Palantir Technologies Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade C
PLTR · Technology
Some red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO increased by 12 days
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 56.2%, CFFO 85.0%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth 168.2% is >2x revenue growth 56.2%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 46.5%. Normal
Gross margin 82.4%, change +2.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.31. Profits backed by cash
FCF $2.1B, FCF/NI = 1.29
Accruals ratio = -5.7%. Low accruals
Cash $7.2B covers debt $0.2B
Balance Sheet Health
No goodwill. Clean balance sheet
Debt/EBITDA = 0.2x. Healthy
Other assets 74.6% vs revenue 56.2%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
No goodwill
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -1.89 (grey zone)
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25