AP
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
AP trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over AP overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
AP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
AP's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AP PE Valuation
AP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
AP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AP's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over AP on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
AP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.25 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.82 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.95 | -$2.71 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.38 | -1636% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.28 | -16500% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.25 | +$2.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.24 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.22 | +$2.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.02 | +$2.06 |
AP lost $2.82 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 AP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111.7M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $102.9M | -9% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.3M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $108M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.1M | +1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.3M | -5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.9M | -6.6% |
AP's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $112M last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -52% | -57 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.7% | -7.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +44 points |
AP's operating margin was 4.1% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 AP on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 has the edge over AP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.1M | +483% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.5M | -$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.7M | +$5.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$64K | -102% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3M | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | +$4.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.5M | -541% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7M | +1032% |
AP's free cash flow has turned positive again: $12M over the past year, against −$4M 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 AP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +197K shares |
| 1 year | +7% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +2.2M shares |
| 5 years | +50% | +7.2M shares |
AP has 22M diluted shares, up 7% from a year ago.
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 the edge over AP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
AP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2023 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 4.8x | High |
AP's net debt is about 4.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.6 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 more cash than debt.
AP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
AP's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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).
AP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
AP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
AP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.12 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.29 | 7.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.06 | 4.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.29 | 45% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.86 | 99% above |
AP has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 99% above its 200-week average.
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.
AP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.95 | $5.82 | +97% |
| 2021 | $5.82 | $4.65 | -20% |
| 2022 | $4.65 | $2.68 | -42% |
| 2023 | $2.68 | $2.73 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $2.73 | $2.06 | -25% |
| 2025 | $2.06 | $4.65 | +126% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.65 | $7.67 | +65% |
AP has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.