MTZ
MasTec, Inc.
MTZ has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over MTZ overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
MTZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
MTZ's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MTZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $91.45 | -51% |
| Forward | 16x | $185 | — |
| Current | 30x | $185 | — |
| Fair | 32x | $195 | +5.1% |
| Expensive | 68x | $416 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MTZ's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 MTZ in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MTZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MTZ, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over MTZ on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MTZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.54 | +89% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.12 | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.27 | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.71 | +110% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.07 | +146% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.21 | +269% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.38 | +2973% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.72 | +$2.84 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.06 | +$2.70 |
MTZ's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $6.12 over the past year, up 45% from the year before, and higher year over year for 11 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
MTZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2B | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4B | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4B | +3.8% |
MTZ's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $5.2B last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.3% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8% | +2.8 points |
MTZ's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, about level with 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 MTZ 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 MTZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MTZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $180.1M | +789% |
| Q2 2026 | -$70.1M | -$11.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1M | -93% |
| Q4 2025 | $292.5M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.3M | -91% |
| Q2 2025 | -$58.2M | -125% |
| Q1 2025 | $31.1M | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $423.4M | -7% |
MTZ still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $405M 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 MTZ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MTZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +950K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +1.7% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +7.9% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +5.2% | +4M shares |
MTZ has 80M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $26.8M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MTZ hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 MTZ 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 |
MTZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
MTZ's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up 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 MTZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MTZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.1 | Oversold |
MTZ's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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).
MTZ PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MTZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 24x | 26% above |
| PE % | 49 | 58 | 9 pts below |
MTZ 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.
MTZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $193.6 | 4.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $249.7 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $286.1 | 35% below |
| 100 week MA | $224.3 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $160.4 | 15% above |
MTZ has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 15% above 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 MTZ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MTZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63.8 | $69.9 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | $69.9 | $91.3 | +31% |
| 2022 | $91.3 | $85.0 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | $85.0 | $75.7 | -11% |
| 2024 | $75.7 | $135.7 | +79% |
| 2025 | $135.7 | $224.4 | +65% |
| 2026 YTD | $224.4 | $185.1 | -18% |
MTZ has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 18% 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 MTZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.