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Palantir’s little margin flex
Palantir just dropped a stat that sounds almost too good to be true: in the second quarter, it booked $1.06 billion of net income on $1.94 billion of revenue. That works out to a 55% net margin, which is the sort of number that makes software investors do a double take.
Why this matters
For a company that spent years being treated like a “cool story, questionable business model” stock, this is a meaningful shift. High margins mean Palantir isn’t just selling more software — it’s keeping a fat slice of every dollar that comes in. That can translate into more firepower for growth, product development, and all the other things bulls use to justify the premium valuation.
The investor takeaway
If you own the stock, this is the kind of update that reinforces the bull case:
- Revenue is scaling
- Profitability is not an afterthought
- The market gets another reminder that Palantir is increasingly looking like a cash machine, not a science project
Big picture: Palantir is still one of the market’s most debated names, but margins like this give the bulls a very shiny talking point.