Planet Labs PBC

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Our mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Our platform includes imagery, insights, and machine learning that empower companies, governments, and communities around the world to make timely decisions about our evolving world.

Current wording

Our mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Our products include imagery, insights, and machine learning that empower companies, governments, and communities around the world to make timely decisions about our evolving world. In addition, our satellite services arrangements provide a broad spectrum of advanced offerings to large scale government and enterprise customers, including designing and manufacturing customer-owned satellites. We also provide critical related services in these satellite services arrangements such as reliable mission systems engineering, launch procurement, ground station infrastructure, satellite operations, and maintenance. Separately, we provide dedicated image tasking capacity on Company owned or customer owned satellites.

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We deliver a differentiated data set: a new image of the entire Earth’s landmass, constantly refreshed. To collect this powerful data set, we design, build and operate hundreds of satellites, making our fleet the largest Earth observation fleet of satellites in history. Our daily stream of proprietary data and machine learning analytics, delivered through our cloud-native platform, helps companies, governments and civil society use satellite imagery to discover insights as change happens.

Current wording

We deliver a differentiated data set: a new image of the entire Earth’s landmass, constantly refreshed. To collect this powerful data set, we design, build and operate over one hundred satellites. Our daily stream of proprietary data and machine learning analytics, delivered through our cloud-native platform, helps companies, governments and civil society use satellite imagery to discover insights as change happens.

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To help further our mission, we have developed advanced satellite technology that increases the cost performance of each satellite. This has enabled us to launch large fleets of satellites at lower cost and in turn record over 3,000 images on average for every point on Earth’s landmass, a non-replicable historical archive that can power analytics, machine learning, and insights. We have advanced data processing capabilities that enable us to produce “AI-ready” data sets and have partnered with third-parties to offer AI-enabled data solutions. As these data sets continue to grow and we continue to develop these partnerships, we believe the value of our data and analytics solutions to our customers will further increase.

Current wording

To help further our mission, we have developed advanced satellite technology that increases the cost performance of each satellite. This has enabled us to launch large fleets of satellites at lower cost and in turn record over 3,000 images on average for every point on Earth’s landmass, a non-replicable historical archive that can power analytics, machine learning, and insights. We have advanced data processing capabilities that enable us to produce “AI-ready” data sets and have partnered with third-parties to offer AI-enabled data solutions. As these data sets continue to grow and we continue to develop these partnerships, we believe the value of our data and analytics solutions to our customers will further increase. Our innovation in agile aerospace has also enabled us to improve the cost-performance of satellite manufacturing, ground stations, and mission operations.

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We currently serve customers across large commercial and government verticals, including agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance, as well as federal, civil, state, and local governments. Our customers in government and commercial markets, leverage our product capabilities to monitor and manage global change over broad areas to take action.

Current wording

We currently serve customers across civil government, commercial and defense and intelligence verticals, including agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance, as well as federal, civil, state, and local governments. Our customers in government and commercial markets leverage our product capabilities to monitor and manage global change over broad areas to take action.

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We primarily generate revenue through selling licenses to our data and analytics to customers over a cloud-based platform via fixed price subscription and usage-based contracts. Data licensing subscriptions and minimum commitment usage-based contracts provide a large recurring revenue base for our business with a low incremental cost to serve each additional customer. Payment terms of our customer agreements are most commonly in advance on an either quarterly or annual basis, although a small number of large contracts have required payment terms that are monthly or quarterly in arrears. Additionally, we also generate a small amount of revenue from sales of third-party imagery, professional services, and customer support. From time to time, we have also entered into strategic satellite services and technologies partnerships in which we build and operate satellites for our partners.

Current wording

We primarily generate revenue through selling licenses to our data and analytics to customers over a cloud-based platform via fixed price subscription and usage-based contracts. Data licensing subscriptions and minimum commitment usage-based contracts provide a large recurring revenue base for our business with a low incremental cost to serve each additional customer. Payment terms of our customer agreements are most commonly in advance on an either quarterly or annual basis, although a small number of large contracts have required payment terms that are monthly or quarterly in arrears. Additionally, we also generate revenue through satellite services agreements in which we build and operate satellites owned by the customer. Satellite services arrangements address a broad spectrum of needs for our customers, including mission systems engineering, spacecraft design and manufacturing, launch procurement, ground station operations, satellite operations, and maintenance. We also generate a small amount of revenue from sales of third-party imagery, professional services, and customer support. Separately, we also provide dedicated image tasking capacity on Company owned or customer owned satellites.

