CDLR
Cadeler A/S
CDLR trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over CDLR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
CDLR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
CDLR's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CDLR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2.9x | $6.93 | — |
| Cheap | 6.2x | $14.63 | +111% |
| Fair | 7.2x | $17.08 | +146% |
| Expensive | 23x | $55.05 | +694% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CDLR has the edge over VRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
CDLR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CDLR, but weaker profitability.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over CDLR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CDLR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.36 | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.29 | +194% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.40 | +310% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.31 | +$3.35 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.90 | +$3.28 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.12 | +11100% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.83 | +159% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.04 | -103% |
CDLR earned $2.36 per share over the past year, down 19% 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 CDLR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CDLR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $319.4M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $138.6M | +90% |
| Q4 2025 | $184.4M | +93% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.4M | +91% |
| Q2 2025 | $258.9M | +269% |
| Q1 2025 | $72.7M | +243% |
| Q4 2024 | $95.5M | +393% |
| Q3 2024 | $89.5M | +244% |
CDLR has the edge over VRT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 40% | -30 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.2% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 39% | -4.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 52% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | 70% | +40 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.4% | +113 points |
| Q4 2024 | 44% | +134 points |
| Q3 2024 | 41% | +38 points |
CDLR has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
CDLR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$25.6M | +$147M |
| Q1 2026 | -$54.4M | +$441.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$239.1M | -$218.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$49M | +$201.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$172.6M | +$38.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$495.8M | -$397.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$20.4M | +$14.3M |
| Q3 2024 | -$250.7M | -1045% |
CDLR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$368M over the past year, against −$939M 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 CDLR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CDLR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.5% | +8.4M shares |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +8.5M shares |
| 3 years | +95% | +46.9M shares |
| 5 years | +211% | +65.5M shares |
| Available history | +903% | +86.9M shares |
CDLR has 96M diluted shares, up 9.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $586,030 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $9,853 |
| Q3 2025 | $75,510 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $5,901 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
CDLR spent $671,393 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 65% 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 the edge over CDLR 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 |
CDLR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 7.1x | High |
CDLR's net debt is about 3.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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 CDLR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CDLR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
CDLR's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 34 (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).
CDLR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CDLR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.9x | 24x | 88% below |
| PE % | 1 | 48 | 47 pts below |
CDLR 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.
CDLR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.6 | 65% below |
| 20 week MA | $22.1 | 69% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.0 | 70% below |
| 100 week MA | $21.6 | 68% below |
VRT has stronger trend alignment. CDLR is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus VRT above 2 of 5.
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.
CDLR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $18.4 | $18.4 | 0% |
| 2024 | $18.4 | $22.5 | +22% |
| 2025 | $22.5 | $19.3 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.3 | $6.93 | -64% |
CDLR has finished lower in two of the last three years. It's down 64% 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 CDLR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.