Palantir’s revenue surged 70% year-on-year; full-year guidance far exceeds market expectations, driving after-hours stock price up ~8% | Caibao Insight

Data analytics firm Palantir reported its fourth-quarter results after market close on Monday, showing revenue significantly exceeding market expectations—up 70% year-on-year to $1.41 billion. Meanwhile, the company’s revenue guidance for the next quarter also surpassed expectations, coming in 15.3% above analysts’ original forecasts. This strong performance drove the company’s stock up approximately 8% in after-hours trading. Key highlights from Palantir’s earnings report: Main financial metrics: • Revenue: $1.41 billion, above analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.34 billion (up 70% YoY, +4.9% vs. estimate). • Government contracts: Revenue from U.S. government contracts rose 66% YoY to $570 million, surpassing analysts’ expectation of $522 million for this segment. • Commercial contracts: Revenue surged 137% YoY to $507 million, exceeding the market’s forecast of $479 million; the total value of unfulfilled U.S. commercial contracts grew 145% YoY to $4.38 billion. • Adjusted EPS: $0.25, above analysts’ estimate of $0.23 (+8.6% vs. estimate). • Adjusted operating profit: $798.5 million, above analysts’ estimate of $701.1 million (operating margin: 56.8%, +13.9% vs. estimate). • Number of customers: Up 34% YoY and 5% QoQ. Guidance: • Q1 revenue: Expected to be between $1.532 billion and $1.536 billion—its midpoint well above analysts’ consensus of $1.32 billion. • Full-year 2026 revenue: Forecast at $7.182–$7.198 billion, substantially higher than FactSet’s estimate of $6.22 billion. Following the earnings release, the stock rose ~8% in after-hours trading, from its prior close of $147.77. The stock has declined 29% from its November high and is down 17% year-to-date through the close. Surging demand from government clients—but controversy over collaboration with ICE Palantir provides software to clients for centralizing, managing, and analyzing massive volumes of data. Riding the broader AI boom, the company’s profitability continues to hit new highs. Over the past two years, its stock price has surged nearly 800%, adding nearly $315 billion to its market capitalization. Media reports indicate that Palantir’s robust results reflect surging demand for its AI technologies from both U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. At the same time, the company’s role in assisting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda is drawing increasingly intense scrutiny. A large majority of Palantir’s U.S. revenue comes from government contracts, with key clients including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Department of Defense. Palantir stated that last quarter’s revenue from U.S. government contracts totaled $570 million—a 66% YoY increase. Revenue from U.S. commercial clients reached $507 million, more than doubling year-on-year. Both figures exceeded analyst expectations. Last month, the company secured a $448 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide enhanced data support for nuclear submarine maintenance and upgrades.

Market investment fundamentals — The Davis Double Play

/* Originally published on the WeChat public account 'Qingmang Research.' Subscribe to 'Qingmang Research' to join me on the path toward value investing. */ The most difficult—and most critical—aspect of investing is forecasting a company’s future earnings, discounting its future cash flows to arrive at a fair valuation, and then making investment decisions based on that intrinsic value. A reasonable P/E ratio should be anchored to the risk-free rate (e.g., the 10-year Treasury yield). Forecasting earnings growth requires a holistic assessment across multiple dimensions—including national policy, industry competition, and corporate operations. The primary source of returns in value investing lies in sharing in a company’s earnings growth—and, additionally, in market-driven re-rating of the company’s valuation. The Davis Double Play is an investment strategy built precisely upon these two dimensions. The Davis Double Play: Earnings growth + valuation expansion drive explosive stock price appreciation (e.g., core assets in 2020) The Davis Double Play is an investment strategy pioneered by legendary American investor Shelby Cullom Davis. Its core logic is achieving multiplicative stock price gains through the dual drivers of rising corporate earnings and expanding market valuations. This strategy profoundly illustrates the resonance effect between ‘fundamentals’ and ‘market sentiment,’ representing a synthesis of value investing and growth investing. Core mechanics of the Davis Double Play: 1. Earnings growth (EPS Growth): Sustained growth in net profit drives higher earnings per share (EPS). For example, if EPS rises from $1 to $2 (a 100% increase), the stock price would double—even if the P/E ratio remains unchanged. 2. Valuation expansion (PE Expansion): As market confidence in the company’s growth prospects strengthens, investors assign a higher P/E multiple. For instance, if the P/E ratio expands from 10x to 20x, the stock price doubles—even if EPS stays flat. 3. Double-play effect: EPS grows alongside rising corporate profits, while market optimism simultaneously lifts valuation premiums—creating a multiplicative impact. Conditions suitable for the Davis Double Play: 1. Sector selection: • High-conviction, high-growth sectors—for example, emerging industries in their penetration-expansion phase (e.g., AI, third-generation semiconductors). • Industries with strong earnings elasticity—for example, premium consumer goods possessing pricing power or cost advantages (e.g., high-end baijiu).

Veralto Raises Full-Year EPS Guidance to $4.49–$4.52 as Core Sales Jump 5.1%

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Veralto Corporation raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.49–$4.52 following Q3 2026 results showing 7.5% total sales growth and 19.2% adjusted EPS increase. Management highlighted $1.65 billion in strategic acquisitions while maintaining a confident outlook.

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