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We plan to scale and expand our existing products, as well as add new solutions, by building on our machine learning and computer vision capabilities with remote sensing techniques to fuse multiple data sources. These products allow our customers to consume simple, actionable time-series data within their existing workflows. We intend to create many of these key data sets internally, as well as in collaboration with our partners who have deep vertical expertise.

Current wording

We plan to scale and expand our existing products and solutions, by building on our machine learning and computer vision capabilities with remote sensing techniques to fuse multiple data sources. These products allow our customers to consume simple, actionable time-series data within their existing workflows. We intend to create many of these key data sets internally, as well as in collaboration with our partners who have deep vertical expertise.

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We believe that our financial condition and result of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this Form 10-K titled “Risk Factors.”

Current wording

We believe that our financial condition and results of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this Form 10-K titled “Risk Factors.”

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In January 2025, Planet entered into a multi-year $230 million commercial agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT (“JSAT”) through its U.S.-based subsidiary. Pursuant to the agreement, Planet will build and operate a constellation of ten Pelican high resolution satellites that will be owned by JSAT. In connection with the agreement, Planet is provided with licensing rights for certain imagery generated from the Pelicans that it will utilize to serve its customers around the world. The satellites are expected to launch beginning in 2027. There was no revenue recognized for the agreement during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

Current wording

In December 2025, Planet entered into a multi-year low 9-figure commercial agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces ("SwAF"). Pursuant to the agreement, Planet will build and operate a constellation of Pelican high resolution satellites that will be owned by SwAF. In connection with the agreement, Planet is provided with licensing rights for certain imagery generated from the Pelicans that it will utilize to serve its customers around the world. The agreement also includes access to imagery data as well as AI-enabled solutions for enhanced situational and awareness capabilities.

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Attracting new customers is an important factor affecting our future growth and operating performance. We believe our ability to attract customers will be driven by our ability to continue to improve our data and offer software and analytic solutions that make our data easier to consume and integrate into our customers’ workflows, our success in offering new data sets and products to solve customer problems, increases in our global sales presence and increases in our marketing investments. As part of this strategy, we have recently made Planet’s data available for purchase directly through our Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform), which facilitates rapid user adoption, particularly by empowering users to self-service our solutions without formal sales interaction. We believe this serves as a natural entry point for some of our smaller accounts, enabling them to realize the value of Planet’s offerings, leading to broader awareness of our solutions throughout their networks and organizations.

Current wording

Attracting new customers is an important factor affecting our future growth and operating performance. We believe our ability to attract customers will be driven by our agile aerospace capabilities, which allow for the rapid development and deployment of satellite hardware to ensure a consistent data supply that differentiates our offerings from traditional aerospace models. By leveraging these unique hardware advantages alongside recent advances in artificial intelligence, we are able to make our extensive data sets more accessible and actionable for customers. Our integration of AI-driven automated detection and feature extraction transforms imagery into "analytic-ready" insights, effectively lowering the barrier to entry for our customers. We have also made our data available for purchase directly through our Planet Insights Platform, which facilitates rapid user adoption by empowering users to self-service our solutions without formal sales interaction. We believe this serves as a natural entry point for some of our smaller accounts, enabling them to realize the value of Planet's offerings and leading to broader awareness of our solutions throughout their organizations.

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We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonality in our business and fluctuations in our operating results due to customer behavior, buying patterns and usage-based contracts. For example, we typically have customers who increase their usage of our data services when they need more frequent data monitoring over broader areas during peak agricultural seasons, during natural disasters or other global events, or when commodity prices are at certain levels. These customers may expand their usage and then subsequently scale back. We believe that the seasonal trends that we have experienced in the past may occur in the future. To the extent that we experience seasonality, it may impact our operating results and financial metrics, as well as our ability to forecast future operating results and financial metrics. Additionally, when we introduce new products to the market, we may not have sufficient experience in selling certain products to determine if demand for these products are or will be subject to material seasonality.

Current wording

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonality in our business and fluctuations in our operating results due to customer behavior, buying patterns and usage-based contracts. For example, we typically have customers who increase their usage of our data services when they need more frequent data monitoring over broader areas during peak agricultural seasons, during natural disasters or other global events, or when commodity prices are at certain levels. These customers may expand their usage and then subsequently scale back. We believe that the seasonal trends that we have experienced in the past may occur in the future. To the extent that we experience seasonality, it may impact our operating results and financial metrics, as well as our ability to forecast future operating results and financial metrics. Additionally, when we introduce new products to the market, we may not have sufficient experience in selling certain products to determine if demand for these products is or will be subject to material seasonality.

