BWEN
Broadwind, Inc.
BWEN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over BWEN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
BWEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
BWEN'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.
BWEN PE Valuation
BWEN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 54x next year's earnings.
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.
BWEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BWEN to return to profit, with revenue declining.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over BWEN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BWEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.05 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.18 | -182% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +$0.34 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.23 | +$0.27 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.23 | +360% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.22 | +57% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.10 | -129% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.05 | -86% |
BWEN has swung to a loss: it lost $0.18 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 BWEN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BWEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.3M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.3M | -38% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.1M | -7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.7M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.2M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.2M | +7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $36.8M | -2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.6M | -28% |
BWEN's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $22M last quarter, down 50% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.9% | -23 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5% | -5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9% | -5.7 points |
BWEN's operating margin was −2.9% last quarter, down 23 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 BWEN 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 BWEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BWEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$948K | -125% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.2M | +$9.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $127K | +$9.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$187K | -101% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M | +123% |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.7M | -$3.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9M | -318% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.5M | -0.7% |
BWEN has burned cash in most quarters: −$5M over the past year, against −$4M 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 BWEN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BWEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +171K shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +410K shares |
| 3 years | +9.7% | +2.1M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +4.2M shares |
| Available history | +47% | +7.5M shares |
BWEN has 24M diluted shares, up 1.8% 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 BWEN 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 |
BWEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
BWEN has the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
BWEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.3 | Oversold |
BWEN's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 3 (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).
BWEN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BWEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 24x | 53% below |
| PE % | 40 | 58 | 18 pts below |
BWEN 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.
BWEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.33 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.03 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.41 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.69 | 6.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.91 | 13% below |
BWEN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 BWEN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BWEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.65 | $6.01 | +264% |
| 2021 | $6.01 | $2.05 | -66% |
| 2022 | $2.05 | $1.75 | -15% |
| 2023 | $1.75 | $2.77 | +58% |
| 2024 | $2.77 | $1.92 | -31% |
| 2025 | $1.92 | $3.11 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.11 | $2.52 | -19% |
BWEN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +264% in 2020 to −66% in 2021. It's down 19% 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 BWEN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.