PLANET LABS PBC (PL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

Q: Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PLANET LABS PBC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to PL.

Q: What is the profitability of PL stock?

PLANET LABS PBC (PL) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.

Q: What is the financial health of PLANET LABS PBC (PL) stock?

The financial health rating of PLANET LABS PBC (PL) is 3 / 10.

NYSE:PL • US72703X1063

35.455 USD

+4.74 (+15.45%)

Last: Apr 2, 2026, 10:37 AM

This PL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

1. PL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

PL had negative earnings in the past year.
PL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
PL had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
PL had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

PL has a worse Return On Assets (-21.55%) than 81.61% of its industry peers.
PL has a worse Return On Equity (-131.01%) than 86.21% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-21.55%
ROE	-131.01%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-20.33%

ROA(5y)-19.84%

ROE(3y)-62.02%

ROE(5y)-47.06%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a decent Gross Margin value of 56.05%, PL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.26% of the companies in the same industry.
PL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
PL does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	56.05%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y4.49%

GM growth 5Y19.72%

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2. PL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

PL does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
PL has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, PL has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for PL is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

PL has an Altman-Z score of 5.11. This indicates that PL is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
PL's Altman-Z score of 5.11 is amongst the best of the industry. PL outperforms 85.06% of its industry peers.
PL has a debt to FCF ratio of 8.69. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as PL would need 8.69 years to pay back of all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 8.69, PL is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.53% of the companies in the same industry.
PL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.37. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.37, PL is not doing good in the industry: 82.76% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.37
Debt/FCF	8.69
Altman-Z	5.11

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.88%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.65 indicates that PL should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
PL's Current ratio of 1.65 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PL outperforms 56.32% of its industry peers.
PL has a Quick Ratio of 1.64. This is a normal value and indicates that PL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.64, PL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.62% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.65
Quick Ratio	1.64

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3. PL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 85.71% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, PL shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 25.94%.
The Revenue has been growing by 22.14% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)85.71%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%100%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)25.94%

Revenue growth 3Y17.17%

Revenue growth 5Y22.14%

Sales Q2Q%41.05%

3.2 Future

PL is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 38.97% yearly.
PL is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 26.33% yearly.

EPS Next Y-93.4%

EPS Next 2Y38.97%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year26.84%

Revenue Next 2Y26.33%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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4. PL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

PL reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year PL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

64.37% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than PL, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	235.22
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PL's earnings are expected to grow with 38.97% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y38.97%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. PL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

PL does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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PL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

PLANET LABS PBC

NYSE:PL (4/2/2026, 10:37:09 AM)

35.455

+4.74 (+15.45%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services

GICS IndustryProfessional Services

Earnings (Last)03-19 2026-03-19/amc

Earnings (Next)06-02 2026-06-02

Inst Owners73.43%

Inst Owner Change3.26%

Ins Owners1.62%

Ins Owner Change-1.49%

Market Cap12.09B

Revenue(TTM)307.73M

Net Income(TTM)-246.86M

Analysts81.05

Price Target32.03 (-9.66%)

Short Float %11.29%

Short Ratio2.57

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)100%

Min EPS beat(2)100%

Max EPS beat(2)100%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)82.59%

Min EPS beat(4)30.37%

Max EPS beat(4)100%

EPS beat(8)7

Avg EPS beat(8)24.82%

EPS beat(12)11

Avg EPS beat(12)23.28%

EPS beat(16)14

Avg EPS beat(16)19.63%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)8.46%

Min Revenue beat(2)7.34%

Max Revenue beat(2)9.58%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)7.14%

Min Revenue beat(4)3.27%

Max Revenue beat(4)9.58%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)1.64%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)0.14%

Revenue beat(16)6

Avg Revenue beat(16)0.72%

PT rev (1m)5.17%

PT rev (3m)51.69%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0.32%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-16.11%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.19%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.38%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.1%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.27%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	39.3
P/FCF	235.22
P/OCF	90.01
P/B	64.18
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.03

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.06

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.15

FCFY0.43%

OCF(TTM)0.39

OCFY1.11%

SpS0.9

BVpS0.55

TBVpS-0.01

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-21.55%
ROE	-131.01%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	56.05%
FCFM	16.71%

ROA(3y)-20.33%

ROA(5y)-19.84%

ROE(3y)-62.02%

ROE(5y)-47.06%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexgc growth 3YN/A

ROICexgc growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y4.49%

GM growth 5Y19.72%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.27

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.37
Debt/FCF	8.69
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	198.32%
Cap/Sales	26.96%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.65
Quick Ratio	1.64
Altman-Z	5.11

F-Score2

WACC8.88%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)135.52%

Cap/Depr(5y)93.83%

Cap/Sales(3y)22.81%

Cap/Sales(5y)17.3%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)85.71%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%100%

EPS Next Y-93.4%

EPS Next 2Y38.97%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)25.94%

Revenue growth 3Y17.17%

Revenue growth 5Y22.14%

Sales Q2Q%41.05%

Revenue Next Year26.84%

Revenue Next 2Y26.33%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y9.92%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year143.35%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y174.75%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y1034.76%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

PLANET LABS PBC / PL Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PLANET LABS PBC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to PL.

Can you provide the valuation status for PLANET LABS PBC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to PLANET LABS PBC (PL). This can be considered as Overvalued.

What is the profitability of PL stock?

PLANET LABS PBC (PL) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.

What is the financial health of PLANET LABS PBC (PL) stock?

The financial health rating of PLANET LABS PBC (PL) is 3 / 10.