DCH
Dauch Corporation
DCH's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over DCH overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DCH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
DCH's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, 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.
DCH PE Valuation
DCH has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
DCH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DCH, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
DCH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.86 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.33 | -491% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.07 | -406% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.75 | -517% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.17 | -159% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.34 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.35 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.18 | +$0.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.29 | +$0.58 |
DCH has swung to a loss: it lost $1.33 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 DCH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
DCH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.9B | +93% |
| Q2 2026 | $3B | +92% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | -5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -5.6% |
DCH's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $2.9B last quarter, up 93% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.4% | -5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6% | +0.7 points |
DCH's operating margin was 2.5% last quarter, down 0.8 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 DCH 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 DCH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DCH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.7M | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.2M | -73% |
| Q1 2026 | -$168M | -$154.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.7M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.2M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.6M | -63% |
| Q1 2025 | -$13.4M | +$16.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $73.2M | +$76.3M |
DCH's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$49M 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 DCH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DCH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +100% | +119M shares |
| 3 years | +103% | +120M shares |
| 5 years | +108% | +123M shares |
| Available history | +112% | +125M shares |
DCH has 238M diluted shares, up 100% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $2M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
DCH spent $9M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent 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 DCH 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 |
DCH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
DCH's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 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 DCH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DCH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
DCH's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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).
DCH PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | DCH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
DCH 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.
DCH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.02 | 7.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.63 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.16 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.63 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.52 | 29% below |
DCH is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 29% 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 DCH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DCH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.6 | $8.23 | -23% |
| 2021 | $8.23 | $9.34 | +13% |
| 2022 | $9.34 | $7.65 | -18% |
| 2023 | $7.65 | $8.81 | +15% |
| 2024 | $8.81 | $5.86 | -33% |
| 2025 | $5.86 | $6.46 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.46 | $4.65 | -28% |
DCH has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 28% 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 DCH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.