EML
The Eastern Company
EML trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over EML overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
EML Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
EML's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, 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.
EML PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.4x | $16.97 | -45% |
| Fair | 14x | $25.80 | -16% |
| Current | 17x | $30.81 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $37.74 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EML's PE is in its expensive range at 17x.
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 EML in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EML Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for EML 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.
EML Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.81 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.34 | +$2.70 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.96 | +$2.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.17 | +$2.54 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.20 | +$2.23 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.36 | -171% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.36 | -186% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.37 | -200% |
EML's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.81 over the past year, against $2.58 in early 2022.
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 EML on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EML Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $61.8M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.7M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $57.5M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.3M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $70.2M | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.3M | -6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $66.7M | -0.5% |
EML's revenue has held roughly level: $75M last quarter, up 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | -6.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -3.5 points |
EML's operating margin was 7.4% last quarter, up 4.3 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 EML 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 EML on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EML Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4M | -232% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.9M | +164% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M | +$5.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M | -83% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M | +$9.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.7M | -250% |
| Q4 2024 | $9M | +62% |
EML usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$4M, but it generated $8M 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 EML on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EML Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -1.4K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -54.2K shares |
| 3 years | -3.9% | -245K shares |
| 5 years | -3.9% | -243K shares |
| Available history | -3.8% | -241K shares |
EML has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $405,518 |
| Q1 2026 | $422,355 |
| Q4 2025 | $754,316 |
| Q3 2025 | $851,447 |
| Q2 2025 | $722,901 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q2 2024 | $247,320 |
EML spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
EML Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
EML's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.5 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 EML on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
EML Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.3 | Neutral |
EML's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
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).
EML PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | EML | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 29% below |
| PE % | 67 | 58 | 9 pts above |
EML 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.
EML Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.9 | 19% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.7 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.5 | 37% above |
| 100 week MA | $23.2 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.4 | 31% above |
EML 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.
EML Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.0 | $24.6 | -18% |
| 2021 | $24.6 | $24.8 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $20.3 | -18% |
| 2023 | $20.3 | $22.0 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | $22.0 | $26.6 | +21% |
| 2025 | $26.6 | $20.5 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.5 | $30.8 | +51% |
EML 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.