Previous wording

In connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize, we calculate Annual Contract Value (“ACV”) for contracts of one year or greater as the total amount of value that a customer has contracted to pay for the most recent 12 month period for the contract, excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users, as well as the value of any satellite services contracts. For short-term contracts (contracts less than 12 months), ACV is equal to total contract value.

Current wording

In connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize, we calculate Annual Contract Value (“ACV”) for contracts of one year or greater as the total amount of value that a customer has contracted to pay for the most recent 12 month period for the contract. ACV includes imagery licensing arrangements, data solutions, and dedicated image tasking capacity but excludes customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users, as well as the value of any satellite services contracts. For short-term contracts (contracts less than 12 months), ACV is equal to total contract value.

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We also calculate EoP ACV Book of Business in connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize. We define EoP ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts, excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform self-service paying users. Active contracts exclude any contract that has been canceled, expired prior to the last day of the period without renewing, or for any other reason is not expected to generate revenue in the subsequent period. For contracts ending on the last day of the period, the ACV is either updated to reflect the ACV of the renewed contract or, if the contract has not yet renewed or extended, the ACV is excluded from the EoP ACV Book of Business. We do not annualize short-term contracts in calculating our EoP ACV Book of Business. We calculate the ACV of usage-based contracts based on the committed contracted revenue or the revenue achieved on the usage-based contract in the prior 12-month period.

Current wording

We also calculate End of Period (“EoP”) ACV Book of Business in connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize. We define EoP ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts, excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform self-service paying users, as well as the value of any satellite services contracts. Active contracts exclude any contract that has been canceled, expired prior to the last day of the period without renewing, or for any other reason is not expected to generate revenue in the subsequent period. For contracts ending on the last day of the period, the ACV is either updated to reflect the ACV of the renewed contract or, if the contract has not yet renewed or extended, the ACV is excluded from the EoP ACV Book of Business. We do not annualize short-term contracts in calculating our EoP ACV Book of Business. We calculate the ACV of usage-based contracts based on the committed contracted revenue or the revenue achieved on the usage-based contract in the prior 12-month period.

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We define Net Dollar Retention Rate as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We define existing customers as customers with an active contract with Planet. We believe our Net Dollar Retention Rate is a useful metric for investors as it can be used to measure our ability to retain and grow revenue generated from our existing customers, on which our ability to drive long-term growth and profitability is, in part, dependent. We use Net Dollar Retention Rate to assess customer adoption of new products, inform opportunities to make improvements across our products, identify opportunities to improve operations, and manage go to market functions, as well as to understand how much future growth may come from cross-selling and up-selling customers. Management applies judgment in determining the value of active contracts in a given period, as set forth in the definition of ACV above. Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 106% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 as compared to 101% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, primarily due to large government contract expansions during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

Current wording

We define Net Dollar Retention Rate as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We define existing customers as customers with an active contract with Planet. We believe our Net Dollar Retention Rate is a useful metric for investors as it can be used to measure our ability to retain and grow revenue generated from our existing customers, on which our ability to drive long-term growth and profitability is, in part, dependent. We use Net Dollar Retention Rate to assess customer adoption of new products, inform opportunities to make improvements across our products, identify opportunities to improve operations, and manage go to market functions, as well as to understand how much future growth may come from cross-selling and up-selling customers. Management applies judgment in determining the value of active contracts in a given period, as set forth in the definition of ACV above. Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 116% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 as compared to 106% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, primarily due to large defense and intelligence contract expansions.

Previous wording

We assess two metrics for net dollar retention—Net Dollar Retention Rate, as described above, and Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. A winback is a previously existing customer that was inactive at the start of the measurement period but has reactivated during the measurement period. The reactivation period must be within 24 months from the last active contract with the customer; otherwise, the customer is counted as a new customer and therefore excluded from the retention rate metrics. We define Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers and winbacks in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We believe this metric is useful to investors as it captures the value of customer contracts that resume business with Planet after being inactive and thereby provides a quantification of Planet’s ability to recapture lost business. Management uses this metric to understand the adoption of our products and long-term customer retention, as well as the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives in re-engaging inactive customers. Beyond the judgments underlying managements’ calculation of Net Dollar Retention Rate set forth above, there are no additional assumptions or estimates made in connection with Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks increased to 108% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 as compared to 103% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, primarily due to large government contract expansions during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

