DY
Dycom Industries, Inc.
DY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over DY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
DY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
DY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $225 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $212 | -6% |
| Current | 21x | $225 | — |
| Fair | 31x | $345 | +53% |
| Expensive | 63x | $687 | +205% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DY's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
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 DY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DY, 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.
DY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $18.90 | +73% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.95 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.47 | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.56 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.16 | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.90 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.89 | +1.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.92 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.60 | +2.6% |
DY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $10.95 over the past year, up 23% from the year before, and higher year over year for 22 quarters in a row.
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 DY on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
DY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +12% |
DY's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $2B last quarter, up 46% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8% | -2.5 points |
DY's operating margin was 9.6% last quarter, down 0.6 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 DY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 DY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.2M | +493% |
| Q2 2026 | -$94.9M | +$38.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $364.6M | +40% |
| Q4 2025 | $164.8M | +$173.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.8M | +$78.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$133.5M | -$54.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $259.7M | -3% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.8M | +$95.7M |
DY generated $469M in free cash flow over the past year, about four times what it generated 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 DY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -18.5K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +753K shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -509K shares |
| Available history | -4.6% | -1.5M shares |
DY has 30M diluted shares, up 3.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $36M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $30.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $35.9M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
DY spent $36M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 46% 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 DY 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 |
DY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
DY's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.6 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 DY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.9 | Oversold |
DY's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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).
DY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | DY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 24x | 14% below |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
DY 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.
DY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $244.1 | 7.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $323.4 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $367.2 | 39% below |
| 100 week MA | $296.6 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $212.9 | 5.8% above |
DY has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 5.8% above 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 DY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.5 | $73.9 | +59% |
| 2021 | $73.9 | $91.3 | +23% |
| 2022 | $91.3 | $93.8 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | $93.8 | $115.1 | +23% |
| 2024 | $115.1 | $175.2 | +52% |
| 2025 | $175.2 | $347.6 | +98% |
| 2026 YTD | $347.6 | $225.3 | -35% |
DY has finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's down 35% 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 DY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.