Planet Labs PBC (PL) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

Planet Labs PBC (PL) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 53.53% in Q2 2026, down 1.17% quarter-over-quarter from 54.17% in Q1 2026, and down 170.0% year-on-year from 76.48% in Q2 2025.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Planet Labs PBC has disclosed Gross Margin across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 53.53% for Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 170.0% year-over-year to 53.53%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 55.51% (down 231.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 56.05%, down 113.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 53.53% for Q2 2026 at Planet Labs PBC, down from 54.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 62.08% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 37.46% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 53.47% (2023), against an average of 52.4%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Gross Margin surged 1739 bps in 2023, then slumped 792 bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 50.25% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 47.0% in 2023, then jumped by 30 bps to 61.24% in 2024, then decreased by 6 bps to 57.33% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 53.53% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 53.53% in Q2 2026, 54.17% in Q1 2026, and 57.33% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 29.53%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 73.52%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 41.11%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 11.46%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.53%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 36.92%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 67.40%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 34.90%
10 Planet Labs PBC 10.58 Bn 9.85 Bn 50.40 Mn 53.53%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 53.53%
Jan 31, 2026 54.17%
Oct 31, 2025 57.33%
Jul 31, 2025 57.60%
Apr 30, 2025 55.24%
Jan 31, 2025 62.08%
Oct 31, 2024 61.24%
Jul 31, 2024 52.89%
Apr 30, 2024 52.42%
Jan 31, 2024 55.19%
Oct 31, 2023 47.00%
Jul 31, 2023 48.91%
Apr 30, 2023 53.41%
Jan 31, 2023 54.86%
Oct 31, 2022 50.25%
Jul 31, 2022 48.45%
Apr 30, 2022 41.12%
Jan 31, 2022 37.46%
Jul 31, 2021 34.82%
Apr 30, 2021 40.15%