Current wording

We assess two metrics for net dollar retention—Net Dollar Retention Rate, as described above, and Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. A winback is a previously existing customer that was inactive at the start of the measurement period but has reactivated during the measurement period. The reactivation period must be within 24 months from the last active contract with the customer; otherwise, the customer is counted as a new customer and therefore excluded from the retention rate metrics. We define Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers and winbacks in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We believe this metric is useful to investors as it captures the value of customer contracts that resume business with Planet after being inactive and thereby provides a quantification of Planet’s ability to recapture lost business. Management uses this metric to understand the adoption of our products and long-term customer retention, as well as the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives in re-engaging inactive customers. Beyond the judgments underlying managements’ calculation of Net Dollar Retention Rate set forth above, there are no additional assumptions or estimates made in connection with Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks increased to 118% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 as compared to 108% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, primarily due to large defense and intelligence contract expansions.

Previous wording

We define EoP Customer Count as the total count of all existing customers at the end of the period excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users. For EoP Customer Count, we define existing customers as customers with an active contract with us at the end of the reported period. For the purpose of this metric, we define a customer as a distinct entity that uses our data or services. We sell directly to customers, as well as indirectly through our partner network. If a partner does not provide the end customer’s name, then the partner is reported as the customer. Each customer, regardless of the number of active opportunities with us, is counted only once. For example, if a customer utilizes multiple products of Planet, we only count that customer once for purposes of EoP Customer Count. A customer with multiple divisions, segments, or subsidiaries are also counted as a single unique customer based on the parent organization or parent account. For EoP Customer Count, we do not include users that only utilize our self-service Planet Insights Platform web based ordering system, which we acquired in August 2023, and which offers standard starter packages on a monthly or annual basis. We believe excluding these users from EoP Customer Count creates a more useful metric, as we view the Planet Insights Platform starter packages as entry points for smaller accounts, leading to broader awareness of our solutions throughout their networks and organizations. We believe EoP Customer Count is a useful metric for investors and management to track as it is an important indicator of the broader adoption of our platform and is a measure of our success in growing our market presence and penetration. Management applies judgment as to which customers are deemed to have an active contract in a period, as well as whether a customer is a distinct entity that uses our data or services. The EoP Customer Count decreased to 976 as of January 31, 2025, as compared to 1,018 as of January 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increased focus on larger customers.

Current wording

We define EoP Customer Count as the total count of all existing customers at the end of the period excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users. For EoP Customer Count, we define existing customers as customers with an active contract with us at the end of the reported period. For the purpose of this metric, we define a customer as a distinct entity that uses our data or services. We sell directly to customers, as well as indirectly through our partner network. If a partner does not provide the end customer’s name, then the partner is reported as the customer. Each customer, regardless of the number of active opportunities with us, is counted only once. For example, if a customer utilizes multiple products of Planet, we only count that customer once for purposes of EoP Customer Count. A customer with multiple divisions, segments, or subsidiaries are also counted as a single unique customer based on the parent organization or parent account. For EoP Customer Count, we do not include users that only utilize our self-service Planet Insights Platform web based ordering system, which we acquired in August 2023, and which offers standard starter packages on a monthly or annual basis. Management applies judgment as to which customers are deemed to have an active contract in a period, as well as whether a customer is a distinct entity that uses our data or services. The EoP Customer Count decreased to 897 as of January 31, 2026, as compared to 976 as of January 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increased focus on larger customers.

Previous wording

Percent of Recurring ACV is the portion of the total EoP ACV Book of Business that is recurring in nature. We define ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts, excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users, as well as the value of any satellite services contracts. We define Percent of Recurring ACV as the dollar value of all data subscription contracts and the committed portion of usage-based contracts (excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform self-service paying users) divided by the total dollar value of all contracts in our EoP ACV Book of Business. We believe Percent of Recurring ACV is useful to investors to better understand how much of our revenue is from customers that have the potential to renew their contracts over multiple years rather than being one-time in nature. We track Percent of Recurring ACV to inform estimates for the future revenue growth potential of our business and improve the predictability of our financial results. There are no significant estimates underlying management’s calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV, but management applies judgment as to which customers have an active contract at a period end for the purpose of determining EoP ACV Book of Business, which is used as part of the calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV. Percent of Recurring ACV increased to 97% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, as compared to 93% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to demand of data subscription and usage-based contracts from large government customers.

