Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Palantir entered the second half of 2026 with exceptional operating momentum: Q2 revenue increased 93% year over year, U.S. commercial revenue increased 149%, and U.S. commercial remaining deal value increased 124%. Management consequently raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $8.150-$8.158 billion and U.S. commercial revenue guidance to more than $3.424 billion. These results support a durable AI-platform adoption thesis, but contract-value realization, long sales cycles, execution against sharply elevated expectations, and AI, security, geopolitical, and reputational risks remain material.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets27 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$80.00
Mean target$191.68
High · most bullish analyst$255.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$80.0018%

Growth decelerates more rapidly than management expects because large contracts convert slowly, options are not exercised, customers use termination provisions, or implementation and sales cycles lengthen. Heightened scrutiny of AI, data security, leadership, or government deployments could also impair demand or execution.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$191.6858%
Matches the consensus mean

Revenue growth remains exceptional but moderates from Q2 levels toward management's FY2026 outlook. U.S. commercial revenue meets or modestly exceeds the stated $3.424 billion minimum, while contract timing produces normal quarterly volatility.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$255.0024%

Palantir sustains growth above its raised FY2026 outlook as U.S. commercial adoption, large-deal activity, and remaining deal value convert into revenue faster than expected. Continued operating leverage and customer demand for controlled, production-grade AI deployments reinforce the company's competitive position.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Q2 2026 revenue increased 93% year over year to $1.935 billion, demonstrating unusually strong growth at Palantir's scale.
  • U.S. commercial revenue increased 149% year over year, while U.S. commercial remaining deal value increased 124%, providing evidence of substantial contracted demand.
  • Palantir closed 220 deals worth at least $1 million during Q2, including 73 deals worth at least $10 million, indicating broad-based large-deal activity.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Total contract value and remaining deal value can include customer options and contracts subject to termination, so neither measure guarantees future recognized revenue.
  • Long and unpredictable sales cycles, complex implementations, customer retention, and quarterly variability could cause results to fall short of elevated expectations.
  • AI-related issues, data breaches, geopolitical developments, trade restrictions, and adverse coverage of the company or its leadership could impair operations or demand.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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