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Palantir’s earnings just hit the “let’s get weird” button
Palantir didn’t just beat Q2 estimates — it steamrolled them. Revenue jumped 93% year over year, U.S. revenue leapt 115%, and management came out swinging with a bigger full-year outlook. In other words: the AI software darling didn’t just keep the story alive, it handed the bulls a fresh batch of oxygen.
The market heard “raise,” and immediately started daydreaming
Once the numbers landed, the betting crowd on Polymarket started moving like it had just seen a coupon for free money. Odds of PLTR hitting $150 this month shot up to 84%, while the chance of $156 or more climbed to 62%. Even $160 — a level the stock last saw more than two months ago — suddenly looked less like fantasy and more like a very caffeinated group project.
Why investors should care
Here’s the part that matters if you own the stock, want to own it, or are just hate-watching from the sidelines:
- Palantir now expects Q3 revenue of $2.16 billion to $2.164 billion, above Wall Street’s roughly $2 billion estimate.
- Full-year 2026 revenue guidance rose to $8.15 billion to $8.16 billion, up from the prior $7.65 billion to $7.66 billion range.
- Shares were already up 15.56% in pre-market trading after closing Monday up 2.10% at $125.65.
That’s the classic momentum-stock cocktail: strong numbers, bigger guidance, and a market that loves a good AI growth narrative almost as much as it loves making things more expensive.
Big picture
Palantir is back in the zone where every earnings report becomes a referendum on whether the AI trade still has legs. If the company keeps posting these kinds of growth numbers, the stock can stay loud longer than skeptics expect. But with the valuation already doing gymnastics, the next move could be less about fundamentals and more about whether the hype train keeps its schedule.