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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
May 6, 2024


Palantir Technologies Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-39540
68-0551851
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1200 17th Street, Floor 15
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(720) 358-3679
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
PLTR
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 6, 2024, Palantir Technologies Inc. (including its subsidiaries, “Palantir,” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information furnished under this Item 2.02 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 6, 2024, the Company posted a new investor presentation on its investor relations website at https://investors.palantir.com and a letter from its Chief Executive Officer at https://www.palantir.com.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit NumberDescription
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 6, 2024
Palantir Technologies Inc.
By:
/s/ Alexander C. Karp
Alexander C. Karp
Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 99.1
Palantir Reports Revenue Growth of 21% Year-Over-Year and Sixth Consecutive Quarter of GAAP Profitability; GAAP EPS of $0.04 in Q1 2024
5/6/2024
DENVER — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Q1 2024 Highlights
•GAAP net income of $106 million, representing a 17% margin
◦Sixth consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability
•GAAP income from operations of $81 million, representing a 13% margin
◦Fifth consecutive quarter of GAAP operating profitability
•GAAP earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.04
•Adjusted EPS of $0.08
•Revenue grew 21% year-over-year and 4% quarter-over-quarter to $634 million
•US commercial highlights
◦US commercial revenue grew 40% year-over-year and 14% quarter-over-quarter to $150 million
◦US commercial customer count grew 69% year-over-year and 19% quarter-over-quarter to 262 customers
◦US commercial remaining deal value (“RDV”) grew 74% year-over-year and 14% quarter-over-quarter
•Commercial revenue grew 27% year-over-year and 5% quarter-over-quarter to $299 million
•Government revenue grew 16% year-over-year and 3% quarter-over-quarter to $335 million
◦US government revenue grew 12% year-over-year and 8% quarter-over-quarter to $257 million
•Customer count grew 42% year-over-year and 11% quarter-over-quarter
•Adjusted income from operations of $226 million, representing a margin of 36%
◦Sixth consecutive quarter of expanding adjusted operating margins
•Rule of 40 score of 57%
•Cash from operations of $130 million, representing a 20% margin
•Adjusted free cash flow of $149 million, representing a 23% margin
•Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term US treasury securities of $3.9 billion



Q1 2024 Financial Summary
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
First Quarter
Amount
Revenue$634,338 
Year-over-year growth21 %
AmountMargin
Income from Operations$80,881 13 %
Adjusted Income from Operations$226,458 36 %
Cash from Operations$129,579 20 %
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$148,634 23 %
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders$105,530 17 %
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders$196,937 
Adjusted EBITDA$234,896 37 %
GAAP EPS, Diluted$0.04 
Adjusted EPS, Diluted$0.08 
Outlook
For Q2 2024, we expect:
•Revenue of between $649 – $653 million.
•Adjusted income from operations of between $209 – $213 million.
For full year 2024:
•We are raising our revenue guidance to between $2.677 – $2.689 billion.
•We are raising our US commercial revenue guidance to in excess of $661 million, representing a growth rate of at least 45%.
•We are raising our adjusted income from operations guidance to between $868 – $880 million.
•We continue to expect adjusted free cash flow of between $800 million – $1 billion.
•And we continue to expect GAAP operating income and net income in each quarter of this year.
CEO Letter
Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s quarterly letter is available through Palantir’s website at https://www.palantir.com/newsroom/letters.
Earnings Webcast
A live public webcast will be held at 3:00 PM MT / 5:00 PM ET today to discuss the results for our first quarter ended March 31, 2024 and financial outlook. The webcast can be accessed by registering online at https://palantir.events/palantir-earnings-q1-2024. A replay of the webcast will be available at https://investors.palantir.com following the event.
An investor presentation, including supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures, will be available through Palantir’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.palantir.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and statements on our earnings webcast contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, product development and related timing, distribution, and pricing, expected benefits of and applications for our software platforms, business strategy, and plans (including strategy and plans relating to our Artificial Intelligence Platform (“AIP”), sales and marketing efforts, sales force, partnerships, and customers), investments in our business, market trends and market size, opportunities (including growth opportunities), our expectations regarding our existing and potential investments in, and commercial contracts with, various entities, our expectations regarding macroeconomic events, our expectations regarding potential eligibility or inclusion in market indices, our expectations regarding our share repurchase program, and positioning. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections


