CVU
CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
CVU's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over CVU overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CVU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
CVU'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.
CVU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.69 | -85% |
| Fair | 4.9x | $1.33 | -71% |
| Forward | 14x | $4.61 | — |
| Current | 17x | $4.61 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $5.47 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVU's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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 has the edge over CVU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CVU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CVU, with profitability improving.
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.
CVU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.34 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | +$0.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.03 | -102% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | -105% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.15 | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.26 | -81% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.37 | +85% |
CVU has returned to profit: it earned $0.27 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 CVU on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CVU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.6M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.3M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.4M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.8M | -7.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $19.4M | -4.8% |
CVU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $18M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5% | +3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.6% | +1.9 points |
CVU's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, up 20 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 CVU 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 CVU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CVU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.5K | +$591.3K |
| Q1 2026 | -$477.8K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.1M | -148% |
| Q3 2025 | $211.1K | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | -$599.8K | +$147.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.8M | -$1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $586.9K | +$655.6K |
CVU's free cash flow was −$2M over the past year, against $2M 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 CVU on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CVU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1.6K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +294K shares |
| 3 years | +3.3% | +417K shares |
| 5 years | +6.4% | +787K shares |
| Available history | +10% | +1.2M shares |
CVU has 13M diluted shares, up 2.3% 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 CVU 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 |
CVU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 14.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 19.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
CVU's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 20 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 the edge over CVU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CVU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.2 | Oversold |
CVU's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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).
CVU PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 29% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CVU 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.
CVU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.90 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.06 | 8.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.47 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.89 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.50 | 32% above |
CVU 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.
CVU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.59 | $3.90 | -41% |
| 2021 | $3.90 | $2.28 | -42% |
| 2022 | $2.28 | $3.25 | +43% |
| 2023 | $3.25 | $2.73 | -16% |
| 2024 | $2.73 | $3.93 | +44% |
| 2025 | $3.93 | $3.75 | -4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.75 | $4.61 | +23% |
CVU has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 23% 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 CVU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.