ALLE
Allegion plc
ALLE has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ALLE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ALLE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
ALLE's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ALLE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $154 | -19% |
| Forward | 19x | $190 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $174 | -8.6% |
| Current | 24x | $190 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $233 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALLE's PE is in its expensive range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over ALLE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALLE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ALLE, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
ALLE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.92 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.03 | +8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.62 | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.32 | +2.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.44 | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.39 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.20 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.12 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.82 | +11% |
ALLE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $8.03 over the past year, up 8.7% from the year before, and higher year over year for 15 quarters in a row.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over ALLE on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ALLE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +9.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $941.9M | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $945.6M | +5.4% |
ALLE's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $1.2B last quarter, up 9.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +1.7 points |
ALLE has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over ALLE on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
ALLE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278.6M | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $180.5M | -6% |
| Q1 2026 | $80.3M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $200.5M | +2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $209.8M | -1% |
| Q2 2025 | $192M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $83.4M | +249% |
| Q4 2024 | $194.9M | -0.6% |
ALLE's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $740M over the past year, up 8.8% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over ALLE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALLE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -3M shares |
| 5 years | -5.6% | -5.1M shares |
| Available history | -9.7% | -9.1M shares |
ALLE has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $119.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $120M |
| Q1 2026 | $40.6M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $40M |
| Q1 2025 | $40M |
| Q4 2024 | $100M |
ALLE spent $280M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 56% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ALLE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
ALLE's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over ALLE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALLE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.2 | Overbought |
ALLE's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 88 (overbought).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ALLE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ALLE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 1.7% below |
| PE % | 66 | 58 | 8 pts above |
ALLE has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ALLE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $169.6 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $159.9 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $153.9 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $151.0 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $135.9 | 40% above |
ALLE has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
ALLE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124.6 | $113.0 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | $113.0 | $127.3 | +13% |
| 2022 | $127.3 | $105.0 | -17% |
| 2023 | $105.0 | $126.7 | +21% |
| 2024 | $126.7 | $132.0 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | $132.0 | $160.8 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $160.8 | $190.1 | +18% |
ALLE has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over ALLE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.