PKOH
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
PKOH's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PKOH overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PKOH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
PKOH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PKOH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | $19.71 | -58% |
| Forward | 13x | $46.92 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $45.91 | -2.2% |
| Current | 19x | $46.92 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $68.52 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PKOH's PE is in its fair range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x 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 PKOH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PKOH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PKOH, 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 PKOH on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PKOH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.68 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.45 | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.87 | -6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.67 | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.64 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.99 | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.25 | +150% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.40 | +287% |
PKOH earned $2.45 per share over the past year, up 49% from 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 PKOH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PKOH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $458.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $440.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $421M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $395M | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $398.6M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $400.1M | -7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $405.4M | -2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $388.4M | -0.2% |
PKOH's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $459M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.6% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5% | -1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -0.8 points |
PKOH's operating margin was 5.8% last quarter, up 1.5 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 PKOH 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 PKOH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PKOH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.1M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.8M | +$19.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$20.3M | -$800K |
| Q4 2025 | $36M | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.6M | +$6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.1M | -$11M |
| Q1 2025 | -$19.5M | -$16M |
| Q4 2024 | $17.3M | -20% |
PKOH's free cash flow has turned positive after five years mostly in the red: $21M 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 PKOH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PKOH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +300K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.7M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +2.2M shares |
| Available history | +16% | +1.9M shares |
PKOH has 14M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $2.5M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $300,000 |
| Q3 2020 | $1.9M |
| Q2 2020 | $3.2M |
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 PKOH 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 |
PKOH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
PKOH 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.
PKOH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.7 | Neutral |
PKOH's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (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).
PKOH PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PKOH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 20% below |
| PE % | 51 | 58 | 7 pts below |
PKOH 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.
PKOH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.8 | 2.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.4 | 5.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $33.8 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.3 | 72% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.0 | 88% above |
PKOH 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.
PKOH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.3 | $30.2 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $30.2 | $21.5 | -29% |
| 2022 | $21.5 | $12.0 | -44% |
| 2023 | $12.0 | $27.0 | +125% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $25.8 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | $25.8 | $21.1 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.1 | $46.9 | +122% |
PKOH 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.