ATRO
Astronics Corporation
ATRO trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ATRO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ATRO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
ATRO'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.
ATRO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $25.97 | -57% |
| Current | 20x | $60.31 | — |
| Fair | 41x | $121 | +101% |
| Expensive | 84x | $251 | +316% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATRO's PE is in its fair range at 20x.
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 ATRO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATRO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ATRO to show an outlook.
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.
ATRO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.99 | +$3.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.66 | +$1.76 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.94 | +$1.04 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.61 | +$0.99 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.07 | +$0.08 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.10 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.10 | +$0.51 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | +$0.27 |
ATRO has returned to profit: it earned $2.99 per share over the past year, after losing money 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
ATRO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $271.7M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $260M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $230.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $240.1M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $211.4M | +3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $204.7M | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $205.9M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $208.5M | +6.8% |
ATRO's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $272M last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.4% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3% | +0.3 points |
ATRO's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 ATRO 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 has the edge over ATRO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATRO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.6M | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.4M | +$36.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$554K | -103% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.8M | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $21M | +222% |
| Q2 2025 | -$12.2M | -$4.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $18.5M | +4123% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2M | +$26.5M |
ATRO generated $61M in free cash flow over the past year, up 21% 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 ATRO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATRO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.3% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +9.3% | +4.1M shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +7.2M shares |
| 5 years | +25% | +9.7M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +7.9M shares |
ATRO has 49M diluted shares, up 9.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $7.7M |
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 ATRO 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 |
ATRO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
ATRO's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.5 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 ATRO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ATRO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.4 | Oversold |
ATRO's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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).
ATRO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ATRO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 38 | 58 | 20 pts below |
ATRO 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.
ATRO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.9 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $69.3 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $63.1 | 4.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.1 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $29.0 | 108% above |
ATRO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 108% 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.
ATRO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.5 | $10.4 | -54% |
| 2021 | $10.4 | $9.34 | -11% |
| 2022 | $9.34 | $7.57 | -19% |
| 2023 | $7.57 | $13.9 | +84% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $12.8 | -8% |
| 2025 | $12.8 | $44.2 | +246% |
| 2026 YTD | $44.2 | $60.3 | +36% |
ATRO 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.