ICFI
ICF International, Inc.
ICFI has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ICFI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ICFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
ICFI'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.
ICFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $82.22 | — |
| Current | 15x | $82.22 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $87.25 | +6.1% |
| Fair | 25x | $135 | +64% |
| Expensive | 32x | $171 | +109% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ICFI has the edge over VRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
ICFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ICFI's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ICFI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
ICFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.49 | +41% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.32 | +0.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.84 | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.63 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.95 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.29 | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.74 | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.82 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.82 | +34% |
ICFI earned $5.32 per share over the past year, about the same as 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 ICFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ICFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $470.5M | +1.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $474.5M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $437.5M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $443.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $465.4M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $476.2M | -7% |
| Q1 2025 | $487.6M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $496.3M | +3.8% |
ICFI's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $470M last quarter, up 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.3% | +1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | -0.4 points |
ICFI's operating margin was 9.3% last quarter, up 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 ICFI 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 ICFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ICFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.6M | -29% |
| Q2 2026 | $94M | +103% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6M | +$30.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $68.7M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $41.8M | +105% |
| Q1 2025 | -$36.5M | -$21.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $89.5M | -13% |
| Q3 2024 | $20.4M | -2.6% |
ICFI generated $186M in free cash flow over the past year, up 32% 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 ICFI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ICFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +7K shares |
| 1 year | -2.5% | -471K shares |
| 3 years | -4.8% | -919K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -1M shares |
| Available history | -6.1% | -1.2M shares |
ICFI has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $379,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $18.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $15.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $199,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $39.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.8M |
ICFI spent $49M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 13% 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 |
ICFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.0x | Moderate |
ICFI's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.1 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 ICFI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ICFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.9 | Neutral |
ICFI's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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).
ICFI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ICFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 24x | 36% below |
| PE % | 13 | 58 | 45 pts below |
ICFI 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.
ICFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $86.8 | 5.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $85.4 | 3.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.3 | 2.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $86.7 | 5.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $110.7 | 26% below |
ICFI's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 26% 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 ICFI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ICFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92.2 | $74.6 | -19% |
| 2021 | $74.6 | $101.1 | +35% |
| 2022 | $101.1 | $98.6 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | $98.6 | $134.1 | +36% |
| 2024 | $134.1 | $118.5 | -12% |
| 2025 | $118.5 | $86.2 | -27% |
| 2026 YTD | $86.2 | $82.2 | -4.6% |
ICFI has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 4.6% 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 ICFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.