FCEL
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
FCEL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over FCEL overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
FCEL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
FCEL's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
FCEL PE Valuation
FCEL 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.
FCEL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FCEL's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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.
FCEL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.01 | +$6.11 |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.15 | +$1.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.49 | +$1.26 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.42 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.12 | -$1.62 |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.44 | -$0.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.75 | +$0.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.83 | -$0.03 |
FCEL is still losing money, but far less than before: $3.01 per share over the past year, against $192.90 at its worst in late 2019.
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 FCEL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FCEL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33M | -29% |
| Q2 2026 | $35.6M | -4.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.5M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $55M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.7M | +97% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.4M | +67% |
| Q1 2025 | $19M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $49.3M | +120% |
FCEL's revenue has held roughly level: $33M last quarter, down 29% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -141% | +63 points |
| Q2 2026 | -219% | -123 points |
| Q1 2026 | -86% | +87 points |
| Q4 2025 | -51% | +32 points |
| Q3 2025 | -204% | -62 points |
| Q2 2025 | -96% | +89 points |
| Q1 2025 | -173% | +82 points |
| Q4 2024 | -83% | +79 points |
FCEL's operating margin was −141% last quarter, up 63 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 FCEL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FCEL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.5M | +$18.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$29M | +$6.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$34.7M | +$18.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$23.9M | -$19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$32.1M | +$44.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$35.2M | +$15.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$52.8M | +$16.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.7M | +$22.4M |
FCEL has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$101M over the past year, against −$125M 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 FCEL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
FCEL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +30% | +16.2M shares |
| 1 year | +224% | +48.7M shares |
| 3 years | +420% | +56.9M shares |
| 5 years | +555% | +59.7M shares |
| Available history | +3735% | +68.6M shares |
FCEL has 70M diluted shares, up 224% from a year ago.
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 FCEL 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 |
FCEL Net Leverage
FCEL's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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 more cash than debt.
FCEL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.4 | Oversold |
FCEL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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).
FCEL PE vs Industrials Sector
FCEL 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.
FCEL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.4 | 41% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.8 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.2 | 0.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.3 | 61% below |
FCEL's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 61% 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 FCEL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FCEL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.1 | $369.0 | +869% |
| 2021 | $369.0 | $193.8 | -47% |
| 2022 | $193.8 | $80.1 | -59% |
| 2023 | $80.1 | $48.0 | -40% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $10.0 | -79% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $8.48 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.48 | $10.3 | +21% |
FCEL has finished five years in a row lower, and it's up 21% 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 FCEL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.