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Ashley Johnson

President & Chief Financial Officer, Planet Labs PBC

Search every verified Ashley Johnson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Ashley Johnson, President and Chief Financial Officer at Planet Labs PBC, discussed the company’s Q2 FY25 financial results during an earnings call on September 3, 2026. She reported record revenue of $116 million, a 58% year-over-year increase, driven by over 90% growth in defense and intelligence. Johnson noted a non-GAAP gross margin of 59% and stated the company exceeded the rule of 40 for the fourth consecutive quarter. She also mentioned the completion of the first sovereign Earth observation satellite for the Swedish armed forces, the launch of a Pelican tech demo, and the shipment of a second Tanager and 18 SuperDove satellites. Johnson highlighted recent contract wins, including an $8 million award from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) for Planet’s Global Monitoring Service, a satellite services deal with a German federal civil government agency, a countrywide contract with Rwanda, and a first win with an AI hyperscaler for data center monitoring. She stated that Planet has identified over $4 billion in satellite services opportunities, with over 25% qualified as near-term pipeline, and attributed the company’s differentiation to its operational history and speed of delivery. Johnson also expressed optimism about growth in civil government and commercial sectors, citing AI’s role in lowering barriers to data use.

Recent appearances

  • Planet Labs PBC Q2 FY25 Earnings Call | Full Recording | PL

    Full Planet Labs PBC (PL) Q2 FY25 earnings call — complete recording with CEO/CFO commentary and analyst Q&A. 📰 Planet Labs Hits Record $116M Revenue and Identifies $4B Satellite Services Pipeline 📈 Growth: Revenue grew 58% year-over-year to a record $116 million, driven by 90% growth in defense and intelligence. 🎯 Outlook: Identified over $4 billion in satellite services opportunities, with over 25% qualified as near-term pipeline. Q2 FY25 Results EPS: $-0.03 (est. $-0.04) — beat Revenue: $94.2M Reported: 2026-06-04 Recent Quarters 2025-09-08: EPS $-0.03 vs est $-0.05 · Rev $73.4M 2025-03…

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  • LIVE: Planet Labs PBC First Quarter of Fiscal 2027 Earnings Call

    Thank you for joining us and welcome to the Planet Labs PBC first quarter of fiscal 2027 earnings call after today's prepared ...

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  • LIVE: Planet Labs PBC Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2026 Earnings Call

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  • $PL Planet Labs Q4 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    03/19/2026 Q&A: 24:48 Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers planet monitoring, tasking, archive, apps, application programming interfaces (APIs), basemaps, and fusion, as well as analytic feeds and planetary variables. It also provides Tanager, a hyperspectral imaging satellite that delivers full-spectrum imagery across the visible and shortwave infrared regions; an…

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  • $PL Planet Labs Q3 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    12/10/2025 Q&A: 23:30 Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers planet monitoring, tasking, archive, apps, application programming interfaces (APIs), basemaps, and fusion, as well as analytic feeds and planetary variables. It also provides Tanager, a hyperspectral imaging satellite that delivers full-spectrum imagery across the visible and shortwave infrared regions; an…

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  • Planet Labs' Ashley Johnson on what investors are finally seeing in the stock

    The CFO and COO of Planet Labs talks to CNBC's Brian Sullivan about why the shares are some of the best-performing from the San Francisco area.

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  • $PL Planet Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    09/08/2025 Q&A: 20:45 Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers planet monitoring, tasking, archive, apps, application programming interfaces (APIs), basemaps, and fusion, as well as analytic feeds and planetary variables. It also provides Tanager, a hyperspectral imaging satellite that delivers full-spectrum imagery across the visible and shortwave infrared regions; an…

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  • Planet Labs (PL) Q1 2026 Earnings – Full Coverage

    Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $66.3M (+10% YoY), 59% non-GAAP gross margin, and positive free cash flow of $8M. Join CEO Will Marshall and CFO Ashley Johnson for insights on defense wins, satellite services, and a $527M backlog! ⏱️ Timestamps (based on transcript): 00:00 – Introduction by Operator 00:25 – IR Cleo Palmer-Poroner: Opening Remarks and Safe Harbor 02:24 – CEO Will Marshall: Q1 Financial and Operational Highlights 03:42 – Will Marshall: Global Customer Demand Trends 05:02 – Will Marshall: Defense and Intelligence Sector Wins 06:26 – Will Marshall:…

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  • 1007: The Art of Financial Storytelling: A CFO’s Perspective | Ashley Johnson, CFO, Planet

    Profitability hi it's Jack on today's show we speak with Ashley Johnson CFO of. Planet with both undergraduate and master's ...

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  • How Planet Works with Partners to Accelerate its Impact With CFO Ashley Johnson

    In this episode, we’re joined by Ashley Johnson, Planet CFO and president for a conversation about how satellite data contributes to transparency for peace and security, and how Planet works with partners to accelerate the impact of its data. Ashley shares the successes of some specific partnerships that deal with reducing tropical forest loss and mapping the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations. When there are so many impactful use cases for satellite data, Ashley gives some insight into how Planet decides which ones to focus its resources on. We talk about the busines…

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  • $PL Planet Labs PBC Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call

    09/07/2023 Q&A: 24:25 Planet Labs PBC designs, constructs, and launches constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform worldwide. The company offers planet monitoring, basemap, tasking, apps, variables, hyperspectral, analytic feeds, and platform, as well as planet professional services including launch program, architectural workshop, planet training, integration and data services, and quick start services; and technical support services, which includes planet help center, developer resource center, and…

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  • [PL stock] Planet Labs Q1 2023 Earnings Call (6/14/22)

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