Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -71.40% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 50.86 percentage points from -20.54% a year earlier but up 46.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Planet Labs PBC posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -78.40%, down 52.72 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -0.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -25.68% in FY2025 (unchanged), -25.68% in FY2024 (+0.77 pp), -26.46% in FY2023 (+9.83 pp) and -36.29% in FY2022 (+41.89 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -118.05% in fiscal Q1 2027 and a high of -17.93% in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -25.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 7.42 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 94.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at -118.05% (Q1 2027), -91.78% (Q4 2026) and -32.99% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 235.00 Bn | 220.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.11% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 221.18 Bn | 201.58 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.60% |
| 3 | Snowflake | 96.49 Bn | 83.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -53.23% |
| 4 | Fortinet | 87.26 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 120.13% |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.27 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 5.77% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.67 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 689.22 Mn | -2.54% |
| 7 | Okta | 29.42 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 25.30 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.53% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 25.20 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 1.99% |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 4.50 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 65.63 Mn | -71.40% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -71.40% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -118.05% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -91.78% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -32.99% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -20.54% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -24.04% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -27.19% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -25.19% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -27.96% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -26.60% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -26.73% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -27.64% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -27.39% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -26.79% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -27.69% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -28.17% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -21.51% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -17.93% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -33.44% |
API Access
Planet Labs PBC Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();