The company reported third quarter earnings of $144 million, or 6 cents a share, on revenue of $726 million, up 30% from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings were 10 cents a share in the quarter.
Palantir Technologies said it will deploy its AI Platform (AIP) on Microsoft Azure for U.S. government agencies and use Azure OpenAI service.
Palantir reported better-than-expected fiscal second quarter results as it posted 55% growth in its US commercial business. The company also plans to expand its base of customers in manufacturing.
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Despite the massive buzz on AI, only a few core companies that power the Age of AI will succeed. The high capital costs of research and development investment, the time required to take a product to market, and the ability to cross competitive moats create a massive barrier to entry. In fact, only a few vendors have shown significant profits in AI:
Palantir continued to gain enterprise customers in the first quarter as it delivered first quarter earnings in line with expectations. Commercial revenue was up 40% in the US from a year ago with global government revenue up 16%.
Palantir will move its workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in a partnership that also includes the two companies jointly selling to governments as well as enterprises.
The upcoming parity point between commercial revenue and Palantir's core government business is worth watching.
