HYFM
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.
HYFM's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over HYFM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
HYFM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
HYFM's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
HYFM PE Valuation
HYFM 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.
HYFM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HYFM's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
HYFM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$60.90 | -$47.54 |
| Q1 2026 | -$62.30 | -$47.47 |
| Q4 2025 | -$62.35 | -$47.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.97 | +$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.36 | +$2.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$14.83 | -$1.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$14.51 | -$0.31 |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.10 | +$4.60 |
HYFM lost $60.90 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 HYFM on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HYFM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.2M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.5M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.1M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.4M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.2M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.5M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.3M | -21% |
| Q3 2024 | $44M | -19% |
HYFM's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $23M last quarter, down 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -32% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -31% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -954% | -913 points |
| Q3 2025 | -44% | -24 points |
| Q2 2025 | -34% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -16 points |
| Q3 2024 | -21% | +9.4 points |
HYFM's operating margin was −32% last quarter, up 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 HYFM 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 HYFM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HYFM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9K | -101% |
| Q1 2026 | -$778K | +$11.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | -280% |
| Q3 2025 | -$207K | +$5.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4M | -58% |
| Q1 2025 | -$12M | -$8.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M | +$4.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$5.3M | -176% |
HYFM has burned cash in most quarters: −$5M over the past year, against −$13M 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 HYFM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
HYFM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +13.1K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +131K shares |
| 3 years | +5.2% | +236K shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +572K shares |
| Available history | +45% | +1.5M shares |
HYFM has 5M diluted shares, up 2.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q3 2019 | — |
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 HYFM 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 |
HYFM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 26.6x | High |
HYFM has more cash than debt.
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.
HYFM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.8 | Oversold |
HYFM's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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).
HYFM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HYFM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HYFM 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.
HYFM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.83 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.90 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.12 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.49 | 70% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.29 | 88% below |
HYFM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 HYFM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HYFM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $483.0 | $566.4 | +17% |
| 2021 | $566.4 | $283.2 | -50% |
| 2022 | $283.2 | $16.1 | -94% |
| 2023 | $16.1 | $9.18 | -43% |
| 2024 | $9.18 | $6.19 | -33% |
| 2025 | $6.19 | $1.70 | -73% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.70 | $0.75 | -56% |
HYFM has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 56% 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 HYFM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.