RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VLTO
Veralto Corporation
VLTO has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VLTO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
VLTO's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VLTO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $97.89 | -17% |
| Forward | 25x | $117 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $115 | -2.4% |
| Current | 29x | $117 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $128 | +8.6% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VLTO's PE is in its fair range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
VLTO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VLTO, with profitability improving.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
VLTO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.75 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.05 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.97 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.88 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.76 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.65 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.58 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.50 | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.34 | -1.8% |
VLTO has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VLTO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | +6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +4.4% |
VLTO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2023: $1.5B last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +0.7 points |
VLTO has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
VLTO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $304M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $328M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $170M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $291M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $258M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $323M | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $142M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $263M | +9.1% |
VLTO has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
VLTO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -5.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -1M shares |
VLTO has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89M |
| Q2 2026 | $134M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $325M |
| Q3 2022 | $214M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VLTO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
VLTO's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
VLTO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 76.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.8 | Overbought |
VLTO's weekly RSI is 76 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VLTO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VLTO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 24x | 21% above |
| PE % | 56 | 53 | 3 pts above |
VLTO is trading at 29x earnings, a 21% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
VLTO has stronger trend alignment. RDW is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus VLTO above 4 of 4.
VLTO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $105.0 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $99.2 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $95.0 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $97.9 | 20% above |
VLTO is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 20% above its 100-week average.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
VLTO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $84.6 | $82.3 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $82.3 | $103.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $103.1 | $101.8 | -1.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.8 | $117.5 | +15% |
VLTO has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.