PLTR vs CSCO vs RELX Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, Cisco Systems and Relx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$111.38 +4.4% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$439.51B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.50%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.33%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Relx 3, Cisco Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRCSCORELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $470.84B $439.51B $70.93B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 156.1x 33.2x — CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 119.7x 23.5x 21.5x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +11.8% — PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% 21.0% — PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.50% 2.33% RELX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.0% +56.0% -16.4% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.7%/yr +14.7%/yr +4.6%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 35.5% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 54/100 — PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRCSCORELX

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

AxisPLTRCSCORELX
Valuation 22 #79 of 101 32 #76 of 112 –
Growth 100 #1 of 97 41 #65 of 109 –
Profitability 96 #5 of 94 87 #14 of 104 –
Financial Health 98 #3 of 108 30 #82 of 116 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 79 #18 of 81 52 #31 of 64
Overall 69 54 –
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CSCO ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRCSCORELXSPY
1 month +4.8%+4.4%+16.4% -0.2%
3 months +60.9%-3.6%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months +40.8%+28.2%+8.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.8%+44.6%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year +5.0%+56.0%-16.4% +12.3%
3 years +1,218.7%+116.0%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +136.4%+29.3%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years +675.1%+98.0%+25.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +50.7%+14.7%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years —+266.6%+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLTRCSCORELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%35.5%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%37.3%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.971.110.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.081.58-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-38.6%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-14.3%-16.4% -1.2%
52-week high $209.05$130.00$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$71.04$27.73 $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.

MultiplePLTRCSCORELX
P/E now vs peer median 158.1xmedian 28.3x 33.2xmedian 33.2x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 77.6xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 175.8xmedian 17.3x 25.3xmedian 20.0x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 142.2xmedian 15.8x 34.4xmedian 29.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 42.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.85 12.32median 1.17 —median 0.85

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 monthsPLTRCSCORELX
Revenue $6.16B $63.33B –
Gross profit $5.22B $40.86B –
Operating income $2.63B $15.37B –
Net income $3.03B $13.27B –
Free cash flow $3.36B $12.77B –
R&D $641.24M $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $3.33 –
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $7.22B $291.59M
Total debt – $29.53B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 3.99B 1.84B
Enterprise value $439.79B $375.43B $70.04B

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
MetricPLTRCSCORELX
P/E 158.1x 33.2x –
P/FCF 142.2x 34.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 140.4x 31.0x –
P/S 77.6x 6.9x –
P/B 48.3x 8.7x 42.6x
P/Tangible book 48.3x 10.3x -28.8x
EV/EBITDA 175.8x 25.3x –
EV/EBIT 177.7x 29.5x –
EV/Revenue 76.0x 7.2x –
EV/FCF 139.4x 35.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 137.7x 32.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 12.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCORELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 11.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 3.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% 11.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% 30.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% 0.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 30.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 30.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% 2.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% -0.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% -10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% -3.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -12.5% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCORELX
Debt / assets – 22.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 61.2% 91.7%
Equity / assets 84.6% 38.8% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 7.2x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 6.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 161.80 4.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRCSCORELX
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusPLTRCSCORELX
Forward P/E 119.7xFY2026 23.5xFY2027 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.0% +20.7% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +0.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRCSCORELX
Held by institutions 60.3% 80.1% 4.7%
Institutions holding 2,837 4,046 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +5.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 1,481 1,847 220
Institutions selling 1,093 1,817 157
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.02 1.40

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.

PLTRCSCORELX
PLTR 1.00 0.18 0.15
CSCO 0.18 1.00 -0.16
RELX 0.15 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, CSCO and RELX?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $470.84B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $439.51B, Relx (RELX) $70.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, CSCO and RELX?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 156.1x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Relx (RELX) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.5x, Relx (RELX) 21.5x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +56.0%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.7%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Relx (RELX) has the highest dividend yield: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 0.00%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.50%, Relx (RELX) 2.33%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.