BLDP
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
BLDP's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over BLDP overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLDP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
BLDP's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BLDP PE Valuation
BLDP 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.
BLDP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BLDP's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
BLDP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.26 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.74 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.78 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | +$0.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.98 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | -$0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.08 | -$0.48 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.11 | -$0.57 |
BLDP is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.26 per share over the past year, against $1.11 at its worst in late 2024.
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 BLDP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLDP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $20.1M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.4M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $33.6M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.5M | +120% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.4M | +6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.5M | -47% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.8M | -45% |
BLDP's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $20M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -62% | +124 points |
| Q1 2026 | -67% | +122 points |
| Q4 2025 | -35% | +113 points |
| Q3 2025 | -92% | +335 points |
| Q2 2025 | -186% | +72 points |
| Q1 2025 | -189% | +105 points |
| Q4 2024 | -148% | -62 points |
| Q3 2024 | -428% | -289 points |
BLDP's operating margin was −62% last quarter, up 124 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 BLDP 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 BLDP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLDP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$12.2M | +$10.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.4M | +$18.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.8M | +$38.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.3M | +$16M |
| Q2 2025 | -$22.7M | +$15M |
| Q1 2025 | -$27.1M | +$396K |
| Q4 2024 | -$30.3M | -$4.4M |
| Q3 2024 | -$40.2M | -$11.2M |
BLDP has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$37M over the past year, against −$120M 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 BLDP on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BLDP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +560K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +0.9% | +2.8M shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +3.9M shares |
| Available history | +29% | +68.7M shares |
BLDP has 301M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BLDP hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 BLDP 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 |
BLDP Net Leverage
BLDP's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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.
BLDP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.1 | Oversold |
BLDP's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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).
BLDP PE vs Industrials Sector
BLDP 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.
BLDP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.70 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.26 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.79 | 50% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.35 | 40% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.90 | 52% below |
BLDP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 52% 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 BLDP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLDP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.94 | $23.5 | +238% |
| 2021 | $23.5 | $12.7 | -46% |
| 2022 | $12.7 | $4.79 | -62% |
| 2023 | $4.79 | $3.70 | -23% |
| 2024 | $3.70 | $1.69 | -54% |
| 2025 | $1.69 | $2.63 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.63 | $1.40 | -47% |
BLDP's yearly returns have swung widely, from +238% in 2020 to −62% in 2022. It's down 47% 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 BLDP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.