as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “guidance,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “plan,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall,” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and other filings and reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: our ability to successfully execute our business and growth strategy; the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity needs; the demand for our platforms, product offerings, and services in general; our ability to increase our number of new customers and revenue generated from customers; our ability to realize some or all of the total contract value of customer contracts as revenue, including any contractual options available to customers or contractual periods that are subject to termination for convenience provisions; our long and unpredictable sales cycle; our ability to successfully execute our channel sales and other strategic initiatives with third parties; our ability to retain and expand our customer base; the fluctuation of our results of operations and our key business measures on a quarterly basis in future periods; the seasonality of our business; the implementation process for our platforms, which may be complex and lengthy; our ability to successfully develop and deploy new technologies to address the needs of our existing or prospective customers; our ability to make our platforms and product offerings easier to install, consume, and use; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; our ability to maintain and enhance our culture as our business grows and as we pursue our business and financial goals; news or social media coverage about us, including but not limited to coverage that presents, or relies on, inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, or otherwise damaging information; the impact of recent or future global macroeconomic and geopolitical events, such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel conflicts, heightened interest rates, monetary policy changes, or foreign currency fluctuations, on the business and operations of our company or of our existing or prospective customers and partners; issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence on our platforms; and any breach or access to our or customer or third-party data.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Additional Definitions
For the purpose of this press release, our earnings webcast, and our CEO’s letter:
•Total contract value (“TCV”) is the total potential lifetime value of contracts entered into with, or awarded by, our customers at the time of contract execution and remaining deal value (“RDV”) is the total remaining value of contracts as of the end of the reporting period. Except as noted below, TCV and RDV each presume the exercise of all contract options available to our customers and no termination of contracts. However, the majority of our contracts are subject to termination provisions, including for convenience, and there can be no guarantee that contracts are not terminated or that contract options will be exercised. Further, RDV may exclude all or some portion of the value of certain commercial contracts as a result of our ongoing assessments of customers’ financial condition, including the consideration of such customers’ ability and intention to pay, and whether such contracts continue to meet the criteria for revenue recognition, among other factors.
•Remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) reflect the total values of contracts that have been entered into with, or awarded by, our customers, and represent non-cancelable contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and, in certain instances, amounts that will be invoiced. We have elected the practical expedient, as permitted under Accounting Standards Codification 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts with original terms of twelve months or less.
•The term “Strategic Commercial Contracts” is as defined in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
•The term “Rule of 40” refers to the sum of our revenue growth rate year-over-year and our adjusted operating margin for each of the periods presented.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables, as well as our earnings webcast and our CEO’s letter, contain the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted income from operations, which excludes stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes; adjusted operating margin; adjusted free cash flow; adjusted free cash flow margin; adjusted earnings before interest, taxes,


depreciation, and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”); adjusted EBITDA margin; adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders; and adjusted EPS, diluted.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures and other metrics described in this press release help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting Palantir’s business, formulate business plans and financial projections, and make strategic decisions. We exclude stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash expense, from these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding this item provides meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance and provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team. We exclude employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation as it is difficult to predict and outside of Palantir’s control.
Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Further, these metrics have certain limitations as they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations. For example, adjusted free cash flow does not reflect our future contractual commitments or the total increase or decrease in our cash balances for a given period. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We compensate for these limitations by providing a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measure. We encourage investors and others to review our business, results of operations, and financial information in their entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
A reconciliation table of the most comparable GAAP financial measure to each non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release is included at the end of this release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items that may be incurred in the future, such as stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, the effect of which may be significant.
Available Information
Palantir uses its Investor Relations website at https://investors.palantir.com as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor Palantir’s Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts.
About Palantir Technologies Inc.
Foundational software of tomorrow. Delivered today. Additional information is available at https://www.palantir.com.
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Palantir Technologies Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenue$634,338 $525,186 
Cost of revenue (1)
116,256 107,645 
Gross profit518,082 417,541 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (1)
193,177 187,093 
Research and development (1)
110,040 90,100 
General and administrative (1)
133,984 136,233 
Total operating expenses437,201 413,426 
Income from operations80,881 4,115 
Interest income43,352 20,853 
Other income (expense), net(13,507)(4,136)
Income before provision for income taxes110,726 20,832 
Provision for income taxes4,655 1,681 
Net income106,071 19,151 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests541 2,349 
Net income attributable to common stockholders$105,530 $16,802 
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, basic$0.05 $0.01 
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted$0.04 $0.01 
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, basic2,213,545 2,107,780 
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted2,400,107 2,217,439 
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(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue$10,416 $9,177 
Sales and marketing42,156 39,535 
Research and development26,874 19,924 
General and administrative46,205 46,078 
Total stock-based compensation
$125,651 $114,714 


