PLTR vs FICO vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, Fair Isaac and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$707.06 +1.7% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.93B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Fair Isaac 4, NIQ Global Intelligence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRFICONIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $386.60B $15.93B $6.03B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 105.4x 19.5x -17.2x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.5x 16.2x 17.9x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.1% +24.1% +8.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.3% 34.1% -8.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 62.6% 1.8% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x 4.1x NIQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% -56.6% +65.4% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.9%/yr +13.2%/yr — PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.9% 66.8% 66.9% PLTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 57/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRFICONIQ

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

AxisPLTRFICONIQ
Valuation 21 #79 of 100 59 #42 of 100 73 #28 of 100
Growth 100 #1 of 99 82 #19 of 99 87 #14 of 99
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 100 #1 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 98 #3 of 112 32 #76 of 112 20 #90 of 112
Shareholder Returns 24 #51 of 67 99 #2 of 67 –
Overall 68 74 57
  • PLTR ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRFICONIQSPY
1 month -19.4%+1.7%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months -0.7%-31.5%+70.4% -4.6%
6 months +13.0%-37.3%+77.9% +0.2%
Year to date -12.9%-58.2%+20.8% +7.5%
1 year -17.6%-56.6%+65.4% +8.2%
3 years +735.1%-23.8%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +103.0%-8.7%— +19.0%
5 years +495.5%+86.0%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +42.9%+13.2%— +9.4%
10 years —+522.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+20.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePLTRFICONIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.9%66.8%66.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%82.1%62.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.940.230.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.850.98 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-75.1%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-61.7%-2.4% -5.9%
52-week high $209.05$1,844.98$20.40 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$592.49$7.97 $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.

MultiplePLTRFICONIQ
P/E now vs peer median 101.5xmedian 24.7x 19.7xmedian 24.7x -16.7xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 2.8x 6.4xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 108.0xmedian 16.5x 16.5xmedian 16.5x 11.9xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.0xmedian 15.3x 15.3xmedian 15.3x 11.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 2.7x -3.7xmedian 2.7x 5.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.77 0.67median 0.77 —median 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 monthsPLTRFICONIQ
Revenue $7.29B $2.39B $4.39B
Gross profit $6.18B $2.04B $2.43B
Operating income $3.33B $1.24B $85.40M
Net income $3.69B $815.02M -$350.00M
Free cash flow $4.05B $996.02M $506.40M
R&D $716.77M $208.49M –
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $35.90 $-1.19
Cash & equivalents $3.62B $248.44M $416.60M
Total debt – $5.58B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 22.70M 295.06M
Enterprise value $351.42B $15.17B $4.28B

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
MetricPLTRFICONIQ
P/E 101.5x 19.7x -16.7x
P/FCF 92.0x 15.3x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 91.0x 15.2x 10.9x
P/S 51.2x 6.4x 1.3x
P/B 32.9x -3.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 32.9x -3.7x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA 108.0x 16.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 109.0x 16.7x 105.5x
EV/Revenue 49.7x 8.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF 89.4x 20.7x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 88.5x 20.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRFICONIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.1% 24.1% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.8% 17.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.2% 29.2% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 20.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 291.5% 39.7% 481.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 350.6% 26.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 235.3% 28.8% 31.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 189.8% 24.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 234.6% 39.5% 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 182.3% 29.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.4% 28.1% 1,467%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.0% 30.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.0% 28.5% 12,760%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 104.4% 30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRFICONIQ
Gross margin 84.7% 85.1% 55.4%
EBITDA margin 46.0% 52.3% 17.2%
Operating margin 45.6% 51.7% 1.9%
Pretax margin 51.3% 44.5% -4.4%
Net margin 50.3% 34.1% -8.0%
FCF margin 55.6% 41.6% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 56.2% 41.8% 12.2%
Return on equity 34.7% – -29.8%
Return on assets 29.4% 39.9% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 62.6% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 30.9% 95.3% 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 7.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRFICONIQ
Debt / assets – 274.0% 52.5%
Debt / equity – -1.4x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x 4.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 301.1% 83.0%
Equity / assets 84.6% -201.1% 17.0%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 7.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 6.9x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 5.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 110.51 8.33 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRFICONIQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 23.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 23.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPLTRFICONIQ
Forward P/E 89.5xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $43.64FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +130.7%FY2026 +46.1%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.3% +8.8% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.67BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +93.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +40.5% +17.2% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRFICONIQ
Held by institutions 60.3% 95.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 2,841 845 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +1.9% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,482 383 101
Institutions selling 1,096 344 51
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.11 1.98

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.

PLTRFICONIQ
PLTR 1.00 0.10 0.12
FICO 0.10 1.00 0.26
NIQ 0.12 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, FICO and NIQ?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $386.60B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.93B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $6.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, FICO and NIQ?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 105.4x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.5x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 89.5x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.2x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 17.9x). 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) +87.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 50.3%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) -17.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +65.4%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +42.9%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.