PLTR vs IBM vs FICO Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, International Business Machines and Fair Isaac Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$691.94 -19.8% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Fair Isaac 3, International Business Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRIBMFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $467.76B $237.62B $15.70B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.1x 21.3x 19.3x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 119.7x 19.0x 15.8x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +6.8% +24.1% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% — 34.1% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 62.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.0% -20.1% -58.9% PLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.7%/yr +15.8%/yr +11.9%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 50.7% 67.2% IBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 76/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRIBMFICO

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

AxisPLTRIBMFICO
Valuation 22 #79 of 101 65 #14 of 38 68 #33 of 101
Growth 100 #1 of 97 29 #26 of 36 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 94 88 #5 of 34 100 #1 of 94
Financial Health 98 #3 of 108 41 #23 of 38 33 #73 of 108
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 – 98 #2 of 64
Overall 69 55 76
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodPLTRIBMFICOSPY
1 month +4.8%+11.0%-19.8% -0.2%
3 months +60.9%+10.0%-48.2% +3.9%
6 months +40.8%+7.4%-31.5% +8.2%
Year to date +11.8%-15.5%-59.1% +12.9%
1 year +5.0%-20.1%-58.9% +12.3%
3 years +1,218.7%+75.6%-18.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +136.4%+20.7%-6.6% +23.3%
5 years +675.1%+108.0%+75.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +50.7%+15.8%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years —+70.7%+477.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+19.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLTRIBMFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%50.7%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%59.4%81.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.970.830.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.40-0.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-37.4%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-24.0%-62.5% -1.2%
52-week high $209.05$329.23$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$205.96$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.

MultiplePLTRIBMFICO
P/E now vs peer median 158.1xmedian 28.3x 21.1xmedian 29.5x 19.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 77.6xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 4.5x 6.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 175.8xmedian 17.3x —median 23.9x 16.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 142.2xmedian 15.8x 15.0xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 3.2x 6.5xmedian 4.3x -3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.85 1.31median 0.38 0.65median 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 monthsPLTRIBMFICO
Revenue $6.16B $69.87B $2.39B
Gross profit $5.22B $40.50B $2.04B
Operating income $2.63B – $1.24B
Net income $3.03B $11.17B $815.02M
Free cash flow $3.36B – $996.02M
R&D $641.24M – $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $11.72 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $9.23B $248.44M
Total debt – – $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 953.30M 22.70M
Enterprise value $436.71B $237.62B $14.93B

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
MetricPLTRIBMFICO
P/E 158.1x 21.1x 19.2x
P/FCF 142.2x 15.0x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 140.4x 14.9x 14.9x
P/S 77.6x 3.4x 6.2x
P/B 48.3x 6.5x -3.6x
P/Tangible book 48.3x 10.4x -3.6x
EV/EBITDA 175.8x – 16.2x
EV/EBIT 177.7x – 16.4x
EV/Revenue 76.0x 3.4x 8.5x
EV/FCF 139.4x – 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 137.7x 14.9x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 1.31 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRIBMFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 6.8% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 4.5% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% 7.1% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 6.4% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% – 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% – 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 41.3% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% 17.3% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 40.6% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% 16.1% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% 17.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 5.6% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% – 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% – 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRIBMFICO
Gross margin 84.8% – 85.1%
EBITDA margin 43.3% – 52.3%
Operating margin 42.8% – 51.7%
Pretax margin 49.9% – 44.5%
Net margin 49.0% – 34.1%
FCF margin 54.6% – 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 22.7% 41.8%
Return on equity 32.9% 31.6% –
Return on assets 27.7% 7.3% 39.9%
Return on invested capital – – 62.6%
Return on capital employed 28.0% – 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 2.8% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRIBMFICO
Debt / assets – – 274.0%
Debt / equity – – -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.3x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 76.6% 301.1%
Equity / assets 84.6% 23.4% -201.1%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 7.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 7.1x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 6.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 161.80 – 8.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRIBMFICO
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 23.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% 23.9%
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.

ConsensusPLTRIBMFICO
Forward P/E 119.7xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $13.14FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.0% -1.8% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +15.8% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRIBMFICO
Held by institutions 60.3% 65.1% 95.7%
Institutions holding 2,837 3,634 842
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +3.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,481 1,974 381
Institutions selling 1,093 1,227 343
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.61 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.

PLTRIBMFICO
PLTR 1.00 0.26 0.10
IBM 0.26 1.00 0.28
FICO 0.10 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, IBM and FICO?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $467.76B, International Business Machines (IBM) $237.62B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, IBM and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 155.1x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.3x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 15.8x). 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%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palantir Technologies (PLTR) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.9%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Business Machines (IBM) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLTR, IBM 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 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.