FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
FBIN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over FBIN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
FBIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
FBIN's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are 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.
FBIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $14.71 | -69% |
| Fair | 19x | $20.13 | -58% |
| Forward | 21x | $47.59 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $25.67 | -46% |
| Current | 45x | $47.59 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FBIN's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 21x, in its fair range.
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 FBIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FBIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FBIN's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over FBIN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
FBIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.25 | +112% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.06 | -60% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.23 | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.25 | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.47 | -34% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.68 | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.18 | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.41 | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.75 | +18% |
FBIN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.06 over the past year, against $5.65 in late 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 FBIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FBIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -3.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | -3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | -6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -4.9% |
FBIN's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, down 3.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.4% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8% | -15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -6.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.4% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +4.6 points |
FBIN's operating margin was 5.4% last quarter, down 5.5 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 FBIN 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 FBIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FBIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $331.1M | +87% |
| Q2 2026 | $179.3M | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | -$139.5M | -$26.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $183.7M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $177M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $118.7M | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | -$112.6M | +$23.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $212.1M | +52% |
FBIN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $555M 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 FBIN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FBIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1% | -1.2M shares |
| 3 years | -6.7% | -8.5M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -20.4M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -22M shares |
FBIN has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $39.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $43.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $10M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $62.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $175M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
FBIN spent $94M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 67% 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 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 |
FBIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
FBIN's net debt is about 5.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 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 FBIN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FBIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.3 | Neutral |
FBIN's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (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).
FBIN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FBIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 24x | 87% above |
| PE % | 100 | 58 | 42 pts above |
FBIN is trading at 45x earnings, a 87% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT has the edge over FBIN on valuation relative to its sector.
FBIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.6 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $45.5 | 4.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 3.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.8 | 8.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $61.5 | 23% below |
FBIN 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.
FBIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.1 | $76.1 | +36% |
| 2021 | $76.1 | $87.8 | +15% |
| 2022 | $87.8 | $56.8 | -35% |
| 2023 | $56.8 | $76.1 | +34% |
| 2024 | $76.1 | $69.2 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | $69.2 | $51.4 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.4 | $47.6 | -7.4% |
FBIN has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 7.4% 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 FBIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.