CVV
CVD Equipment Corporation
CVV trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over CVV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CVV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CVV's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CVV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3.4x | $3.98 | — |
| Cheap | 5x | $5.89 | +48% |
| Fair | 14x | $16.15 | +306% |
| Expensive | 73x | $85.38 | +2045% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVV's PE is in its cheap range at 3.4x.
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 CVV in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CVV Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CVV 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.
CVV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.17 | +$1.19 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.44 | +$1.49 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.51 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.05 | +$0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.82 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.28 | +$0.34 |
CVV has returned to profit: it earned $1.17 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 CVV on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CVV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M | -79% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8M | -78% |
| Q4 2025 | $5M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4M | -9.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.3M | +69% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | +80% |
CVV's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $2M last quarter, down 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -149% | -153 points |
| Q2 2026 | -80% | -58 points |
| Q1 2026 | -97% | -101 points |
| Q4 2025 | -27% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -22% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2% | +36 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5% | +61 points |
CVV's operating margin was −149% last quarter, down 153 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 CVV 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 CVV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CVV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | -$426K | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$865K | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $398K | -83% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | +$1.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.2M | -$1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3M | -$194K |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M | +$2.6M |
CVV has burned cash in most quarters: −$849,000 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 CVV on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CVV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +23K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +66.8K shares |
| 3 years | +3.2% | +216K shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +310K shares |
| Available history | +5.9% | +388K shares |
CVV has 7M diluted shares, up 1% 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 CVV 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 |
CVV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -41.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -50.1x | Net Cash |
CVV has more cash than debt.
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.
CVV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.3 | Oversold |
CVV's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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).
CVV PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.4x | 24x | 86% below |
| PE % | 10 | 58 | 48 pts below |
CVV 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.
CVV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.05 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.78 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.19 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.24 | 6.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.22 | 24% below |
CVV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% 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 CVV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CVV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.31 | $4.47 | +35% |
| 2021 | $4.47 | $4.09 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | $4.09 | $5.54 | +35% |
| 2023 | $5.54 | $4.43 | -20% |
| 2024 | $4.43 | $4.06 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | $4.06 | $3.03 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.03 | $3.98 | +31% |
CVV has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.