Current wording

Percent of Recurring ACV is the portion of the total EoP ACV Book of Business that is recurring in nature. We define ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts. ACV includes imagery licensing arrangements, data solutions, and dedicated image tasking capacity but excludes customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform (which has integrated the former Sentinel Hub platform) self-service paying users, as well as the value of any satellite services contracts. We define Percent of Recurring ACV as the dollar value of all data subscription contracts and the committed portion of usage-based contracts (excluding customers that are exclusively Planet Insights Platform self-service paying users) divided by the total dollar value of all contracts in our EoP ACV Book of Business. We believe Percent of Recurring ACV is useful to investors to better understand how much of our revenue is from customers that have the potential to renew their contracts over multiple years rather than being one-time in nature. We track Percent of Recurring ACV to inform estimates for the future revenue growth potential of our business and improve the predictability of our financial results. There are no significant estimates underlying management’s calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV, but management applies judgment as to which customers have an active contract at a period end for the purpose of determining EoP ACV Book of Business, which is used as part of the calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV. Percent of Recurring ACV was 98% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, as compared to 97% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

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We define capital expenditures as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized internally developed software development costs, which are included in our statements of cash flows from investing activities. We define Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue as the total amount of capital expenditures divided by total revenue in the reported period. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a performance measure that we use to evaluate the appropriate level of capital expenditures needed to support demand for our data services and related revenue, and to provide a comparable view of our performance relative to other earth observation companies, which may invest significantly greater amounts in their satellites to deliver their data to customers. We use an agile space systems strategy, which means we invest in a larger number of significantly lower cost satellites and software infrastructure to automate the management of the satellites and to deliver our data to clients. As a result of our strategy and our business model, our capital expenditures may be more similar to software companies with large data center infrastructure costs. Therefore, we believe it is important to look at our level of capital expenditure investments relative to revenue when evaluating our performance relative to other earth observation companies or to other software and data companies with significant data center infrastructure investment requirements. We believe Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a useful metric for investors because it provides visibility to the level of capital expenditures required to operate our business and our relative capital efficiency. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue increased to 20% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, as compared to 19% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The increase in Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in capitalized labor and material related to the build of our next generation high resolution Pelican satellites, our hyperspectral imaging Tanager satellites and our medium resolution satellites.

Current wording

We define capital expenditures as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized internally developed software development costs, which are included in our statements of cash flows from investing activities. We define Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue as the total amount of capital expenditures divided by total revenue in the reported period. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a performance measure that we use to evaluate the appropriate level of capital expenditures needed to support demand for our data services and related revenue, and to provide a comparable view of our performance relative to other earth observation companies, which may invest significantly greater amounts in their satellites to deliver their data to customers. We use an agile space systems strategy, which means we invest in a larger number of significantly lower cost satellites and software infrastructure to automate the management of the satellites and to deliver our data to clients. As a result of our strategy and our business model, our capital expenditures may be more similar to software companies with large data center infrastructure costs. Therefore, we believe it is important to look at our level of capital expenditure investments relative to revenue when evaluating our performance relative to other earth observation companies or to other software and data companies with significant data center infrastructure investment requirements. We believe Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a useful metric for investors because it provides visibility to the level of capital expenditures required to operate our business and our relative capital efficiency. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue increased to 26% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, as compared to 20% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in capitalized labor and material related to the build of our next generation high resolution Pelican satellites and our medium resolution satellites. We expect our capital expenditures to continue to increase in the foreseeable future through purchases of property and equipment as we seek to grow the number of internal-use satellites in orbit. Additionally, working capital expenditures are expected to increase as we purchase raw materials inventories intended for customer-owned satellites.

Previous wording

We derive revenue principally from licensing rights to use our imagery that is delivered digitally through our online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, but generally have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The data licenses are generally purchased via a fixed price contract on a subscription or usage basis, whereby a customer pays for access to our imagery or derived imagery data, delivered by Planet or through partners, which may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, less frequently, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content licenses.

Current wording

We derive revenue principally from licensing rights to use our imagery, dedicated capacity, data solutions and satellite services arrangements. These agreements vary by contract, however, generally they have annual or multi-year contractual terms and typically billed in advance either quarterly or annually. Imagery licensing and data solutions are delivered digitally through our online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, but generally have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The data licenses are generally purchased via a fixed price contract on a subscription or usage basis, whereby a customer pays for access to our imagery or derived imagery data, delivered by Planet or through partners, which may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, less frequently, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content licenses. Additionally, we derive revenue through satellite services agreements in which we build and operate satellites owned by the customer. Satellite services contracts generally have fixed price, multi-year contractual terms.

