FTEK
Fuel Tech, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score FTEK yet.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 39x earnings, about half its usual 72x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
FTEK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
FTEK's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. 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.
FTEK PE Valuation
FTEK 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.
FTEK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for FTEK 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.
FTEK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.14 | -$0.05 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.12 | -$0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.10 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.08 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.09 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.10 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.09 | -$0.06 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.06 | -$0.01 |
FTEK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.14 per share over the past year, against $0.43 at its worst in mid-2020.
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 FTEK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FTEK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.7M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3M | -17% |
FTEK's revenue is growing: $9M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6% | -6.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -26% | -11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -20% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -40% | -27 points |
FTEK's operating margin was −6% last quarter, down 6.1 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 FTEK 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 FTEK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FTEK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.8M | -160% |
| Q2 2026 | -$971K | -$914K |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.2M | -181% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2M | -$300K |
| Q3 2025 | $3M | +287% |
| Q2 2025 | -$57K | +$1.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M | +$2.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -2043% |
FTEK has burned cash in most quarters: −$6M over the past year, against $3M 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 FTEK on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
FTEK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +36K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -76K shares |
| 3 years | +1.9% | +590K shares |
| 5 years | +2.9% | +882K shares |
| Available history | +29% | +7M shares |
FTEK has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $34,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $198,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $24,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
FTEK spent $45,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% 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 |
FTEK Net Leverage
FTEK'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.
FTEK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.9 | Oversold |
FTEK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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).
FTEK PE vs Industrials Sector
FTEK 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.
FTEK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.50 | 9.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.54 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.50 | 9.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.68 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.42 | 4.2% below |
FTEK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 4.2% 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 FTEK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FTEK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.86 | $4.81 | +459% |
| 2021 | $4.81 | $1.53 | -68% |
| 2022 | $1.53 | $1.33 | -13% |
| 2023 | $1.33 | $1.05 | -21% |
| 2024 | $1.05 | $1.07 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | $1.07 | $1.63 | +52% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.63 | $1.36 | -17% |
FTEK's yearly returns have swung widely, from +459% in 2020 to −68% in 2021. It's down 17% 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 FTEK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.