PLANET LABS PBC (PL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:PL • US72703X1063

25.11 USD
+1.37 (+5.77%)
At close: Feb 19, 2026
25.12 USD
+0.01 (+0.04%)
Pre-Market: 2/20/2026, 8:35:50 AM
Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to PL. PL was compared to 88 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. While PL seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. PL is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year PL has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year PL had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years PL always reported negative net income.
  • PL had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
PL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -50M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PL (-11.71%) is worse than 76.14% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -37.06%, PL is not doing good in the industry: 77.27% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.71%
ROE -37.06%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-20.33%
ROA(5y)-21.9%
ROE(3y)-27.72%
ROE(5y)-44.51%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
PL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • PL has a better Gross Margin (57.95%) than 77.27% of its industry peers.
  • PL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for PL so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 57.95%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y16.26%
GM growth 5YN/A
PL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50 -100

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • PL does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PL has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PL has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • PL has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
PL Yearly Shares OutstandingPL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
PL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 5.79 indicates that PL is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • PL has a Altman-Z score of 5.79. This is amongst the best in the industry. PL outperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of PL is 12.76, which is on the high side as it means it would take PL, 12.76 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 12.76, PL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.45% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.28. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • PL has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.28) than 76.14% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.28
Debt/FCF 12.76
Altman-Z 5.79
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.73%
PL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 4.00 indicates that PL has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • PL has a Current ratio of 4.00. This is amongst the best in the industry. PL outperforms 92.05% of its industry peers.
  • PL has a Quick Ratio of 4.00. This indicates that PL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • PL has a better Quick ratio (4.00) than 92.05% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4
Quick Ratio 4
PL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • PL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 42.11%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Revenue has grown by 16.89% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • PL shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 20.62% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)42.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.89%
Revenue growth 3Y23.03%
Revenue growth 5Y20.62%
Sales Q2Q%32.62%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 25.79% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, PL will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 25.10% on average per year.
EPS Next Y41.91%
EPS Next 2Y31.29%
EPS Next 3Y25.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year22.46%
Revenue Next 2Y24.69%
Revenue Next 3Y25.1%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
PL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 100M 200M 300M 400M
PL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PL. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year PL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
PL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -100 -200 -300 -400

4.2 Price Multiples

  • PL's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 244.9
EV/EBITDA N/A
PL Per share dataPL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as PL's earnings are expected to grow with 25.79% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y31.29%
EPS Next 3Y25.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for PL!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

PLANET LABS PBC

NYSE:PL (2/19/2026, 8:25:44 PM)

Premarket: 25.12 +0.01 (+0.04%)

25.11

+1.37 (+5.77%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)12-10
Earnings (Next)03-19
Inst Owners75.51%
Inst Owner Change2.05%
Ins Owners1.57%
Ins Owner Change-3.28%
Market Cap8.56B
Revenue(TTM)282.46M
Net Income(TTM)-129.56M
Analysts81.05
Price Target25.64 (2.11%)
Short Float %12.5%
Short Ratio2.83
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)65.19%
Min EPS beat(2)30.37%
Max EPS beat(2)100%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)3.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-217.93%
Max EPS beat(4)100%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)13.5%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)16.08%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)8.61%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)8.98%
Min Revenue beat(2)8.38%
Max Revenue beat(2)9.58%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)4.46%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.41%
Max Revenue beat(4)9.58%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.49%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.65%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.26%
PT rev (1m)44.23%
PT rev (3m)87.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-11.38%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)6.5%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)5.44%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 30.32
P/FCF 244.9
P/OCF 79.73
P/B 24.5
P/tB 52.22
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.11
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.06
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.1
FCFY0.41%
OCF(TTM)0.31
OCFY1.25%
SpS0.83
BVpS1.02
TBVpS0.48
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.71%
ROE -37.06%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 57.95%
FCFM 12.38%
ROA(3y)-20.33%
ROA(5y)-21.9%
ROE(3y)-27.72%
ROE(5y)-44.51%
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 3Y16.26%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.26
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.28
Debt/FCF 12.76
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 177.2%
Cap/Sales 25.65%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4
Quick Ratio 4
Altman-Z 5.79
F-Score5
WACC8.73%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)79.23%
Cap/Depr(5y)63.85%
Cap/Sales(3y)16.05%
Cap/Sales(5y)17.23%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)42.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
EPS Next Y41.91%
EPS Next 2Y31.29%
EPS Next 3Y25.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.89%
Revenue growth 3Y23.03%
Revenue growth 5Y20.62%
Sales Q2Q%32.62%
Revenue Next Year22.46%
Revenue Next 2Y24.69%
Revenue Next 3Y25.1%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y34.74%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year112.28%
EBIT Next 3Y42.16%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y137.59%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y283.05%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

PLANET LABS PBC / PL FAQ

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

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to PL.


What is the valuation status for PL stock?

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


Can you provide the profitability details for PLANET LABS PBC?

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