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Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+84.7%
Gross profit$1.4B+99.3%
Operating income$754.0M+328%
Net income$870.5M+307%
EPS (diluted)$0.34+325%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B+129%
Total debt$212.0M-13.3%
Total equity$8.4B+55.8%
Total assets$10.2B+51.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$899.2M+190%
CapEx$7.4M+19.7%
Free cash flow$891.8M+193%

Valuation

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Market cap$313.16B+76.7%
Enterprise value$311.05B+76.4%
P/E137.3×-173×
P/S59.9×+3.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin84.1%+4.1pp
Operating margin38.1%+25.1pp
Net margin43.7%+25.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity32.9%+20.5pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio6.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Palantir Technologies Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Palantir Technologies Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Palantir Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) reported return on invested capital of 35.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Palantir Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Palantir Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 271.4% year-over-year, from 9.6% to 35.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Palantir Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Palantir Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a 208.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -7.4% to 70.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.