PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
PWR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PWR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PWR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
PWR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PWR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 26x | $287 | -53% |
| Forward | 30x | $606 | — |
| Fair | 46x | $512 | -15% |
| Current | 55x | $606 | — |
| Expensive | 62x | $690 | +14% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PWR's PE is in its expensive range at 55x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x 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 PWR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PWR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PWR, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
PWR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.51 | +86% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.04 | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.73 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.29 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.80 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.75 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.46 | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.20 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.03 | +21% |
PWR's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $11.04 over the past year, up 64% from the year before, and higher year over year for 15 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 has the edge over PWR on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
PWR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12B | +57% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.6B | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9B | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.8B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.6B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8B | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6B | +13% |
PWR's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $12B last quarter, up 57% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.5% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.9% | +1.3 points |
PWR's operating margin was 8.5% last quarter, up 1.8 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 PWR 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 PWR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PWR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +182% |
| Q2 2026 | $864.5M | +456% |
| Q1 2026 | $171.7M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $934M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | $421M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $155.4M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.4M | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $565M | -37% |
PWR generated $3.2B in free cash flow over the past year, up 152% 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 PWR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PWR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +254K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +3.9M shares |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +8.4M shares |
| Available history | +3.5% | +5.2M shares |
PWR has 153M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $16M |
| Q1 2025 | $118.6M |
| Q4 2023 | $350,000 |
PWR 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 PWR 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 |
PWR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
PWR's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 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 PWR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PWR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.2 | Neutral |
PWR's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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).
PWR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PWR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 55x | 24x | 129% above |
| PE % | 71 | 58 | 13 pts above |
PWR is trading at 55x earnings, a 129% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT has the edge over PWR on valuation relative to its sector.
PWR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $622.2 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $636.9 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $599.6 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $476.2 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $350.0 | 73% above |
PWR 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.
PWR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40.8 | $70.9 | +74% |
| 2021 | $70.9 | $111.9 | +58% |
| 2022 | $111.9 | $144.2 | +29% |
| 2023 | $144.2 | $215.8 | +50% |
| 2024 | $215.8 | $323.1 | +50% |
| 2025 | $323.1 | $432.7 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $432.7 | $606.2 | +40% |
PWR 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.