Archer Aviation vs Planet Labs
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I put Archer Aviation and Planet Labs side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Planet Labs is the larger business, with $308M of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $0.3M for Archer Aviation, about 308 times as much.
- Planet Labs kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (β30.9% operating margin, against β243,100.0%).
- Planet Labs turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.7% FCF margin, against β170,566.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Archer Aviation
ACHR
2/7
Return on equityPiotroski F-score
Planet Labs
PL
5/7
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ACHR FY25 | PL FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $4.8B |
| Revenue | $0.3M | $308M |
| Free cash flow | β$512M | $57.7M |
| Net income | β$618M | β$247M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β | 25.9% |
| 5-year growth | β | 22.1% |
| Share count change | 65.7% | 5.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | β243,100.0% | β30.9% |
| Net margin | β206,066.7% | β80.2% |
| FCF margin | β170,566.7% | 18.7% |
| Return on capital | β | β70.1% |
| Return on equity | β41.8% | β78.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$1.9B | β$193M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 3 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.