Planet Labs PBC (PL) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) recorded Capital Expenditures of $27.35 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 34.8% from $20.29 million a year earlier and up 58.0% from the prior quarter.
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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Planet Labs PBC's Capital Expenditures came in at $92.96 million as of Jul 31, 2026, up 95.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $76.71 million, up 73.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $44.3 million in FY2025 (+16.6%), $37.99 million in FY2024 (+263.9%), $10.44 million in FY2023 (+1.2%) and $10.31 million in FY2022 (-60.5%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 66.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 521.9% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 66.4% in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $17.31 million (Q1 2027), $21.6 million (Q4 2026) and $26.7 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 316.55 Bn | 301.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 103.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 269.03 Bn | 249.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 124.41 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.08 Bn | 115.01 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 78.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 116.42 Bn | 103.73 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.55 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.40 Bn | 78.04 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 9.89 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 34.24 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 1.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.08 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 21.05 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.34 Bn | 18.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.50 Bn | -44.13 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 5.95 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 65.63 Mn | 27.35 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 27.35 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 17.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 21.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 26.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 20.29 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.12 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 11.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 15.12 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 8.91 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 7.38 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 15.37 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.34 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.43 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.50 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 3.65 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.26 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 2.15 Mn |
API Access
Planet Labs PBC Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "PL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();