Palantir Technologies Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
As of March 31,As of December 31,
20242023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$520,388 $831,047 
Marketable securities3,347,512 2,843,132 
Accounts receivable, net486,986 364,784 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets81,178 99,655 
Total current assets4,436,064 4,138,618 
Property and equipment, net46,906 47,758 
Operating lease right-of-use assets173,707 182,863 
Other assets150,402 153,186 
Total assets$4,807,079 $4,522,425 
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$35,634 $12,122 
Accrued liabilities206,034 222,991 
Deferred revenue237,195 246,901 
Customer deposits217,634 209,828 
Operating lease liabilities54,056 54,176 
Total current liabilities750,553 746,018 
Deferred revenue, noncurrent20,722 28,047 
Customer deposits, noncurrent1,651 1,477 
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent163,013 175,216 
Other noncurrent liabilities9,968 10,702 
Total liabilities945,907 961,460 
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock2,227 2,200 
Additional paid-in capital9,322,803 9,122,173 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net(5,720)801 
Accumulated deficit(5,544,083)(5,649,613)
Total stockholders’ equity3,775,227 3,475,561 
Noncontrolling interests85,945 85,404 
Total equity3,861,172 3,560,965 
Total liabilities and equity$4,807,079 $4,522,425 



Palantir Technologies Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating activities
Net income$106,071 $19,151 
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization8,438 8,320 
Stock-based compensation125,651 114,714 
Noncash operating lease expense12,366 10,836 
Unrealized and realized (gain) loss from marketable securities, net12,354 8,508 
Noncash consideration(11,907)(7,596)
Other operating activities(6,774)(6,670)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net(121,884)2,709 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets19,399 1,252 
Other assets3,525 (4,551)
Accounts payable23,809 (39,921)
Accrued liabilities(19,105)4,271 
Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent(14,802)43,238 
Customer deposits, current and noncurrent7,953 43,631 
Operating lease liabilities, current and noncurrent(15,482)(10,536)
Other noncurrent liabilities(33)20 
Net cash provided by operating activities129,579 187,376 
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment(2,664)(4,755)
Purchases of marketable securities(1,260,327)(2,310,367)
Proceeds from sales and redemption of marketable securities751,746 709,459 
Proceeds from sales of alternative investments— 51,072 
Net cash used in investing activities(511,245)(1,554,591)
Financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options83,840 25,924 
Repurchases of common stock(9,000)— 
Other financing activities408 59 
Net cash provided by financing activities75,248 25,983 
Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(4,024)2,676 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(310,442)(1,338,556)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of period850,107 2,627,335 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of period$539,665 $1,288,779 

Palantir Technologies Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited)
Non-GAAP Reconciliations
Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin (in thousands, except percentages)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Income from operations$80,881 $4,115 
Add: stock-based compensation125,651 114,714 
Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation19,926 6,285 
Adjusted income from operations$226,458 $125,114 
Adjusted operating margin36 %24 %
Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin (in thousands, except percentages)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net cash provided by operating activities$129,579 $187,376 
Add: cash paid for employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation21,719 6,276 
Less: purchases of property and equipment(2,664)(4,755)
Adjusted free cash flow$148,634 $188,897 
Adjusted free cash flow margin23 %36 %
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (in thousands, except percentages)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net income attributable to common stockholders$105,530 $16,802 
Add: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests541 2,349 
Less: interest income(43,352)(20,853)
Add: other (income) expense, net13,507 4,136 
Add: provision for income taxes4,655 1,681 
Add: depreciation and amortization8,438 8,320 
Add: stock-based compensation125,651 114,714 
Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation19,926 6,285 
Adjusted EBITDA$234,896 $133,434 
Adjusted EBITDA margin37 %25 %

Palantir Technologies Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited)
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Diluted (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net income attributable to common stockholders$105,530 $16,802 
Add: stock-based compensation125,651 114,714 
Add: employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation19,926 6,285 
Less: income tax effects and adjustments (1)
(54,170)(30,400)
Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders$196,937 $107,401 
Weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP earnings per share, diluted2,400,107 2,217,439 
Adjusted weighted-average shares used in computing adjusted earnings per share, diluted2,400,107 2,217,439 
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted$0.08 $0.05 
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(1) Income tax effect is based on a long-term estimated annual effective tax rate of 23.0% for the periods ended 2024 and 2023.


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