PLTR vs CSCO vs FICO Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, Cisco Systems and Fair Isaac Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$101.61 -9.4% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$400.95B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.64%
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$724.14 +9.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.64B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 4, Fair Isaac 4, Cisco Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRCSCOFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $428.53B $400.95B $15.64B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 141.9x 30.3x 20.1x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 107.4x 21.4x 16.6x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +11.8% +24.1% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% 21.0% 34.1% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 4.3x CSCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.64% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +39.0% -56.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +46.9%/yr +12.0%/yr +13.5%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 35.9% 66.9% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 53/100 75/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRCSCOFICO

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

AxisPLTRCSCOFICO
Valuation 22 #78 of 100 30 #79 of 112 63 #38 of 100
Growth 100 #1 of 97 40 #65 of 108 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 94 87 #14 of 104 100 #1 of 94
Financial Health 98 #3 of 111 30 #82 of 116 33 #75 of 111
Shareholder Returns 25 #48 of 64 80 #17 of 80 95 #4 of 64
Overall 68 53 75
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRCSCOFICOSPY
1 month -5.5%-9.4%+9.6% -2.3%
3 months +41.9%-12.3%-30.8% -0.7%
6 months +22.1%+9.7%-31.7% +4.8%
Year to date +0.3%+31.9%-57.2% +10.3%
1 year -11.0%+39.0%-56.4% +10.3%
3 years +844.1%+91.7%-22.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +111.5%+24.2%-8.0% +20.1%
5 years +582.8%+76.3%+88.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +46.9%+12.0%+13.5% +10.1%
10 years —+234.4%+525.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+12.8%+20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLTRCSCOFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%35.9%66.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%37.6%82.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.001.160.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.191.09-0.84 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-38.6%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-21.8%-60.8% -3.5%
52-week high $209.05$130.00$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$71.04$592.49 $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.

MultiplePLTRCSCOFICO
P/E now vs peer median 141.9xmedian 28.5x 30.3xmedian 29.9x 20.1xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 69.6xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 157.4xmedian 16.8x 23.1xmedian 18.5x 16.7xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 127.6xmedian 16.2x 31.4xmedian 28.0x 15.7xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 2.8x -3.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.90 11.24median 1.00 0.68median 0.90

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 monthsPLTRCSCOFICO
Revenue $6.16B $63.33B $2.39B
Gross profit $5.22B $40.86B $2.04B
Operating income $2.63B $15.37B $1.24B
Net income $3.03B $13.27B $815.02M
Free cash flow $3.36B $12.77B $996.02M
R&D $641.24M $9.56B $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $3.33 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $7.22B $248.44M
Total debt – $29.53B $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 3.99B 22.70M
Enterprise value $397.59B $336.88B $14.88B

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
MetricPLTRCSCOFICO
P/E 141.9x 30.3x 20.1x
P/FCF 127.6x 31.4x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 126.0x 28.3x 15.6x
P/S 69.6x 6.3x 6.5x
P/B 43.4x 8.0x -3.8x
P/Tangible book 43.4x 9.4x -3.8x
EV/EBITDA 157.4x 23.1x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 159.1x 27.0x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 68.1x 6.5x 8.8x
EV/FCF 124.8x 32.5x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 123.3x 29.2x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 11.24 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCOFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 11.8% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 3.6% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% 11.1% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 4.6% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% 30.7% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% 0.7% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 30.3% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% 1.7% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 30.7% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% 2.7% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% -0.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% -10.7% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% -3.9% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -12.5% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCOFICO
Gross margin 84.8% 64.5% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 43.3% 28.3% 52.3%
Operating margin 42.8% 24.3% 51.7%
Pretax margin 49.9% 25.3% 44.5%
Net margin 49.0% 21.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 54.6% 20.2% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 22.4% 41.8%
Return on equity 32.9% 26.8% –
Return on assets 27.7% 10.4% 39.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 62.6%
Return on capital employed 28.0% 17.9% 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 6.0% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCOFICO
Debt / assets – 22.8% 274.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 61.2% 301.1%
Equity / assets 84.6% 38.8% -201.1%
Interest coverage – 10.5x 6.6x
Current ratio 7.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 6.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 145.41 3.90 8.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCOFICO
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.4% 22.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1% 22.8%
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.

ConsensusPLTRCSCOFICO
Forward P/E 107.4xFY2026 21.4xFY2027 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.0% +20.7% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +0.6% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRCSCOFICO
Held by institutions 60.3% 80.1% 95.7%
Institutions holding 2,839 4,048 844
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +5.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,481 1,848 382
Institutions selling 1,095 1,818 344
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.02 1.11

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.

PLTRCSCOFICO
PLTR 1.00 0.19 0.09
CSCO 0.19 1.00 -0.10
FICO 0.09 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, CSCO and FICO?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $428.53B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $400.95B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, CSCO and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 141.9x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 30.3x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 107.4x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.4x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.6x). 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%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) -11.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +39.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +46.9%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +12.0%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.64%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Fair Isaac (FICO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLTR, CSCO and FICO?

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 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.