CDNL
Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. Class A Common Stock
CDNL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over CDNL overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
CDNL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CDNL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CDNL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 2.4x | $5.64 | — |
| Current | 4.6x | $5.64 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $20.70 | +267% |
| Fair | 33x | $41.09 | +629% |
| Expensive | 46x | $57.51 | +920% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CDNL 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.
CDNL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CDNL, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over CDNL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CDNL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.33 | +88% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.24 | +727% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.19 | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.47 | +123% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.65 | +120% |
CDNL's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.24 over the past year, about eight times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2025.
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 CDNL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CDNL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201.9M | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $226.9M | +114% |
| Q1 2026 | $167.5M | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $145.8M | +72% |
| Q3 2025 | $122.3M | +60% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.1M | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $81.8M | +6.3% |
CDNL has the edge over VRT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3% | -14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.8% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -3.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.7% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6% | N/A |
CDNL's operating margin was −4.3% last quarter, down 14 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2024.
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 has the edge over CDNL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CDNL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $738.6K | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | -$12M | -$4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$961 | -100% |
| Q4 2025 | -$524.2K | -108% |
| Q3 2025 | $909.1K | -95% |
CDNL's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$12M over the past year.
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 CDNL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CDNL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -52% | -22.5M shares |
| 1 year | +56% | +7.4M shares |
CDNL has 21M diluted shares, up 56% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
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 CDNL 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 |
CDNL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
CDNL 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.
CDNL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.9 | Oversold |
CDNL's weekly RSI is 27 (oversold) 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).
CDNL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CDNL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.6x | 24x | 81% below |
| PE % | 0 | 2 | 2 pts below |
CDNL 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.
CDNL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.0 | 69% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.5 | 85% below |
VRT has stronger trend alignment. CDNL is above 0 of 2 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.
CDNL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29.7 | $23.6 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.6 | $5.64 | -76% |
CDNL has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 76% 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 CDNL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.