PCAR
PACCAR Inc
PCAR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PCAR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PCAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
PCAR's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PCAR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $61.46 | -42% |
| Fair | 14x | $74.66 | -30% |
| Forward | 16x | $106 | — |
| Current | 20x | $106 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $118 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PCAR's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair 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 PCAR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PCAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PCAR, with profitability improving.
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.
PCAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.25 | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.76 | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.70 | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.51 | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.10 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.83 | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.59 | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.90 | -9.8% |
PCAR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.25 over the past year, against $9.63 in early 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 PCAR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PCAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.9B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.5B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.8B | -8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.8B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7B | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4B | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9B | -13% |
PCAR's revenue has held roughly level: $7.9B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -4.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -3.5 points |
PCAR's operating margin was 14% 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 PCAR 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 PCAR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PCAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $710.9M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $555.4M | -9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $824.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $954.4M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $611.3M | +178% |
| Q1 2025 | $745.2M | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +23% |
PCAR's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $3B over the past year, down 23% 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 PCAR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PCAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +5.3M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +6.5M shares |
PCAR has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $800,000 |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $30.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PCAR has spent almost nothing on buybacks 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 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 |
PCAR Net Leverage
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.
PCAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
PCAR's weekly RSI is 39 (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).
PCAR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PCAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 76 | 58 | 18 pts above |
PCAR 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.
PCAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.1 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $118.8 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $118.4 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $108.7 | 2.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $101.1 | 5.1% above |
PCAR has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 5.1% 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 PCAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PCAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.9 | $57.4 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $57.4 | $56.6 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | $56.6 | $67.0 | +18% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $97.7 | +46% |
| 2024 | $97.7 | $104.6 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | $104.6 | $111.8 | +6.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.8 | $106.3 | -4.9% |
PCAR has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 4.9% 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 PCAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.