GBX
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
GBX trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GBX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
GBX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
GBX's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GBX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.6x | $23.84 | -43% |
| Forward | 13x | $41.91 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $36.86 | -12% |
| Current | 17x | $41.91 | — |
| Expensive | 40x | $99.65 | +138% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GBX's PE is in its fair range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
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 GBX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GBX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GBX, but weaker profitability. 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 GBX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GBX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.20 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.49 | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.42 | -51% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.68 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.77 | +0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.35 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.05 | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.25 | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.72 | +70% |
GBX's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.49 over the past year, against $7.05 in mid-2025.
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 GBX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GBX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $591M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $576.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $587.5M | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $706.1M | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $759.5M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $842.7M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $762.1M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $875.9M | +8.3% |
GBX's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $591M last quarter, down 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7% | -4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.7 points |
GBX's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, down 5.2 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 GBX 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 GBX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GBX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$100.6M | -477% |
| Q2 2026 | -$286.4M | -607% |
| Q1 2026 | $128.6M | +389% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7M | +$142.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | -77% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.5M | +$106.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $26.3M | +$49.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$124.2M | -$11.2M |
GBX's free cash flow was −$240M over the past year, against −$15M 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 GBX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GBX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -367K shares |
| 3 years | -6% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -5.6% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -1.5M shares |
GBX has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $400,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $21.8M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
GBX spent $13M 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 |
GBX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GBX's net debt is about 5.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 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 GBX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GBX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.6 | Neutral |
GBX's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (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).
GBX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GBX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 30% below |
| PE % | 58 | 58 | Same percentile |
GBX 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.
GBX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.2 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.0 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $47.8 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $48.9 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.4 | 9.7% below |
GBX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.7% 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 GBX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GBX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.6 | $37.3 | +14% |
| 2021 | $37.3 | $44.7 | +20% |
| 2022 | $44.7 | $34.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $34.6 | $44.2 | +28% |
| 2024 | $44.2 | $62.0 | +40% |
| 2025 | $62.0 | $46.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.9 | $41.9 | -11% |
GBX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 11% 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 GBX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.