PBI
Pitney Bowes Inc.
PBI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PBI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
PBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
PBI's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.7x | $15.64 | — |
| Current | 12x | $15.64 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $16.34 | +4.5% |
| Fair | 17x | $22.35 | +43% |
| Expensive | 65x | $84.89 | +443% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PBI's PE is in its cheap range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.7x 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 has the edge over PBI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PBI'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 PBI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.61 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.30 | +189% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.23 | +$1.83 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.04 | +$1.95 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.84 | +$1.96 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.45 | +$2.64 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.60 | +$0.91 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.12 | +$1.08 |
PBI's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.30 over the past year, up 189% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight 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.
PBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $456.2M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $451.5M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $477.4M | -3.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $477.6M | -7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $459.7M | -8% |
| Q2 2025 | $461.9M | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $493.4M | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $516.1M | -41% |
PBI's revenue fell from its 2020 peak and has held roughly level since: $456M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | +17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +24 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.5% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | +8.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.3% | +17 points |
PBI's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 0.5 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 PBI 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 PBI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140.4M | +175% |
| Q2 2026 | $134.4M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.3M | +$61.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $201.4M | +79% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.1M | +875% |
| Q2 2025 | $98M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | -$33.6M | -$1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $112.3M | +64% |
PBI generated $505M in free cash flow over the past year, up 121% 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 generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
PBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -17% | -29.6M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -35.4M shares |
| 5 years | -22% | -38.7M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -36.7M shares |
PBI has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $52.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $135.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $126.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $161.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $75.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $15M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
PBI spent $332M buying back its own shares over 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 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 |
PBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 19.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 88.7x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 117.2x | High |
PBI's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.1 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 PBI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.0 | Oversold |
PBI's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
PBI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 24x | 50% below |
| PE % | 12 | 58 | 46 pts below |
PBI 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.
PBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.5 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.3 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.43 | 86% above |
PBI 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.
PBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.94 | $5.53 | +40% |
| 2021 | $5.53 | $6.68 | +21% |
| 2022 | $6.68 | $3.79 | -43% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $4.40 | +16% |
| 2024 | $4.40 | $7.29 | +66% |
| 2025 | $7.29 | $10.7 | +47% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.7 | $15.6 | +46% |
PBI has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.