BXC
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
BXC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over BXC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BXC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
BXC's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BXC PE Valuation
BXC 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.
BXC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BXC 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.
BXC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.49 | -128% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.22 | -106% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.49 | -111% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.74 | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.41 | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.52 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.19 | +15% |
BXC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.49 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 BXC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BXC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $812.6M | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $814.1M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $731.1M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $715.8M | +0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $748.9M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $780.1M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $709.2M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $710.6M | -0.3% |
BXC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $813M last quarter, up 8.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.5% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -2.1 points |
BXC's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, about level with 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 BXC 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 BXC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BXC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $39.6M | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8M | +$45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$59.8M | -$20M |
| Q4 2025 | $56.4M | +$57.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $52.7M | -2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | -$36.4M | -224% |
| Q1 2025 | -$39.8M | -$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.5M | -102% |
BXC's free cash flow has turned positive again: $45M over the past year, against −$25M 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 BXC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BXC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +2.8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -84.2K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -2.1M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -1.5M shares |
BXC has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $15M |
| Q4 2024 | $15.3M |
BXC spent $5M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% 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 |
BXC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
BXC 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.
BXC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.4 | Neutral |
BXC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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).
BXC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BXC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
BXC 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.
BXC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.7 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $71.7 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $64.9 | 3.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $71.8 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $84.7 | 26% below |
BXC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 26% 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 BXC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BXC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.2 | $29.4 | +123% |
| 2021 | $29.4 | $87.1 | +197% |
| 2022 | $87.1 | $72.0 | -17% |
| 2023 | $72.0 | $113.3 | +57% |
| 2024 | $113.3 | $103.7 | -8.5% |
| 2025 | $103.7 | $62.6 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.6 | $62.8 | +0.4% |
BXC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's roughly flat 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 BXC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.