GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
GNRC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GNRC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
GNRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
GNRC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GNRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $193 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $125 | -35% |
| Fair | 36x | $184 | -4.6% |
| Current | 38x | $193 | — |
| Expensive | 51x | $260 | +35% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNRC's PE is in its fair range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x 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 GNRC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GNRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GNRC, 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.
GNRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.08 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.06 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.35 | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.20 | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.69 | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.24 | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.01 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.73 | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.39 | +64% |
GNRC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.06 over the past year, against $8.31 in late 2021.
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 GNRC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GNRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $942.1M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +16% |
GNRC's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $1.3B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +7.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.9% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +1.8 points |
GNRC's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 3.2 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 GNRC 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 GNRC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GNRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $131.7M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $62.9M | +335% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.9M | +230% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.9M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | $96.5M | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.5M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.2M | -68% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.1M | +7.7% |
GNRC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $414M 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 GNRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GNRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -72.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +440K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -2.5M shares |
| 5 years | -7.2% | -4.6M shares |
| Available history | -5.3% | -3.3M shares |
GNRC has 60M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $97.5M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
GNRC hasn't bought back shares in 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 the edge over GNRC 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 |
GNRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
GNRC's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.5 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 GNRC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GNRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.0 | Neutral |
GNRC's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (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).
GNRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GNRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 24x | 59% above |
| PE % | 54 | 58 | 4 pts below |
GNRC 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.
GNRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.6 | 3.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $205.0 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $208.3 | 7.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $179.7 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $154.8 | 25% above |
GNRC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 25% above 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 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.
GNRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.7 | $233.2 | +129% |
| 2021 | $233.2 | $351.3 | +51% |
| 2022 | $351.3 | $92.2 | -74% |
| 2023 | $92.2 | $129.2 | +40% |
| 2024 | $129.2 | $155.7 | +20% |
| 2025 | $155.7 | $140.6 | -9.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $140.6 | $192.9 | +37% |
GNRC has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.