Palantir Technologies Inc. · PLTR · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

Palantir: AI production demand drives another guidance raise

The supplied analysis supports the view that resilient AI production demand and government expansion can sustain Palantir’s growth trajectory, but the thesis depends on continued conversion of prototypes into production contracts and on managing government, geographic, and investment risks.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $428.00B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.10 Consensus $0.09
EPS surprise +10.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $725.5M Consensus $705.1M
Revenue surprise +2.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +23.5% Event window
SPY move +1.2% Same window
Abnormal move +22.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +36.6% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current call showed faster revenue growth, continued AI-platform and defense expansion, new developer and defense initiatives, and another increase in full-year guidance. The analysis also emphasizes persistent Europe, government-cycle, strategic-contract, and investment-related risks.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year 2024 revenue guidance to $2.805-$2.809 billion and U.S. commercial guidance above $687 million.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue grew 30% year over year, with U.S. revenue growth of 44%.
  • AIP and Maven supported expansion across commercial and government customers.
  • U.S. commercial revenue rose 54% year over year and U.S. government revenue rose 40%.
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 38%, while Rule of 40 reached 68.
  • Operating cash flow was $420 million and adjusted free cash flow was $435 million.

Management priorities

  • Move more customers from AI prototypes into production.
  • Expand AIP, Maven Smart System, Foundry, and Apollo deployments.
  • Scale the JADC2 SDK ecosystem and support third-party developers.
  • Roll out the Warp Speed manufacturing operating system.
  • Expand Maven Smart System across U.S. military services.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PLTR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.08 Q1 '24 actual $0.08, match Q2 '24 estimate $0.08 Q2 '24 actual $0.09, match Q3 '24 estimate $0.09 Q3 '24 actual $0.10, match Q2 '25 estimate $0.14 Q2 '25 actual $0.16, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.17 Q3 '25 actual $0.21, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.23 Q4 '25 actual $0.25, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.28 Q1 '26 actual $0.33, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.34 Q2 '26 actual $0.41, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.41 Q4 '26 estimate $0.42 Q1 '27 estimate $0.46
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold26 ratings
Bullish1453.9%
Neutral934.6%
Bearish311.5%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$186.03Current
$4.5Low
$142.65Average
$265High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 15, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy NeutralUpgradeOct 8, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainSep 23, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainSep 15, 2026
DA Davidson Buy BuyMaintainSep 11, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $186.03. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Mizuho SecuritiesGregg Moskowitz$245$200.97 +31.7%Oct 15, 2026
Robert W. BairdWilliam Power$250$209.05 +34.4%Oct 12, 2026
BarclaysAnthony Valentini$265$198.78 +42.5%Oct 8, 2026
Goldman SachsGabriela Borges$230$194.12 +23.6%Oct 8, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$250$173.31 +34.4%Sep 15, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Palantir Technologies Inc. engineers and deploys advanced software platforms primarily for the intelligence community, supporting counterterrorism investigations and operations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. One such product is Palantir Gotham, a sophisticated software system that enables users to uncover hidden patterns within diverse datasets, from signals intelligence to confidential informant reports. Gotham also facilitates the seamless handover between analysts and operational personnel, helping operators strategize and execute real-world responses to threats pinpointed within the platform.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-17. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.