MEC
Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.
MEC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over MEC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
MEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
MEC's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MEC PE Valuation
MEC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x 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'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.
MEC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect MEC to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
MEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.56 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.69 | -219% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.84 | -199% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.80 | -174% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.40 | -132% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.58 | -1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.85 | +63% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.08 | +157% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.24 | +226% |
MEC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.69 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 MEC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $170.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $163M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $144.8M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $144.3M | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $132.3M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $135.6M | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $121.3M | -18% |
MEC's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $170M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.3% | -6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.1% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0% | -4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | -4.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +15 points |
MEC's operating margin was 2.5% last quarter, up 2.5 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 MEC 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 MEC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.4M | -$2.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.6M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.9M | -229% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | -71% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.1M | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.5M | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.4M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.6M | +79% |
MEC's free cash flow was −$7M over the past year, against $52M 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 MEC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +3.1M shares |
| 1 year | +25% | +5.1M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +5.2M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +4.9M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +6.1M shares |
MEC has 26M diluted shares, up 25% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $998,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $1M |
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 MEC 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 |
MEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
MEC's net debt is about 3.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 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 MEC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.3 | Oversold |
MEC's weekly RSI is 35 (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).
MEC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
MEC 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.
MEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.7 | 4.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $20.8 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $21.8 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.4 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.5 | 15% below |
MEC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 MEC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.90 | $12.8 | +29% |
| 2021 | $12.8 | $14.4 | +12% |
| 2022 | $14.4 | $13.0 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | $13.0 | $14.4 | +11% |
| 2024 | $14.4 | $15.7 | +8.8% |
| 2025 | $15.7 | $19.1 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.1 | $14.0 | -27% |
MEC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 27% 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 MEC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.