PESI
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
PESI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PESI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
PESI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
PESI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PESI PE Valuation
PESI 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.
PESI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PESI's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
PESI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.19 | -$0.52 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.13 | +$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.96 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.75 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.65 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.26 | -$1.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.33 | -3425% |
PESI lost $1.19 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 PESI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PESI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.9M | +2.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.9M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.1M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.7M | +6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.5M | +3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9M | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.7M | -35% |
PESI's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $18M last quarter, up 2.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20% | -9.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | -51% | -31 points |
| Q1 2026 | -67% | -40 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -24% | -24 points |
PESI's operating margin was −20% last quarter, down 9.7 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 PESI 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 PESI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PESI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.6M | +$1.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$7M | -$4.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.6M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.2M | +$262K |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.8M | +$695K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | -$477K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.6M | +$2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.5M | -177% |
PESI has burned cash in most quarters: −$20M over the past year, against −$16M 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 PESI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PESI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +7.5% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +6M shares |
PESI has 20M diluted shares, up 7.5% from a year ago.
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 PESI 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 |
PESI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | -16.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2020 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2020 | 0.2x | Very low |
PESI has more cash than debt.
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.
PESI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.3 | Neutral |
PESI's weekly RSI is 54 (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).
PESI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PESI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
PESI 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.
PESI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.9 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.7 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.8 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 40% above |
PESI 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.
PESI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.06 | $6.05 | -33% |
| 2021 | $6.05 | $6.70 | +11% |
| 2022 | $6.70 | $3.48 | -48% |
| 2023 | $3.48 | $7.86 | +126% |
| 2024 | $7.86 | $10.9 | +38% |
| 2025 | $10.9 | $12.9 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.9 | $15.6 | +21% |
PESI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +126% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 21% 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 PESI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.