Palantir reports booming U.S. commercial revenue growth, topping government for first time

Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies, speaks to members of the media while arriving for a meeting on artificial intelligence with tech executives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPalantir beat Wall Street's third-quarter estimates after the bell on Monday, with U.S. commercial revenue topping government for the first time as businesses adopt more of the company's artificial intelligence tools.Here's how the company did compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: 44 cents adjusted vs. 41 cents expected Revenue: $2.31 billion vs. $2.18 billion expectedRevenue nearly doubled from a year ago and blew past $2 billion for the first time ever, Palantir said. Net income more than doubled to $1.13 billion, or 44 cents per share, from about $476 million, or 18 cents per share.Palantir has long been known for its strength in the government sector, but its commercial segment caught up in Q3.U.S. commercial revenue jumped 148% to $984 million, surpassing U.S. government revenue of $953 million, which was up 96%. The company's U.S. commercial revenue has more than quintupled over the last two ...