BCO
The Brink's Company
BCO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over BCO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
BCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
BCO's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $117 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $84.90 | -27% |
| Fair | 31x | $117 | +0.3% |
| Current | 31x | $117 | — |
| Expensive | 91x | $346 | +196% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BCO's PE is in its fair range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x 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 BCO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BCO's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, 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 BCO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.35 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.81 | -3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.32 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.28 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.69 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.94 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.73 | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.72 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.63 | +94% |
BCO earned $3.81 per share over the past year, down 3.3% from 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 BCO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +1.5% |
BCO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.4B last quarter, up 3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.6% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.3% | +0.1 points |
BCO's operating margin was 9.5% last quarter, down 1.9 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 BCO 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 BCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.4M | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$107.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $325.9M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.4M | +946% |
| Q2 2025 | $152.2M | +$275M |
| Q1 2025 | -$119.1M | -1118% |
| Q4 2024 | $307.2M | -9.6% |
BCO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $369M over the past year.
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 BCO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -600K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -5.6M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -8.8M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -9.6M shares |
BCO has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $55.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $85.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $44.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $78.3M |
BCO spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 63% 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 |
BCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
BCO's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.4 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 BCO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.4 | Neutral |
BCO's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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).
BCO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 24x | 28% above |
| PE % | 49 | 58 | 9 pts below |
BCO 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.
BCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.3 | 9.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.0 | 6.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $111.7 | 4.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $104.4 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $94.0 | 24% above |
BCO 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.
BCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $91.1 | $70.8 | -22% |
| 2021 | $70.8 | $64.7 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | $64.7 | $54.1 | -16% |
| 2023 | $54.1 | $88.0 | +63% |
| 2024 | $88.0 | $91.7 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $91.7 | $119.6 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $119.6 | $117.0 | -2.2% |
BCO has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 2.2% 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 BCO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.