Previous wording

Cost of revenue consists of employee-related costs of performing account and data provisioning, customer support, satellite and engineering operations, as well as the costs of operating and retrieving information from the satellites, processing and storing the data retrieved, third party imagery expenses, depreciation of satellites and ground stations, amortization of acquired intangibles and amortization of capitalized internal-use software related to creating imagery provided to customers. Employee-related costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. To a lesser extent, cost of revenue includes costs from professional services, including costs paid to subcontractors, solution partners and certain third-party fees.

Current wording

Cost of revenue consists of employee-related costs of performing account and data provisioning, customer support, satellite and engineering operations, as well as the costs of operating and retrieving information from the satellites, processing and storing the data retrieved. Cost of revenue also includes third party imagery expenses, depreciation of our satellites and ground stations, amortization of acquired intangibles and amortization of capitalized internal-use software related to creating imagery provided to customers. Cost of revenue for our satellite services arrangements includes employee-related costs of designing and manufacturing customer-owned satellites, mission systems engineering, satellite operations, software development, and maintenance, as well as satellite inventory materials, third-party fees for launch procurement, and ground station infrastructure.

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Revenue increased $23.7 million, or 11%, to $244.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $220.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $16.2 million increase from new customer growth and $7.5 million from net expansion of existing customer contracts. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by growth in the Civil Government and Defense and Intelligence verticals.

Current wording

Revenue increased $63.4 million, or 26%, to $307.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $244.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by a $64.0 million increase in the defense and intelligence vertical.

Previous wording

Cost of revenue decreased $3.1 million, or 3%, to $104.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $107.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The decrease was driven by a $7.0 million decrease in depreciation expense primarily due to a $4.8 million decrease resulting from changes in estimated useful lives of certain high resolution satellites during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 (as further discussed below) and a $1.3 million decrease resulting from a high resolution satellite that moved to experimental status during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, which resulted in depreciation expense for the satellite to be classified prospectively as research and development expense. The decrease was also partially due to a $2.4 million decrease in employee-related costs, primarily due to reduced headcount, and a $1.3 million decrease in hosting costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $5.0 million increase in costs paid to solution partners and subcontractors and a $2.3 million increase in amortization expense.

Current wording

Cost of revenue increased $30.6 million, or 29%, to $135.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $104.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase was driven by a $14.5 million increase in costs paid to solution partners and subcontractors and a $11.8 million increase in employee-related costs, due to the allocation of labor to fulfill our satellite services contract performance obligations. The increase was also partially due to a $3.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, a $1.7 million increase in ground station expenses, and a $1.3 million increase in amortization expense. These increases were partially offset by a $3.5 million net decrease in depreciation expense, which was primarily due to a $10.1 million decrease from certain fully depreciated high resolution satellites and partially offset by a $3.5 million increase resulting from newly commissioned satellites and a $2.5 million increase resulting from a change in estimated useful life for a certain high resolution satellite in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. These increases were also partially offset by $1.3 million of severance and termination benefits charges recognized during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 associated with the 2024 headcount reduction.

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Research and development expenses decreased $15.3 million, or 13%, to $101.0 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $116.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a $10.4 million decrease in purchases of material utilized for research and development activities, a $8.1 million decrease in employee-related costs, primarily due to reduced headcount, a $7.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, which was primarily due to forfeiture of awards in connection with certain employee departures and due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares. The decrease was also partially due to a $1.9 million decrease in non-recurring expense related to transaction bonuses paid to Sinergise employees in the prior year, which was allocated from the purchase consideration we paid in connection with the Sinergise acquisition, and a $1.0 million decrease in contractor costs used to support various research and development initiatives. These decreases were partially offset by a $7.3 million decrease in funding recognized for our research and development arrangements, a $3.0 million increase in depreciation expense associated with satellites classified as experimental, and a $2.6 million increase in launch provider costs primarily due to the launch of a satellite classified as experimental.

