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'This quarter was otherworldly': Palantir earnings surge past expectations
Shares soar as yearly revenue up 93%, even as opposition grows to company’s role in Trump immigration agenda
TL;DR
- Palantir's overall revenue grew 93% year over year to $1.94 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations.
- Share prices surged 10% following the positive financial results.
- Revenue from US government contracts increased by 90% year over year to $809 million.
- US commercial revenue saw a significant increase of 149% year over year.
- The company raised its full-year revenue expectations to between $8.150 billion and $8.158 billion.
- Analysts express uncertainty about Palantir's ability to maintain growth and the potential impact of AI on its software offerings.
- CEO Alex Karp criticized large language models for their data ingestion practices and emphasized Palantir's commitment to partner data control.