PLTR vs ORCL vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Palantir Technologies, Oracle and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$742.22M
P/E
212.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLTRORCLCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $477.08B $387.32B $742.22M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 158.1x 20.6x 212.7x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 119.8x 14.7x 20.8x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +78.9% +21.6% +12.0% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.0% 26.2% 0.8% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% -55.5% +19.0% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.4%/yr +5.6%/yr -13.7%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 57.0% 52.2% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 53/100 57/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

PLTRORCLCGNT

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

AxisPLTRORCLCGNT
Valuation 22 #80 of 102 56 #45 of 102 57 #44 of 102
Growth 100 #1 of 98 63 #37 of 98 89 #12 of 98
Profitability 96 #5 of 95 84 #16 of 95 64 #35 of 95
Financial Health 98 #3 of 109 39 #67 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 21 #51 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 69 53 57
  • PLTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTRORCLCGNTSPY
1 month +4.8%-8.0%+17.0% -0.8%
3 months +51.2%+5.1%+14.5% +3.5%
6 months +39.0%-27.1%+5.6% +7.0%
Year to date +11.9%-35.3%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year +7.7%-55.5%+19.0% +13.0%
3 years +1,219.4%+24.8%+148.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +136.4%+7.7%+35.4% +23.1%
5 years +693.5%+31.3%-52.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +51.4%+5.6%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years —+229.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLTRORCLCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%57.0%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%56.7%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.972.241.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.970.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-65.0%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-55.2%-18.5% -1.8%
52-week high $209.05$281.40$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$115.01$6.34 $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.

MultiplePLTRORCLCGNT
P/E now vs peer median 158.2xmedian 28.8x 19.9xmedian 28.8x 208.3xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 77.6xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 175.9xmedian 17.7x 13.8xmedian 17.7x 21.3xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 142.3xmedian 15.8x -13.3xmedian 15.8x 25.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 3.2x 5.7xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.85 0.84median 0.85 7.73median 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 monthsPLTRORCLCGNT
Revenue $6.16B $71.78B $421.71M
Gross profit $5.22B – $307.70M
Operating income $2.63B $23.06B $17.43M
Net income $3.03B $18.92B $4.85M
Free cash flow $3.36B -$28.72B $28.96M
R&D $641.24M $10.18B $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $1.17 $6.27 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $2.03B $36.37B $102.17M
Total debt – $125.34B –
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 3.00B 72.91M
Enterprise value $446.03B $259.45B $307.40M

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
MetricPLTRORCLCGNT
P/E 158.2x 19.9x 208.3x
P/FCF 142.3x -13.3x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 140.5x 8.1x 17.6x
P/S 77.6x 5.3x 1.7x
P/B 48.3x 5.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 48.3x 5.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 175.9x 13.8x 21.3x
EV/EBIT 177.8x 20.4x 35.9x
EV/Revenue 76.1x 6.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 139.5x -16.3x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 137.7x 10.0x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.84 7.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTRORCLCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 78.9% 21.6% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 12.1% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.6% – 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.6% 28.3% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 247.7% 18.8% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 292.3% 52.1% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 308.7% 26.4% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.3% 46.7% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 286.3% 23.6% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.6% 118.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 38.3% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 96.5% -388.4% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -71.4% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTRORCLCGNT
Gross margin 84.8% – 73.0%
EBITDA margin 43.3% 47.3% 7.0%
Operating margin 42.8% 32.1% 4.1%
Pretax margin 49.9% 30.3% 3.1%
Net margin 49.0% 26.2% 0.8%
FCF margin 54.6% -40.0% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 65.4% 9.8%
Return on equity 32.9% 34.3% 2.2%
Return on assets 27.7% 6.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 28.0% 9.8% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.5x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 6.7% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTRORCLCGNT
Debt / assets – 41.3% –
Debt / equity – 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – -4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 15.4% 77.8% 56.6%
Equity / assets 84.6% 22.2% 43.4%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 113.9x
Current ratio 7.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 7.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 6.1x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 161.88 1.48 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTRORCLCGNT
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -5.3% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -3.7% -2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –

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.

ConsensusPLTRORCLCGNT
Forward P/E 119.8xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +121.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.0% +23.0% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.8% +45.4% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTRORCLCGNT
Held by institutions 60.3% 44.7% 67.2%
Institutions holding 2,836 3,495 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +6.5% -2.8%
Institutions buying 1,480 1,807 75
Institutions selling 1,093 1,308 33
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.38 2.27

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.

PLTRORCLCGNT
PLTR 1.00 0.42 0.51
ORCL 0.42 1.00 0.40
CGNT 0.51 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTR, ORCL and CGNT?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.08B, Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $742.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTR, ORCL and CGNT?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 212.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.8x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.8x). 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%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +7.7%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.4%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.00%. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Cognyte Software (CGNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLTR, ORCL and CGNT?

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.