Every earnings season brings plenty of updates, but only a handful of reports have the potential to change the conversation around a stock. That moment may have arrived for Palantir Technologies (PLTR), the data analytics and artificial intelligence software company, which is set to report second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Monday, Aug. 3. Despite consistently delivering strong operational results, the stock has struggled to translate that performance into sustained gains.
PLTR stock’s remarkable rally lost steam in 2026 as investors rotated out of enterprise software stocks following rapid advances in AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI. After racing to nearly $200 late last year, PLTR has spent much of 2026 trading in a narrower range, currently down 39.4% from its all-time high. Robust revenue growth, expanding margins, and solid government and commercial demand have kept the business humming, leaving Wall Street split between valuation concerns and confidence in the company’s long-term AI leadership.