ROCK
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
ROCK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ROCK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ROCK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
ROCK's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ROCK PE Valuation
ROCK 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.
ROCK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ROCK's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken. 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 ROCK on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
ROCK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.37 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.65 | -2457% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.02 | -221% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.43 | -202% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.48 | -133% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.07 | -98% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.16 | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.34 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.46 | +24% |
ROCK has swung to a loss: it lost $1.65 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 ROCK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ROCK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479.6M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $509.5M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $356.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $268.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $310.9M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $309.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $290M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $302.1M | -8.1% |
ROCK's revenue is growing: $480M last quarter, up 54% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3% | -10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | +0.6 points |
ROCK's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 2.6 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 ROCK 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 ROCK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ROCK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1M | -105% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.4M | -105% |
| Q1 2026 | -$47.2M | -2193% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.2M | +90% |
| Q3 2025 | $64.8M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.3M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -95% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.8M | +187% |
ROCK's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$26M 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 ROCK on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ROCK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +97K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +43K shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -809K shares |
| 5 years | -9.5% | -3.1M shares |
| Available history | -8.6% | -2.8M shares |
ROCK has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $471,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $71,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $131,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $105,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $62.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M |
ROCK spent $5M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 93% from the year before.
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 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ROCK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
ROCK's net debt is about 6.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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 ROCK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ROCK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.0 | Oversold |
ROCK's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (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).
ROCK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ROCK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
ROCK 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.
ROCK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.2 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $42.0 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $43.7 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $59.6 | 48% below |
ROCK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 48% below 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 ROCK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ROCK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.6 | $71.7 | +42% |
| 2021 | $71.7 | $66.8 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | $66.8 | $45.7 | -32% |
| 2023 | $45.7 | $79.0 | +73% |
| 2024 | $79.0 | $59.2 | -25% |
| 2025 | $59.2 | $50.8 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.8 | $30.9 | -39% |
ROCK has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 39% 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 ROCK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.