BCHT
Birchtech Corp.
BCHT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over BCHT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
BCHT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
BCHT's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BCHT PE Valuation
BCHT 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.
BCHT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BCHT's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
BCHT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.19 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.12 | +$0.39 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.16 | +$0.39 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.22 | -$0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.51 | -313% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.55 | -283% |
BCHT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.19 per share over the past year, against $0.65 at its worst in early 2020.
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 BCHT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BCHT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.8M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | -3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | -9.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3M | +29% |
BCHT's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $6M last quarter, down 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -11% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | -43% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -27% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | -35% | -27 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +32 points |
| Q2 2025 | -36% | +70 points |
| Q1 2025 | -42% | +17 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.5% | -239 points |
BCHT's operating margin was −11% last quarter, down 22 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 BCHT 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 BCHT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BCHT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$837.5K | -367% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -$1.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $958.4K | +$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $314.2K | +$1.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$268.5K | +$170.7K |
| Q4 2024 | -$937.8K | -105% |
| Q1 2024 | -$439.2K | -156% |
BCHT has burned cash in most quarters: −$5M over the past year, against −$3M 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 BCHT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BCHT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -8.6K shares |
| 1 year | +37% | +7M shares |
| 3 years | +39% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +56% | +9.5M shares |
| Available history | +72% | +11M shares |
BCHT has 26M diluted shares, up 37% 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 BCHT 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 |
BCHT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
BCHT has more cash than debt.
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.
BCHT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.3 | Oversold |
BCHT's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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).
BCHT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BCHT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
BCHT 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.
BCHT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.28 | 8.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.41 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.15 | 46% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.58 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.86 | 59% below |
BCHT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 59% below 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 the edge over BCHT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BCHT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.95 | $3.20 | +237% |
| 2021 | $3.20 | $2.90 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | $2.90 | $1.50 | -48% |
| 2023 | $1.50 | $4.60 | +207% |
| 2024 | $4.60 | $2.45 | -47% |
| 2025 | $2.45 | $3.75 | +53% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.75 | $1.17 | -69% |
BCHT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +237% in 2020 to −48% in 2022. It's down 69% 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 BCHT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.