Current wording

Research and development expenses increased $5.7 million, or 6%, to $106.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $101.0 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to a $11.2 million decrease in funding recognized for our research and development arrangements, which was primarily due to the substantial completion of the R&D Services Agreement in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase was also partially due to a $2.8 million increase in stock-based compensation expense and a $2.4 million increase in spacecraft hardware costs for research and development activities. These increases were partially offset by a $4.7 million decrease in employee-related costs, primarily due to the allocation of labor to fulfill our satellite services contract performance obligations to cost of revenue. These increases were also partially offset by $3.4 million of severance and termination benefits charges recognized during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 associated with the 2024 headcount reduction and a $2.6 million decrease in launch provider costs associated with the launch of a satellite classified as experimental in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

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Sales and marketing expenses decreased $8.6 million, or 10%, to $77.7 million, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $86.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a $6.5 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount. The decrease was also partially due to a $1.5 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, a $1.3 million decrease in sales commissions expense, a $0.9 million decrease in employee travel and entertainment costs, and a $0.8 million decrease in marketing expenses driven by decreased events. These decreases were partially offset by a $2.6 million increase in severance and termination benefits charges associated with the headcount reductions.

Current wording

Sales and marketing expenses decreased $5.0 million, or 6%, to $72.7 million, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $77.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to $4.5 million of severance and termination benefits charges recognized during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 associated with the 2024 headcount reduction. The decrease was also partially due to a $1.3 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount. These decreases were partially offset by a $1.5 million increase in sales commissions expense.

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Interest income decreased $5.2 million, to $10.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $15.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in our short-term investment balances.

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Interest income increased $4.1 million, to $14.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $10.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to an increase in our cash equivalent and short-term investment balances.

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The change in fair value of warrant liab ilities for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024 represents the change in fair value of the public and private placement warrants, which primarily fluctuates based on the change in trading price of our Class A common stock.

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The change in fair value of warrant liabilities for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025 represents the change in fair value of the public and private placement warrants, which primarily fluctuates based on the change in trading price of our Class A common stock.

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Other income (expense), net of $0.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 includes the derecognition of a $1.3 million liability for which settlement is not considered probable, partially offset by $0.8 million of interest expense associated with a customer contract that contains a significant financing component. Other income (expense), net of $0.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 includes the recognition of an insurance claim recovery of $0.8 million associated with a high resolution satellite.

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Other income (expense), net of $3.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 includes a $5.5 million gain relating to insurance proceeds received for damage incurred to an experimental satellite. Other income (expense), net of $1.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 includes the derecognition of a $1.3 million liability for which settlement is not considered probable.

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Provision for income taxes increased $1.6 million, to $2.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, from $0.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.

Current wording

Provision for income taxes increased $2.2 million, to $4.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, from $2.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2026 and 2025 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.

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We define and calculate Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit adjusted for stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring costs, and employee transaction bonuses in connection with the Sinergise business combination. We define Non-GAAP Gross Margin as Non-GAAP Gross Profit divided by revenue.

Current wording

We define and calculate Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit adjusted for stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring costs, and employer payroll taxes related to earnout share vesting. We define Non-GAAP Gross Margin as Non-GAAP Gross Profit divided by revenue.

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We define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before the impact of interest income and expense, income tax provision and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for the following items: stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, other income (expense), net, restructuring costs, certain litigation expenses, and employee transaction bonuses in connection with the Sinergise business combination.

Current wording

We define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before the impact of interest income and expense, income tax provision and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for the following items: stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, other income (expense), net, restructuring costs, certain litigation expenses, and employer payroll taxes related to earnout share vesting.

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We present Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these measures are frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry and facilitates comparisons on a consistent basis across reporting periods. Further, we believe these measures are helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results because they exclude items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.

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We present Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these measures are frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry and facilitate comparisons on a consistent basis across reporting periods. Further, we believe these measures are helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results because they exclude items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.

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We define and calculate Backlog as remaining performance obligations plus the cancelable portion of the contract value for contracts that provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty and written orders where funding has not been appropriated. Backlog does not include unexercised contract options. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. Remaining performance obligations do not include contracts which provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty, written orders where funding has not been appropriated and unexercised contract options.

Current wording

We define and calculate Backlog as remaining performance obligations plus the cancellable portion of the contract value for contracts that provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty and written orders where funding has not been appropriated. Backlog does not include unexercised contract options. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. Remaining performance obligations do not include contracts which provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty, written orders where funding has not been appropriated and unexercised contract options.

