August 3, 2026

Palantir crushes earnings as AI demand sends revenue soaring 93% and prompts another guidance hike

 Palantir crushes earnings as AI demand sends revenue soaring 93% and prompts another guidance hike

Palantir blew past Wall Street’s financial targets in its second quarter and forecast strong growth in the coming months, sending its stock surging 13% in after-hours trading on Monday.

Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 93% year over year, totaling $1.94 billion, compared with the $1.801 billion that analysts were expecting. The AI software company posted net income of roughly $1.1 billion, or 41 cents per share, versus the average analyst estimate of 35 cents.

Palantir’s growth was fueled by continued strength in the U.S., where commercial revenue jumped 149% from a year earlier and government revenue climbed 90%.

“Our business is compounding at a rate and scale that we have never before witnessed,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in a letter to shareholders, noting that Palantir’s second-quarter net income was more than the company generated in total revenue the year before.

The AI software company also issued another bullish outlook. Palantir expects third-quarter revenue of $2.160 billion to $2.164 billion and adjusted income from operations of $1.292 billion to $1.296 billion. It also raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to between $8.150 billion and $8.158 billion, up from its start-of-year forecast of $7.182 billion to $7.198 billion.

Shares of Palantir, which are down roughly 30% this year, jumped 13% to $142.0.1 in after-hours trading following Monday’s earnings report.

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  • Peter Lynch

    Lynch co-authored several bestselling investment classics, including One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, and Learn to Earn. Known for his accessible and common-sense approach to the stock market, he coined the famous investment mantra, "Invest in what you know." This philosophy empowers everyday individual investors to find market-beating opportunities by observing consumer trends and products in their own daily lives before Wall Street notices them.Beyond his writing and investing career, Lynch is a prominent philanthropist. He works actively through the Lynch Foundation to support education, medical research, and cultural organizations. He continues to serve as a vice chairman of Fidelity Management & Research Company, mentoring new generations of financial analysts.

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Lynch co-authored several bestselling investment classics, including One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, and Learn to Earn. Known for his accessible and common-sense approach to the stock market, he coined the famous investment mantra, "Invest in what you know." This philosophy empowers everyday individual investors to find market-beating opportunities by observing consumer trends and products in their own daily lives before Wall Street notices them.Beyond his writing and investing career, Lynch is a prominent philanthropist. He works actively through the Lynch Foundation to support education, medical research, and cultural organizations. He continues to serve as a vice chairman of Fidelity Management & Research Company, mentoring new generations of financial analysts.

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