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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR): verified earnings note

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FY2026 Q3 (CY2026 Q3, ended 2026-09-30) · press release: 8-K 0001321655-26-000045 · 10-Q/10-K · models: claude-sonnet-5-5 (writing), claude-haiku-5-5 (paragraph selection) · generated 2026-11-04

What happened

✓Palantir reported third-quarter revenue of $2.313 billion.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $2.31B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Structured claim: metric revenue, period FY2026 Q3, value 2.313 usd_billions, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓GAAP operating income was $1.085 billion.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.08B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Structured claim: metric operating_income, period FY2026 Q3, value 1.085 usd_billions, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓GAAP operating margin was 46.9%.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.08B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $2.31B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Recomputed as operating_income / revenue × 100 = 46.89%
Structured claim: metric operating_margin, period FY2026 Q3, value 46.9 percent, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓Net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.128 billion.
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XBRL NetIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.13B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Structured claim: metric net_income, period FY2026 Q3, value 1.128 usd_billions, cites xbrl:NetIncomeLoss
✓Diluted EPS was $0.44.
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XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $0.44 · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Structured claim: metric eps_diluted, period FY2026 Q3, value 0.44 usd_per_share, cites xbrl:EarningsPerShareDiluted
✓Free cash flow was $1.197 billion.
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XBRL (derived) · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.20B · derived: operating cash flow − capex · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Structured claim: metric free_cash_flow, period FY2026 Q3, value 1.197 usd_billions, cites xbrl:(derived)

What changed vs last quarter / last year

✓Revenue was up 95.9% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $2.31B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $1.18B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 95.87%
Structured claim: metric revenue_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 95.9 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓Revenue grew 19.5% sequentially.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $2.31B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2026-06-30) = $1.94B · filing 0001321655-26-000041
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 19.53%
Structured claim: metric revenue_qoq, period FY2026 Q3, value 19.5 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓GAAP operating income rose 175.9% year over year.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.08B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $393.3M · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 175.86%
Structured claim: metric operating_income_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 175.9 percent, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓Remaining performance obligations were up 88.5% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $4.90B · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $2.60B · filing 0001321655-25-000131
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 88.46%
Structured claim: metric rpo_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 88.5 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation
✓Stock-based compensation increased 85.1% year over year.
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XBRL ShareBasedCompensation · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $318.9M · derived: 9M YTD − 6M YTD · filing 0001321655-26-000048
XBRL ShareBasedCompensation · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $172.3M · derived: 9M YTD − 6M YTD · filing 0001321655-26-000048
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 85.06%
Structured claim: metric sbc_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 85.1 percent, cites xbrl:ShareBasedCompensation
✓U.S. commercial revenue grew 148% year over year to $984 million.
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Press release P12:
◦U.S. commercial revenue grew 148% year-over-year and 29% quarter-over-quarter to $984 million
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q3, value 148 percent, cites press_release:P12

Management's explanation and guidance

⚠The CEO highlighted that U.S. commercial revenue passed U.S. government revenue for the first time.
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Why: the sentence paraphrases instead of containing the quoted words
Press release P7:
"Witness our third quarter results: overall revenue soared 96% year-over-year, U.S. commercial revenue grew 148% year-over-year and 29% sequentially, and aggregate U.S. revenue grew 119% year-over-year. Our U.S. commercial revenue has surpassed our U.S. government revenue for the first time in our company's history.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value Our U.S. commercial revenue has surpassed our U.S. government revenue for the first time in our company's history. , cites press_release:P7
✓Management guides Q4 revenue of $2.649 billion at the low end of its range.
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Press release P33:
•Revenue of between $2.649 - $2.653 billion.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q4, value 2.649 usd_billions, cites press_release:P33
✓Management raised full-year revenue guidance to a low end of $8.530 billion.
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Press release P36:
•We are raising our revenue guidance to between $8.530 - $8.534 billion.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026, value 8.530 usd_billions, cites press_release:P36
✓Management guides Q4 adjusted income from operations of $1.640 billion at the low end of its range.
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Press release P34:
•Adjusted income from operations of between $1.640 - $1.644 billion.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q4, value 1.640 usd_billions, cites press_release:P34
◦Management continues to expect GAAP operating income and net income in each quarter of the year.
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Press release P40:
•And we continue to expect GAAP operating income and net income in each quarter of this year.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P40

What to watch next quarter

◦Watch whether Q4 revenue lands in the guided $2.649 to $2.653 billion range.
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Press release P33:
•Revenue of between $2.649 - $2.653 billion.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P33
◦Watch whether U.S. commercial revenue reaches the raised full-year guide of at least 143% growth.
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Press release P37:
•We are raising our U.S. commercial revenue guidance to in excess of $3.559 billion, representing a growth rate of at least 143%.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P37
◦Total contract value closed grew only 6% year over year, well below revenue growth, which bears watching.
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Press release P17:
•Closed total contract value ("TCV") of $2.918 billion, up 6% year-over-year
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P17
✗Remaining performance obligations were flat sequentially at $4.9 billion, so backlog conversion is a watch item.
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Why: numbers [4.9] in a qualitative claim are not in P19
Press release P19:
•U.S. commercial remaining deal value ("RDV") of $6.517 billion, up 79% year-over-year and 4% quarter-over-quarter
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P19