PLTR vs NIQ vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, NIQ Global Intelligence and Strategy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.62 -8.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 6, NIQ Global Intelligence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTRNIQMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $471.98B $6.02B $49.84B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 156.3x -22.8x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 118.3x 18.4x — NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +7.5% +4.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% -6.1% — PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% +59.5% -48.6% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.0%/yr — +14.7%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 67.0% 81.1% PLTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 53/100 38/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRNIQMSTR

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

AxisPLTRNIQMSTR
Valuation 22 #79 of 101 72 #29 of 101 17 #84 of 101
Growth 100 #1 of 97 72 #28 of 97 3 #94 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 93 44 #53 of 93 –
Financial Health 98 #3 of 108 25 #81 of 108 94 #7 of 108
Shareholder Returns 26 #47 of 63 – –
Overall 68 53 38
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRNIQMSTRSPY
1 month +5.1%+17.2%-8.4% +0.7%
3 months +60.7%+79.1%+44.9% +3.7%
6 months +41.2%+86.6%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +10.5%+23.7%-6.8% +12.8%
1 year -1.2%+59.5%-48.6% +11.9%
3 years +1,237.1%—+237.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +137.5%—+50.0% +22.8%
5 years +659.0%—+98.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +50.0%—+14.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+639.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLTRNIQMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%67.0%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%62.8%74.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.960.453.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.89-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-59.6%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%0.0%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $209.05$20.40$275.36 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$7.97$82.31 $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.

MultiplePLTRNIQMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 156.3xmedian 28.0x -22.8xmedian 28.0x -3.4xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 76.7xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x 100.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 173.7xmedian 16.9x 11.5xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 140.5xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x -2,079xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 47.7xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.89 —median 0.89 0.01median 0.89

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 monthsPLTRNIQMSTR
Revenue $6.16B $4.36B $495.08M
Gross profit $5.22B $2.43B $335.84M
Operating income $2.63B $135.00M -$19.34B
Net income $3.03B -$264.00M –
Free cash flow $3.36B – –
R&D $641.24M – $94.59M
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $-0.89 $-42.25
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $416.60M $2.50B
Total debt – $3.55B –
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 295.06M 352.53M
Enterprise value $441.04B $4.62B $49.84B

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
MetricPLTRNIQMSTR
P/E 156.3x -22.8x -3.4x
P/FCF 140.5x – -2,079x
P/Operating cash flow 138.8x – –
P/S 76.7x 1.4x 100.7x
P/B 47.7x 5.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 47.7x -7.0x -3.2x
EV/EBITDA 173.7x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 175.6x 67.8x –
EV/Revenue 75.1x 2.1x 100.7x
EV/FCF 137.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 136.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRNIQMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 7.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% – -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% 6.6% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% 577.0% -276.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% – -317.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 55.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 62.2% -272.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% – -309.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRNIQMSTR
Gross margin 84.8% 55.7% –
EBITDA margin 43.3% 18.2% –
Operating margin 42.8% 3.1% –
Pretax margin 49.9% -2.4% –
Net margin 49.0% -6.1% –
FCF margin 54.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% – –
Return on equity 32.9% -21.5% –
Return on assets 27.7% -3.8% –
Return on invested capital – 2.8% –
Return on capital employed 28.0% 2.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRNIQMSTR
Debt / assets – 52.5% –
Debt / equity – 3.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 83.0% 11.2%
Equity / assets 84.6% 17.0% 71.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.2x 1.1x 4.0x
Quick ratio 7.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 6.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 159.94 0.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRNIQMSTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusPLTRNIQMSTR
Forward P/E 118.3xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +47.0% +19.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +18.6% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRNIQMSTR
Held by institutions 60.3% 84.4% 59.5%
Institutions holding 2,838 162 851
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +4.0% +9.6%
Institutions buying 1,481 101 474
Institutions selling 1,094 51 264
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.98 1.80

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.

PLTRNIQMSTR
PLTR 1.00 0.11 0.43
NIQ 0.11 1.00 0.04
MSTR 0.43 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, NIQ and MSTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $471.98B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $6.02B, Strategy (MSTR) $49.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%, Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) -1.2%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +59.5%, Strategy (MSTR) -48.6%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.0%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.7%/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) 59.3%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.