Planet Labs delivered a solid top-line for QQ3 2025, with revenue of $61.266 million representing a year-over-year growth of 10.6% and a modest quarter-on-quarter uptick of 0.3%. The gross margin remained robust at approximately 61% (gross profit of $37.517 million), underscoring the company’s high-margin data platform and cloud-native processing capabilities. However, the company continues to incur substantial operating losses, with operating income of -$22.608 million and net income of -$20.081 million, reflecting ongoing investments in R&D and go-to-market activities aimed at scaling the platform and expanding the addressable market.
The casualty of scale remains the step-up in operating expenses, particularly in research and development ($25.216 million) and selling/general & administrative costs ($34.909 million), driving an EBITDAR of -$22.6 million and an EPS of -$0.0685. Cash generation from operations was modest at $4.076 million, while free cash flow was negative at -$5.052 million, indicating continued capital-intensive growth. The balance sheet shows a healthy liquidity position with cash and short-term investments totaling roughly $242.2 million, and a net cash position that remains favorable (net debt of -$116.0 million). Total assets stand at $630.8 million against liabilities of $166.2 million, with stockholders’ equity of $464.6 million, underscoring a cushion for strategic investment while the company remains in an earlier-stage profitability trajectory.
Taken together, Planet is progressing on its core platform strategy—delivering high-margin geospatial data and expanding its customer base—while the path to sustained profitability will hinge on accelerating revenue growth, achieving operating leverage, and managing the growth investments that underpin long-term scale. Investors should monitor margin normalization, free cash flow trajectory, and the pace of platform monetization as key inflection points over the next several quarters.