Data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 39.3% year on year to $883.9 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $936 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.13 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
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