TIC
TIC Solutions, Inc.
TIC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over TIC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
TIC's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability 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.
TIC PE Valuation
TIC 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.
TIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TIC's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. 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 TIC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
TIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | -$0.19 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.64 | +$0.85 |
TIC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.61 per share over the past year, against $1.49 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 TIC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $639.6M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $584.3M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $488M | +108% |
| Q4 2025 | $508.3M | +94% |
| Q3 2025 | $473.9M | +56% |
TIC has the edge over VRT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | -4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4% | +24 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -4% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3% | N/A |
TIC's operating margin was 2.5% last quarter, up 3.9 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'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 TIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.3M | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | -$29.5M | -$14.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.1M | +242% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M | +119% |
| Q2 2025 | -$14.5M | +$20.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $28.3M | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.9M | -80% |
TIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $34M 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 TIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +7.8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -2.3M shares |
TIC has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
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 |
TIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5x | High |
TIC's net debt is about 6.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.8 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 TIC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.3 | Neutral |
TIC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (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).
TIC PE vs Industrials Sector
TIC 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.
TIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.43 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.97 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $9.04 | 18% above |
TIC has stronger trend alignment. TIC is above 3 of 3 weekly averages versus VRT above 2 of 5.
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.
TIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.6 | $10.6 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.6 | $10.6 | +0.1% |
TIC has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's roughly flat 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 TIC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.