MRCY
Mercury Systems, Inc.
MRCY trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over MRCY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
MRCY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
MRCY's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MRCY PE Valuation
MRCY 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.
MRCY Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MRCY to show an outlook.
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.
MRCY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.08 | +$0.48 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.50 | +$0.15 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.23 | +$0.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.52 | +$1.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.56 | +$1.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.65 | +$1.73 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.11 | +$1.23 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.55 | -$0.07 |
MRCY is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.08 per share over the past year, against $2.38 at its worst in mid-2024.
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 MRCY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MRCY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $253.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $289.8M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $235.8M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $232.9M | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $225.2M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $273.1M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.4M | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $223.1M | +13% |
MRCY's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $253M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.6% | +22 points |
MRCY's operating margin was 7.3% last quarter, up 11 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 MRCY 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 MRCY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MRCY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$24.4M | -$20M |
| Q2 2026 | $28.6M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8M | -108% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.7M | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.4M | +$16.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $34M | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.1M | +$49.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $81.9M | +118% |
MRCY usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$24M, but it generated $48M 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 MRCY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MRCY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +4.1% | +2.4M shares |
| 3 years | +7.9% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +6.2M shares |
| Available history | +12% | +6.6M shares |
MRCY has 62M diluted shares, up 4.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $16,000 |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $15,000 |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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 MRCY 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 |
MRCY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -41.6x | Net Cash |
MRCY has the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
MRCY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.0 | Neutral |
MRCY's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
MRCY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MRCY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
MRCY 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.
MRCY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $78.8 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.4 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $89.2 | 6.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $72.2 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.7 | 53% above |
MRCY 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.
MRCY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.3 | $86.6 | +23% |
| 2021 | $86.6 | $55.9 | -35% |
| 2022 | $55.9 | $43.5 | -22% |
| 2023 | $43.5 | $36.6 | -16% |
| 2024 | $36.6 | $41.9 | +14% |
| 2025 | $41.9 | $74.2 | +77% |
| 2026 YTD | $74.2 | $83.4 | +12% |
MRCY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 12% 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 MRCY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.