ROC vs PL Stock Comparison

Rank One Computing and Planet Labs PBC Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PL Planet Labs PBC
$14.49 -16.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Rank One Computing leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rank One Computing 3, Planet Labs PBC 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROCPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.92M $5.15B PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.2x -14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +44.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.4% -95.1% ROC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +8.9% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.0% 91.7% ROC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 35/100 ROC

Percentile Scorecard

ROCPL

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

AxisROCPL
Valuation 29 #88 of 124 33 #83 of 124
Growth – 44 #64 of 113
Profitability 54 #51 of 109 38 #68 of 109
Financial Health 88 #16 of 127 47 #68 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 16 #55 of 65
Overall 57 35
  • ROC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROCPLSPY
1 month -13.9%-16.8% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-29.0% +3.9%
6 months -47.6%-58.6% +8.2%
Year to date —-26.5% +12.9%
1 year —+8.9% +12.3%
3 years —+600.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+91.4% +23.3%
5 years —+44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+7.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureROCPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.0%91.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%82.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.412.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $7.31$51.40 $779.14
52-week low $3.39$11.16 $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.

MultipleROCPL
P/E now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 38.6x -14.5xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.4x 13.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 34.5x -72.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 29.4x 213.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.3x 9.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 0.65median 1.28

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 monthsROCPL
Revenue $15.78M $378.28M
Gross profit $13.08M $209.65M
Operating income -$3.98M -$102.74M
Net income -$4.01M -$359.87M
Free cash flow -$6.17M $24.67M
R&D $7.15M $128.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-1.00
Cash & equivalents $11.91M $415.13M
Shares (diluted) 19.08M 359.59M
Enterprise value $40.06M $2.24B

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
MetricROCPL
P/E -16.5x -14.5x
P/FCF -10.7x 213.6x
P/Operating cash flow -10.7x 44.8x
P/S 4.2x 13.9x
P/B 3.7x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA -14.4x -72.6x
EV/EBIT -13.6x -42.9x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 11.6x
EV/FCF -8.8x 178.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.8x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROCPL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -236.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROCPL
Gross margin 82.9% 55.4%
EBITDA margin -23.8% -16.0%
Operating margin -25.2% -27.2%
Pretax margin -25.8% -93.8%
Net margin -25.4% -95.1%
FCF margin -39.1% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin -39.1% 31.1%
Return on equity -22.2% -71.4%
Return on assets -18.0% -26.8%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -21.0% -10.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROCPL
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 18.9% 60.6%
Equity / assets 81.1% 39.4%
Interest coverage – -18.7x
Current ratio 5.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 5.2x 2.6x
Cash ratio 3.5x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 9.90 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROCPL
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -5.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -5.0%
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.

ConsensusROCPL
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.28MFY2026 $413.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +34.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +76.1% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROCPL
Held by institutions – 74.3%
Institutions holding – 481
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.1%
Institutions buying – 271
Institutions selling – 161
Buyers to sellers – 1.68

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.

ROCPL
ROC 1.00 0.14
PL 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROC and PL?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rank One Computing (ROC) $68.92M, Planet Labs PBC (PL) $5.15B.

Which company is more profitable?

Rank One Computing (ROC) has the highest net margin (Rank One Computing (ROC) -25.4%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%).

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rank One Computing (ROC) has been the steadiest (Rank One Computing (ROC) 72.0%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ROC and PL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.14, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ROC and PL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rank One Computing (ROC) leads on 3. 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.