Palantir's commercial business overtakes government revenue

Data analytics firm Palantir reports US commercial revenue exceeding government work for the first time, with strong earnings beating analyst expectations.

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Nov 2, 2026

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Palantir's commercial business overtakes government revenue

Data analytics firm Palantir reports US commercial revenue exceeding government work for the first time, with strong earnings beating analyst expectations.

In brief

Data analytics firm Palantir reports US commercial revenue exceeding government work for the first time, with strong earnings beating analyst expectations. Palantir's US commercial revenue surpassed government revenue in Q3, growing 148% year-on-year to nine hundred eighty-four million dollars, as total revenue hit…

Commercial beats government for first time

Palantir's US commercial revenue rose 148% year-on-year to nine hundred eighty-four million dollars in Q3, exceeding US government revenue of nine hundred fifty-three million dollars for the first time.

Total revenue beats expectations

Total revenue rose 96% to two point three one billion dollars, the first quarter above two billion dollars. Analysts had expected two point one eight billion dollars according to LSEG estimates reported by CNBC.

Earnings and profit surge

Adjusted earnings of forty-four cents a share beat the forty-one cents analysts expected. Net income more than doubled to one point one three billion dollars, or forty-four cents a share, from four hundred seventy-six million…

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Palantir raises full-year forecast

Palantir raised its full-year revenue forecast to between eight point five three billion and eight point five three four billion dollars, growth of 91%.

The big picture

Palantir's US commercial revenue surpassed government revenue in Q3, growing 148% year-on-year to nine hundred eighty-four million dollars, as total revenue hit two point three one billion dollars.

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