Planet Labs PBC
PL
$12.77 -1.31%
Exchange: NYSE | Sector: Industrials | Industry: Aerospace Defense
Q2 2025
Published: Sep 5, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $61.09M up 13.6% year-over-year
  • EPS of $-0.13 increased by 7.1% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 54.8%
  • Net income of -38.67M
  • "For the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, we generated a record $61.1 million in revenue representing 14% year-on-year growth." - Will Marshall
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Executive Summary

Planet Labs reported a solid QQ2 2025 quarter, marked by a record revenue run-rate and meaningful progress on path to profitability amid a shifting operating model. Key highlights include: 1) Revenue of $61.1 million, up 14% year over year, led by Defense & Intelligence and government demand, with non-GAAP gross margin at 58% and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $4.4 millionβ€”the fifth consecutive quarter of improving EBITDA metrics and in line with or better than prior guidance. 2) Strategic execution via an industry-aligned operating model, including a 17% headcount reduction aimed at lowering the cost structure by approximately $35 million per year, while preserving growth initiatives. 3) Major product/operational milestones: launch of the first Tanager hyperspectral satellite and 36 new SuperDoves; commissioning underway; Pelican-2 with NVIDIA Jetson GPU to enable onboard AI; and ongoing ramp of the Planet Insights Platform. 4) Government demand remains the principal growth engine (Defence & Intelligence up >30% YoY; Civil Government up >20% YoY), with NATO’s Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) program highlighted as a strategically important, up-to-$1B five-year opportunity. 5) Solid liquidity ($249M in cash and equivalents with no debt), RPO of ~$112M and backlog of ~$214M, underscoring a healthy revenue runway even as near-term profitability remains the focus. Management emphasizes durable growth in government markets, progress on optimization initiatives, and a scalable platform-led strategy to unlock longer-term value across commercial and government sectors.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
61.09M
QoQ: 1.08% | YoY: 13.64%
Gross Profit
Increasing
33.49M
54.83% margin
QoQ: 5.72% | YoY: 27.39%
Operating Income
Increasing
-39.58M
QoQ: -14.48% | YoY: 8.56%
Net Income
Decreasing
-38.67M
QoQ: -32.00% | YoY: -1.82%
EPS
Increasing
-0.13
QoQ: -30.00% | YoY: 7.14%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q2 2026 73.39 -0.07 +20.1% View
Q1 2026 66.27 -0.04 +9.6% View
Q4 2025 61.55 -0.12 +4.6% View
Q3 2025 61.27 -0.07 +10.6% View
Q2 2025 61.09 -0.13 +13.6% View