ENR
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
ENR's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ENR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
ENR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
ENR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ENR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.2x | $24.17 | — |
| Cheap | 7.9x | $9.35 | -61% |
| Fair | 20x | $23.35 | -3.4% |
| Current | 20x | $24.17 | — |
| Expensive | 112x | $132 | +448% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ENR's PE is 20x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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 ENR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ENR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect ENR's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ENR on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
ENR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.34 | +183% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.18 | -66% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.73 | +274% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.97 | +276% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.32 | +538% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.47 | +2379% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.73 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.79 | -39% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.52 | -73% |
ENR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.18 over the past year, against $3.47 in mid-2025. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
ENR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $734.1M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $643.3M | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $778.9M | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $832.8M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $725.3M | +3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $662.9M | -0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $731.7M | +2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $805.7M | -0.7% |
ENR's revenue grew through 2020 and has held roughly level since: $734M last quarter, up 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +31 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1% | +2.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.4% | +4.6 points |
ENR's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, down 16 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 ENR 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 ENR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ENR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$900K | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$19.4M | +$14.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $124.2M | +193% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.7M | -67% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.9M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | -$33.8M | -428% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.4M | -72% |
| Q3 2024 | $141.5M | +83% |
ENR usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$900,000, but it generated $151M 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 ENR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ENR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | -4% | -2.9M shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -3.3M shares |
| 5 years | +0.9% | +600K shares |
| Available history | +2.8% | +1.9M shares |
ENR has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $900,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $27.1M |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
ENR spent $33M 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 |
ENR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 12.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 15.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.9x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 17.1x | High |
ENR's net debt is about 13 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.3 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 ENR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ENR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.0 | Neutral |
ENR's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (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).
ENR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ENR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 15% below |
| PE % | 50 | 58 | 8 pts below |
ENR 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.
ENR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.6 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $21.9 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $23.8 | 1.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $28.0 | 14% below |
ENR 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.
ENR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.9 | $43.6 | -14% |
| 2021 | $43.6 | $38.5 | -12% |
| 2022 | $38.5 | $33.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $33.6 | $31.7 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | $31.7 | $35.4 | +12% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $20.3 | -43% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.3 | $24.2 | +19% |
ENR has finished lower in five of the last six years. It's up 19% 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 ENR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.