Planet Labs PBC (PL) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC's FCF Margin was 22.06% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 42.64 percentage points from 64.70% a year earlier but up 24.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Planet Labs PBC's FCF Margin was 6.52% through Jul 31, 2026, down 6.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 18.73%, up 42.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +45.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was -24.01% in FY2025 (+16.18 pp), -40.19% in FY2024 (+3.92 pp), -44.12% in FY2023 (-4.08 pp) and -40.03% in FY2022 (-13.41 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -70.09% (fiscal Q1 2024) and 64.70% (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.48 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 102.32 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 46.67 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PL's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -1.99% (Q1 2027), -1.10% (Q4 2026) and 2.32% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 22.06% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.99% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.10% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.32% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 64.70% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.92% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -29.08% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -5.81% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -37.62% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -23.55% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -26.75% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -54.62% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -10.74% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -70.09% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -30.67% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -66.02% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -53.49% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -23.41% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -68.53% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -47.16% |
Planet Labs PBC FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();