PLTR vs CRM vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, Salesforce and Similarweb Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$248.53 +4.6% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$203.08B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
4 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.77 +2.2% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$755.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
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, Salesforce 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRCRMSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $477.64B $203.08B $755.72M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 158.3x 21.0x -34.7x CRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 118.5x 14.1x 39.9x CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +11.2% +10.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% 22.0% -7.4% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -2.6% -0.3% PLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.8%/yr -3.2%/yr -14.7%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 46.7% 81.1% CRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 37/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRCRMSMWB

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

AxisPLTRCRMSMWB
Valuation 22 #79 of 101 75 #26 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Growth 100 #1 of 97 73 #27 of 97 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 94 88 #12 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Financial Health 98 #3 of 109 44 #61 of 109 23 #84 of 109
Shareholder Returns 25 #48 of 64 70 #20 of 64 22 #50 of 64
Overall 68 70 37
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRCRMSMWBSPY
1 month +2.6%+4.6%+2.2% -1.0%
3 months +60.1%+51.9%+39.2% +2.9%
6 months +37.5%+39.5%+238.6% +6.4%
Year to date +10.7%-6.2%+17.1% +11.4%
1 year +9.0%-2.6%-0.3% +13.1%
3 years +1,082.4%+21.7%+69.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +127.9%+6.8%+19.2% +21.5%
5 years +705.4%-15.0%-54.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +51.8%-3.2%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years —+235.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLTRCRMSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%46.7%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%41.6%89.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.980.401.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.050.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-59.2%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-6.6%-5.4% -2.5%
52-week high $209.05$266.23$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$150.12$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.

MultiplePLTRCRMSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 156.5xmedian 29.9x 21.1xmedian 29.9x -34.2xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 76.8xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 174.0xmedian 17.4x 15.6xmedian 17.4x -299.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 140.8xmedian 16.9x 13.5xmedian 16.9x 49.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 47.8xmedian 3.1x 5.3xmedian 3.1x 33.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.86 0.22median 0.86 -1.13median 0.86

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 monthsPLTRCRMSMWB
Revenue $6.16B $43.94B $295.61M
Gross profit $5.22B $33.96B $235.99M
Operating income $2.63B $8.74B -$11.06M
Net income $3.03B $9.66B -$21.78M
Free cash flow $3.36B $15.15B $15.44M
R&D $641.24M $6.37B $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $11.77 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $8.31B $73.90M
Total debt – $39.29B –
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 821.00M 84.82M
Enterprise value $446.59B $158.96B $478.68M

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
MetricPLTRCRMSMWB
P/E 156.5x 21.1x -34.2x
P/FCF 140.8x 13.5x 49.4x
P/Operating cash flow 139.0x 13.0x 53.8x
P/S 76.8x 4.7x 2.6x
P/B 47.8x 5.3x 33.5x
P/Tangible book 47.8x 6.3x 33.5x
EV/EBITDA 174.0x 15.6x -299.6x
EV/EBIT 175.9x 26.6x -62.3x
EV/Revenue 75.3x 5.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 138.0x 15.3x 44.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 136.3x 14.8x 48.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.22 -1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRCRMSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 11.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 9.9% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% 10.7% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 11.3% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% 9.4% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% 47.8% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 45.0% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% 82.9% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 69.9% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% 94.5% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% 19.6% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 23.3% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% 21.3% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% 26.1% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRCRMSMWB
Gross margin 84.8% 77.3% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 43.3% 34.0% -0.8%
Operating margin 42.8% 19.9% -3.7%
Pretax margin 49.9% 28.2% -5.9%
Net margin 49.0% 22.0% -7.4%
FCF margin 54.6% 34.5% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 35.8% 4.8%
Return on equity 32.9% 26.7% -108.3%
Return on assets 27.7% 8.9% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 28.0% 10.7% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 8.3% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRCRMSMWB
Debt / assets – 35.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 65.0% 91.9%
Equity / assets 84.6% 35.0% 8.1%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio 7.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 6.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 160.20 2.69 0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRCRMSMWB
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 16.7% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 17.4% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusPLTRCRMSMWB
Forward P/E 118.5xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 39.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.8% -5.3% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $43.90BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.5% +11.7% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRCRMSMWB
Held by institutions 60.3% 80.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 2,836 2,471 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% -4.8% -7.8%
Institutions buying 1,480 1,003 36
Institutions selling 1,093 1,270 18
Buyers to sellers 1.35 0.79 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.

PLTRCRMSMWB
PLTR 1.00 0.41 0.25
CRM 0.41 1.00 0.27
SMWB 0.25 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, CRM and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, Salesforce (CRM) $203.08B, Similarweb (SMWB) $755.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, CRM and SMWB?

Salesforce (CRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.3x, Salesforce (CRM) 21.0x, Similarweb (SMWB) -34.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Salesforce (CRM) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.5x, Salesforce (CRM) 14.1x, Similarweb (SMWB) 39.9x). 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) +78.9%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palantir Technologies (PLTR) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, Salesforce (CRM) -2.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) -0.3%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -3.2%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Salesforce (CRM) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.7%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLTR, CRM 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.