FCN
FTI Consulting, Inc.
FCN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over FCN overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
FCN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
FCN's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
FCN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $199 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $165 | -17% |
| Fair | 23x | $183 | -8.1% |
| Current | 25x | $199 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $217 | +9.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FCN's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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 FCN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FCN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FCN, with profitability improving.
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.
FCN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.47 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.01 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.26 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.40 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.24 | +5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.86 | -9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.11 | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.32 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.81 | +1.3% |
FCN earned $8.01 per share over the past year, up 1.9% from the year before.
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 FCN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FCN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +5.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $993.5M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $983.3M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $990.7M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $956.2M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $943.7M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $898.3M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $894.9M | -3.2% |
FCN's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.6% | -2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.5% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.9% | -6.5 points |
FCN's operating margin was 8.9% last quarter, down 3.4 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 FCN 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 FCN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FCN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182M | -2.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $141M | +269% |
| Q1 2026 | -$320.6M | +$162.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $351.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $187M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $38.3M | -69% |
| Q1 2025 | -$483M | -$203.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $301.6M | -20% |
FCN generated $354M in free cash flow over the past year, about eight 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 FCN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FCN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7.1% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -8.7M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -8.4M shares |
| Available history | -29% | -11.1M shares |
FCN has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $85.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $393.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $126.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $87.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $234.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $354M |
| Q1 2025 | $182.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M |
FCN spent $693M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% 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 |
FCN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
FCN's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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 FCN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FCN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 93.8 | Overbought |
FCN's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 94 (overbought).
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).
FCN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FCN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.2% above |
| PE % | 68 | 58 | 10 pts above |
FCN 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.
FCN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $161.2 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $156.8 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.6 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $166.3 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $183.6 | 8.2% above |
FCN 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.
FCN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.6 | $111.1 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $111.1 | $150.8 | +36% |
| 2022 | $150.8 | $156.9 | +4% |
| 2023 | $156.9 | $199.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $199.2 | $192.9 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $192.9 | $175.5 | -9% |
| 2026 YTD | $175.5 | $198.6 | +13% |
FCN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 13% 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 FCN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.