CBAT
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CBAT yet.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 39x earnings, about half its usual 72x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CBAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
CBAT's revenue and cash flow are currently strong, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CBAT PE Valuation
CBAT 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 4.8x 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.
CBAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CBAT to return to profit, 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.
CBAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.20 | — |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.18 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.10 | -177% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.07 | -154% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.10 | -150% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.00 | -100% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.16 |
| Q3 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.23 |
| Q2 2024 | $0.20 | +$0.37 |
CBAT is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.18 per share over the past year, against $0.35 at its worst in late 2019.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
CBAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $69.6M | +99% |
| Q4 2025 | $58.8M | +132% |
| Q3 2025 | $60.9M | +37% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.5M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.9M | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.4M | -55% |
| Q3 2024 | $44.6M | -30% |
| Q2 2024 | $47.8M | +13% |
CBAT has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 99% for CBAT versus up 61% for VRT.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -14% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -14% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.6% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.7% | -21 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2% | -26 points |
| Q4 2024 | -26% | -16 points |
| Q3 2024 | -1.9% | -10 points |
| Q2 2024 | 12% | +21 points |
CBAT's operating margin was −14% last quarter, down 5.7 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
CBAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $10.5M | +$32.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.1M | +310% |
| Q3 2025 | $6M | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M | +65% |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.3M | -$21.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.9M | -80% |
| Q3 2024 | $16.5M | +$17M |
| Q1 2024 | -$454K | -105% |
CBAT has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 6,165% versus its history, compared with VRT at up 337%.
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 generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
CBAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -692K shares |
| 3 years | +0.3% | +234K shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +4.3M shares |
| Available history | +152% | +53.9M shares |
CBAT has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $263,111 |
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 |
CBAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
CBAT's net debt is about 8.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.2 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 more cash than debt.
CBAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.3 | Neutral |
CBAT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (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).
CBAT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CBAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
CBAT 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.
CBAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.08 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.88 | 9.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $0.85 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $0.89 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $0.97 | 1% below |
CBAT 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.
CBAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.14 | $6.26 | +449% |
| 2021 | $6.26 | $1.69 | -73% |
| 2022 | $1.69 | $0.98 | -42% |
| 2023 | $0.98 | $1.05 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | $1.05 | $1.07 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | $1.07 | $0.86 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.86 | $0.96 | +12% |
CBAT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +449% in 2020 to −73% in 2021. It's up 12% 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 CBAT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.