ATMU
Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc.
ATMU has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ATMU overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ATMU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ATMU's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ATMU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $38.96 | -30% |
| Forward | 17x | $55.82 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $47.60 | -15% |
| Expensive | 21x | $55.50 | -0.6% |
| Current | 21x | $55.82 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATMU's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair 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 ATMU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATMU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ATMU, 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.
ATMU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.27 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.69 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.61 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.55 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.50 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.41 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.27 | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.22 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.22 | +8.3% |
ATMU's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.69 over the past year, up 12% from the year before, and higher year over year for nine 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 ATMU on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ATMU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $510M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $527.9M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $477.5M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $446.6M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $447.7M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $453.5M | +4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $416.5M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $406.7M | +1.8% |
ATMU's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $510M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.6 points |
ATMU's operating margin was 18% last quarter, down 0.5 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 ATMU 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 ATMU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATMU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.2M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.8M | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.5M | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2M | +212% |
| Q3 2025 | $68.9M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.4M | +187% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.3M | +$35.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $10M | -61% |
ATMU generated $209M in free cash flow over the past year, up 64% 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 generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
ATMU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -800K shares |
| 3 years | -1.8% | -1.5M shares |
ATMU has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $13M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $29.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $10M |
| Q4 2024 | $10M |
ATMU spent $41M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 41% 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 |
ATMU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
ATMU's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 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 ATMU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ATMU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.6 | Neutral |
ATMU's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
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).
ATMU PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ATMU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 24x | 14% below |
| PE % | 85 | 58 | 27 pts above |
ATMU 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.
ATMU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.8 | 19% above |
| 20 week MA | $48.4 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $52.9 | 5.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $46.6 | 20% above |
ATMU has stronger trend alignment. ATMU is above 4 of 4 weekly averages versus VRT above 2 of 5.
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.
ATMU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $21.7 | $23.5 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $23.5 | $38.7 | +65% |
| 2025 | $38.7 | $53.4 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $53.4 | $55.8 | +4.5% |
ATMU has finished every year since 2023 higher, and it's up 4.5% 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 ATMU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.