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(1)As part of the 2024 headcount reduction, we recognized $1.3 million of severance and other employee-related costs within cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized within cost of revenue of $0.2 million is included on its respective line item. As part of the 2023 headcount reduction, we recognized $0.6 million of severance and other employee-related costs within cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized within cost of revenue of $0.1 million is included on its respective line item. Refer to Note 7 “Restructuring” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Current wording

(1)As part of the 2024 headcount reduction, we recognized $1.3 million of severance and other employee-related costs within cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized within cost of revenue of $0.2 million is included on its respective line item. Refer to Note 7 “Restructuring” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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(1)As part of the 2024 headcount reduction, we recognized $10.6 million of severance and other employee-related costs for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized of $1.4 million is included on its respective line item. As part of the 2023 headcount reduction, we recognized $7.4 million of severance and other employee-related costs for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized of $1.5 million is included on its respective line item. Refer to Note 7 “Restructuring” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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(1)As part of the 2024 headcount reduction, we recognized $10.6 million of severance and other employee-related costs for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the restructuring related stock-based compensation benefit recognized of $1.4 million is included on its respective line item. Refer to Note 7 “Restructuring” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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(3)Expenses relating to the Delaware class action lawsuit. Refer to Note 10 “Commitments and Contingencies” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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(2)Expenses relating to the Delaware class action lawsuit and an acquisition-related dispute. Refer to Note 10 “Commitments and Contingencies” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain litigation expenses, consisting of legal fees for a specific proceeding, which reduces cash available to us;

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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain litigation expenses, consisting of legal fees and contingency accruals for certain proceedings, which reduces cash available to us;

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For remaining performance obligations as of January 31, 2025, the Company expects to recognize approximately 37% over the next 12 months, approximately 70% over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter. For Backlog as of January 31, 2025, the Company expects to recognize approximately 38% over the next 12 months, approximately 70% over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.

Current wording

For remaining performance obligations as of January 31, 2026, the Company expects to recognize approximately 34% within the next 12 months, approximately 65% within the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter. For Backlog as of January 31, 2026, the Company expects to recognize approximately 37% within the next 12 months, approximately 67% within the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.

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Since inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. Our operations have historically been primarily funded by the net proceeds from the sale of our equity securities and borrowings under credit facilities, as well as cash received from our customers. We currently have no debt outstanding.

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Since inception, we have incurred net losses. We recorded positive net cash flows from operations for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. Our operations have historically been primarily funded by the net proceeds from the sale of our debt and equity securities and borrowings under credit facilities, as well as cash received from our customers.

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We measure liquidity in terms of our ability to fund the cash requirements of our business operations, including working capital and capital expenditure needs, contractual obligations, including debt obligations, and other commitments, with cash flows from operations and other sources of funding. Our current working capital needs relate mainly to our continued development of our platform and product offerings in new markets, as well as compensation and benefits of our employees. Our ability to expand and grow our business will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs and the evolution of our operating cash flows.

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We measure liquidity in terms of our ability to fund the cash requirements of our business operations, including working capital and capital expenditure needs, contractual obligations, including debt obligations and convertible note repayment requirements, and other commitments, with cash flows from operations and other sources of funding. Our current working capital needs relate mainly to our continued development of our platform and product offerings in new markets, as well as compensation and benefits of our employees. Our ability to expand and grow our business will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs and the evolution of our operating cash flows.

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As of January 31, 2025, and 2024, we had $118.0 million and $83.9 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, as of January 31, 2025, and 2024, we had short-term investments of $104.0 million and $215.0 million, respectively, which are highly liquid in nature and available for current operations. We believe our anticipated operating cash flows together with our cash on hand provide us with the ability to meet our obligations as they become due during the next 12 months.

Current wording

As of January 31, 2026, and 2025, we had $229.4 million and $118.0 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, as of January 31, 2026, and 2025, we had short-term investments of $410.6 million and $104.0 million, respectively, which are highly liquid in nature and available for current operations. We believe our anticipated operating cash flows together with our cash on hand provide us with the ability to meet our obligations as they become due during the next 12 months.

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As of January 31, 2025, our principal contractual obligations and commitments include lease obligations for real estate and ground stations and minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google, LLC. Refer to Notes 8, 10, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements in Part 8 of this Form 10-K for more information regarding these cash requirements.

Current wording

As of January 31, 2026, our principal contractual obligations and commitments include lease obligations for real estate and ground stations, convertible note repayment requirements, and minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google, LLC. Refer to Notes 8, 10, 13, and 14 to our consolidated financial statements in Part 8 of this Form 10-K for more information regarding these cash requirements.