Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) Beats Q2 2026 Adjusted EPS Consensus of Approx. $0.35 Per Share (August 3, 2026)
Hit
✦ AI-generated prediction
Published on 18. July 2026
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Predicted for 3. August 2026
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Based on: Historical Cycle
Palantir reports Q2 2026 results on August 3. Adjusted EPS consensus: ~$0.35 per share. Critical calibration anchor: Palantir's own Q2 revenue guidance is $1.797–$1.801 billion — well above analyst consensus of ~$1.7 billion; this explicit above-consensus guidance historically coincides with EPS beats. The company has beaten EPS consensus in four consecutive quarters. Structural drivers: US Army NGC2 cloud contract (July 2026), Nvidia Sovereign AI partnership (+24% share price rise on announcement), Q1 2026 revenue growth +85% YoY. No Polymarket/Kalshi quote; calibrated at 78%.
Data basis for this prediction
- Palantir PLTR Q2-2026-Ergebnistermin: 3. August 2026 (BusinessWire, 13.07.2026)
- PLTR Q2-EPS-Konsens: ~0,35 USD; Umsatz-Guidance 1,797–1,801 Mrd. vs. Konsens ~1,7 Mrd. USD (Palantir IR, Juli 2026)
- PLTR Beat in 4 aufeinanderfolgenden Quartalen (Yahoo Finance/Palantir IR, 2026)
- PLTR Q1-2026: +85% Umsatz YoY; Nvidia-AI-Partnerschaft Juli 2026 +24% Kursanstieg (FXLeaders, 15.07.2026)
Note: This is an AI-generated statistical forecast for entertainment and information purposes. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument.
Verdict: Hit
Palantir meldete am 3. August 2026 einen bereinigten EPS von 0,41 USD – deutlich über dem Konsens von ~0,35 USD (~17 % Beat). Auch der Umsatz übertraf mit 1,94 Mrd. USD die Schätzung von 1,81 Mrd. USD. Es war der neunte EPS-Beat in Folge. Quellen: Newsquawk ('Adj. EPS 0.41 exp. 0.34'), FinancialJuice/X, CNBC Q2-2026-Earnings-Bericht, BusinessWire Pressemitteilung.
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