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Planet Labs PBC PL

Mixed (early) Space sector · Daily satellite imagery of the whole Earth, sold by subscription.

🗓 Reports earnings in 64 days (2026-12-09) — calendar context, not a prediction.

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is an early-stage Space company, graded Mixed (early) on FrontierLab's evidence-based quality rubric (data as of 2026-10-05). Revenue grew 44.1% year-over-year at a 55.4% gross margin. Gross-profits-to-assets is 0.15; Rule of 40 is 16.9. Net share issuance 18.2% YoY (heavy issuance). 3 risk flags are noted below. Analyst mix: 15 buy / 4 hold / 0 sell. Track record: 27% of Early-stage-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 15–44%, N=33). Median excess vs the S&P was -14.6%.

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Key quality signals

Revenue growth (YoY)	44.1%
Gross margin	55.4%
Gross profits / assets	0.15
Rule of 40	16.9
Net margin	-27.2%
Cash runway (months)	—
PEG	—
Price / sales	15.4

Quality checklist

Each line is one quality test behind the grade — ✓ passed · ~ borderline · ✗ failed. Hover a metric in the tables below for what it means.

~ Revenue growth — 44.1% (pass ≥ 20%)
✓ Capital efficiency
✓ Gross margin — 55.4% (pass ≥ 45% · Space)
✗ Gross-margin trend — -3.5 (pass ≥ 2)
~ Share dilution — 18.2%
~ Competitive moat — Narrow
~ Market size (TAM) — Mod

Grade history

2026-10-02 — Mixed (early) (from Promising (early))
2026-09-28 — Promising (early) (from Mixed (early))
2026-09-24 — Mixed (early) (from Promising (early))
2026-09-10 — Promising (early) (from Mixed (early))
2026-06-10 — Mixed (early) (first graded)

Every grade change since FrontierLab began tracking this name — the receipts behind the current grade.

How have Early-stage-graded names performed?

The forward returns of all Early-stage-graded names since each grade was recorded — the bucket this name currently sits in, not a forecast of this individual stock.

Window	Forward record vs the S&P	Median
~1 month	45% of Early-stage-graded names beat the S&P over 21 sessions (95% CI 29–62%, N=31).	Median excess vs the S&P was -3.2%.
~3 months	27% of Early-stage-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 15–44%, N=33).	Median excess vs the S&P was -14.6%.
~6 months	building — 46 more sessions needed

How have this name's flags scored?

Flag	N	Mean excess vs S&P
Burning cash — operating margin is negative.	36	-6.5%
Heavy dilution (~18%/yr) — top-decile share issuers have historically underperformed.	sample still too small to report (need ≥ 8)
Hyper-expansion — assets up ~106% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged.	sample still too small to report (need ≥ 8)

These per-flag figures are observational — a flag firing is not a randomized assignment, so any edge can reflect what kind of names trip a flag, not the flag itself. Descriptive, not causal.

Scope: these are forward returns vs the S&P among names still covered at each horizon's end, within the curated universe — not a survivorship-clean whole-market backtest. Names later dropped from coverage are counted as attrition (not hidden), and single-session moves beyond ±300% are treated as split/data artifacts and excluded. How this is measured → · Full track record →

How it compares

Revenue growth: about mid-pack vs peers across all sectors (N=22)

Coarse same-sector, same-stage context — not a percentile or rank. GP/A is graded on its absolute level, not position.

Fundamentals

Market cap	$5.83B
Stage	Early
Share issuance (YoY)	18.2% · heavy issuance
Moat	Narrow
TAM	MOD
P/E (trailing)	—
EPS (trailing)	$-1.10
Burn multiple	—
Gross-margin trend (pts)	-3.5
Cash / assets	0.6
Accruals (%)	-44.9%
Net debt / EBITDA	—
Statements as of	Q2 FY2027 · filed 2026-09-03

Momentum context — describes the past, not a signal

52-week range

$10.52$51.76

Low reached Nov 21, 2025 · high reached May 28, 2026 — by daily close.

Price	$17.50 (as of 2026-10-02)
Last session move	—
% off 52-wk high	-66.2%
RSI (14)	47
Relative volume	1.2×

Risk flags

Burning cash — operating margin is negative.Heavy dilution (~18%/yr) — top-decile share issuers have historically underperformed.Hyper-expansion — assets up ~106% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged.

Positive signals

Growth accelerating — revenue growth sped up ~33 points year-on-year; acceleration is an early fundamental tell (annual data, so it's coarse).

Insider activity (90 days)

Cluster buyers	0
Sellers	6

Insider selling is routine diversification, not a bearish signal.

Analyst mix

Strong buy	5
Buy	10
Hold	4
Sell	0
Strong sell	0

Ratings are context, not a price target. "Momentum" = how the mix changed over recent weeks, not a forecast.

From the headlines

Planet Labs shares surge; SpaceX lockup expirations and fresh catalysts noted in sector.

Planet Labs (PL) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know

AI take — daily, AI-generated

AI leans mixed

Planet Labs shows solid growth (44.1%) and healthy gross margins (55.4%), but mixed-grade rating and unclear runway suggest the recent surge is riding sector momentum rather than company-specific catalysts; wait for clearer unit economics.

Generated by an AI model from the day's news — an opinion for context only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a price target.

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