ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
ROP has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ROP overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ROP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ROP's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ROP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $423 | -11% |
| Current | 19x | $478 | — |
| Forward | 20x | $478 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $720 | +51% |
| Expensive | 42x | $1,073 | +124% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ROP's PE is in its cheap range at 19x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 20x.
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 ROP in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ROP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ROP, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ROP on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
ROP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.21 | -4.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $25.34 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.14 | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.01 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.20 | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.51 | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.23 | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.86 | +0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.34 | +11% |
ROP's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $25.34 over the past year, against $42.58 in late 2022. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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 ROP on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ROP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +16% |
ROP's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $2.2B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 28% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | -0.7 points |
ROP has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 ROP 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's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
ROP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $820.6M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $469.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $592.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $738M | +2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $869.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $404.1M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $528.7M | -0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $722.2M | +16% |
ROP generated $2.6B in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.8% 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 ROP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ROP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -8.3% | -9M shares |
| 3 years | -7.6% | -8.2M shares |
| 5 years | -6.8% | -7.3M shares |
| Available history | -5.4% | -5.7M shares |
ROP has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
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 |
ROP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
ROP's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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 ROP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ROP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 86.5 | Overbought |
ROP's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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).
ROP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ROP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 22% below |
| PE % | 28 | 58 | 30 pts below |
ROP 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.
ROP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $414.9 | 15% above |
| 20 week MA | $398.5 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $380.7 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $458.4 | 4.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $484.8 | 1.4% below |
ROP 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.
ROP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $357.3 | $420.1 | +18% |
| 2021 | $420.1 | $478.3 | +14% |
| 2022 | $478.3 | $430.1 | -10% |
| 2023 | $430.1 | $545.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $545.2 | $523.9 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | $523.9 | $450.8 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $450.8 | $477.9 | +6% |
ROP has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 6% 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 ROP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.