GRC
The Gorman-Rupp Company
GRC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GRC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GRC's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $70.10 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $67.89 | -3.2% |
| Current | 25x | $70.10 | — |
| Fair | 30x | $85.04 | +21% |
| Expensive | 38x | $106 | +51% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GRC's PE is in its cheap range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x 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 GRC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GRC, 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.
GRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.15 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.81 | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.38 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.24 | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.02 | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.91 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.97 | +52% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.69 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.53 | +15% |
GRC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.81 over the past year, up 47% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
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 GRC on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
GRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $193.3M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $186.1M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $176.6M | +7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $166.6M | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $172.8M | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $179M | +5.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $163.9M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $162.7M | +1.3% |
GRC's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $193M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.6 points |
GRC's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 5.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 GRC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 GRC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.6M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $36.9M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.7M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | +94% |
| Q3 2025 | $35.8M | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.8M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.1M | +164% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M | -77% |
GRC generated $110M in free cash flow over the past year, up 31% from 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 GRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +2.4K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +97.4K shares |
| 3 years | +0.8% | +217K shares |
| 5 years | +1.1% | +284K shares |
| Available history | +1.1% | +283K shares |
GRC has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $11,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
GRC spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 130% 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 |
GRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
GRC's net debt is about 1.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.5 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 GRC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.1 | Oversold |
GRC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
GRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.7% above |
| PE % | 20 | 58 | 38 pts below |
GRC 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.
GRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.6 | 3.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $76.5 | 8.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $69.5 | 0.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $54.5 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.9 | 60% above |
GRC 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.
GRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.5 | $32.4 | -13% |
| 2021 | $32.4 | $44.3 | +37% |
| 2022 | $44.3 | $25.6 | -42% |
| 2023 | $25.6 | $35.5 | +39% |
| 2024 | $35.5 | $38.2 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | $38.2 | $49.4 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $49.4 | $70.1 | +42% |
GRC 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.