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.6% –
Return on capital employed 30.9% – -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 4.7% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRBLKSMWB
Debt / assets – 7.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 64.1% 91.9%
Equity / assets 84.6% 35.9% 8.1%
Interest coverage – 17.1x –
Current ratio 7.1x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 6.9x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 5.9x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 110.51 – 0.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRBLKSMWB
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.8% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.1% –
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.

ConsensusPLTRBLKSMWB
Forward P/E 89.5xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 38.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $61.77FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.3% -1.9% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.67BFY2026 $28.46BFY2026 $332.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +93.5%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +40.5% +17.1% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRBLKSMWB
Held by institutions 60.3% 77.6% 45.9%
Institutions holding 2,841 2,315 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +2.5% -7.8%
Institutions buying 1,482 1,089 36
Institutions selling 1,096 888 18
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.23 2.00

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.

PLTRBLKSMWB
PLTR 1.00 0.13 0.25
BLK 0.13 1.00 0.19
SMWB 0.25 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, BLK and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $372.99B, BlackRock (BLK) $180.90B, Similarweb (SMWB) $731.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, BLK and SMWB?

BlackRock (BLK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 101.5x, BlackRock (BLK) 26.0x, Similarweb (SMWB) -32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, BlackRock (BLK) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 89.5x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.9x, Similarweb (SMWB) 38.2x). 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: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +87.1%, BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 50.3%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.4%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackRock (BLK) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) -17.6%, BlackRock (BLK) +9.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -2.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +42.9%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 1.91%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Similarweb (SMWB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.9%, BlackRock (BLK) 28.4%, Similarweb (SMWB) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLTR, BLK and SMWB?

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.