ROAD
Construction Partners, Inc.
ROAD's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ROAD overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
ROAD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
ROAD's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ROAD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $81.02 | — |
| Current | 32x | $81.02 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $88.40 | +9.1% |
| Fair | 58x | $149 | +84% |
| Expensive | 79x | $202 | +150% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ROAD's PE is in its cheap range at 32x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x 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 ROAD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ROAD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ROAD, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ROAD on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ROAD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.28 | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.56 | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.29 | +97% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.21 | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.84 | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.36 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.16 | -1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | -2.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.31 | +39% |
ROAD earned $2.56 per share over the past year, up 88% 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 ROAD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ROAD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $999.4M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $769.2M | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $809.5M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $899.8M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $779.3M | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $571.7M | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $561.6M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $538.2M | +13% |
ROAD has the edge over VRT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.5% | -0.9 points |
ROAD's operating margin was 11% last quarter, about level with 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 ROAD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ROAD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $30.6M | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.9M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $47.1M | +241% |
| Q3 2025 | $78.9M | +0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $46.4M | +135% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.2M | +$24.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $13.8M | -59% |
| Q3 2024 | $78.4M | +79% |
ROAD generated $176M in free cash flow over the past year, up 15% 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 ROAD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ROAD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +13.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +615K shares |
| 3 years | +7.6% | +4M shares |
| 5 years | +8.5% | +4.4M shares |
| Available history | +9.4% | +4.8M shares |
ROAD has 56M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $22.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.1M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2022 | $139,000 |
| Q4 2021 | $39,000 |
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 ROAD 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 |
ROAD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.2x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
ROAD's net debt is about 3.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.4 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 ROAD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ROAD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.2 | Oversold |
ROAD's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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).
ROAD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ROAD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 32x | 24x | 32% above |
| PE % | 14 | 58 | 44 pts below |
ROAD 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.
ROAD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $85.7 | 5.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $98.1 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $109.8 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $104.4 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $75.9 | 6.8% above |
ROAD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 6.8% 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 ROAD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ROAD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $27.6 | +63% |
| 2021 | $27.6 | $29.3 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | $29.3 | $26.9 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | $26.9 | $43.5 | +62% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $89.9 | +106% |
| 2025 | $89.9 | $113.1 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $113.1 | $81.0 | -28% |
ROAD has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 28% 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 ROAD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.