TNC
Tennant Company
TNC's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over TNC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
TNC's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its 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.
TNC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $75.03 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $22.83 | -70% |
| Fair | 24x | $32.95 | -56% |
| Expensive | 31x | $42.27 | -44% |
| Current | 55x | $75.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TNC's PE is in its expensive range at 55x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 TNC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TNC, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
TNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.18 | +281% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.36 | -53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.04 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.68 | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.36 | -46% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.92 | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.21 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.58 | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.38 | -25% |
TNC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.36 over the past year, against $6.02 in early 2024.
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 TNC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $322.3M | +6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $324M | +1.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $297.9M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $291.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $303.3M | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $318.6M | -3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $290M | -6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $328.9M | +5.6% |
TNC's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $322M last quarter, up 6.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.7% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | -4.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6% | -5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4% | -3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.3% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.8% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3% | -5.6 points |
TNC's operating margin was 9.7% last quarter, up 2.3 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 TNC 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 TNC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2M | -77% |
| Q2 2026 | -$300K | -102% |
| Q1 2026 | -$34.4M | -$27M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M | -65% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.3M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.4M | -$7.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $28.1M | -50% |
TNC's free cash flow was −$20M over the past year, against $62M 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 TNC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
TNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -4.7K shares |
| 1 year | -7.4% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -9.1% | -1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -9% | -1.7M shares |
| Available history | -7% | -1.3M shares |
TNC has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $500,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $60M |
| Q4 2025 | $32.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $22.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5M |
TNC spent $93M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 58% 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 |
TNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
TNC's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from a year 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 TNC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.5 | Neutral |
TNC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (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).
TNC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | TNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 55x | 24x | 130% above |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
TNC is trading at 55x earnings, a 130% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT has the edge over TNC on valuation relative to its sector.
TNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $68.2 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $73.3 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.0 | 1.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.7 | 3.5% below |
| 200 week MA | $83.0 | 9.6% below |
TNC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 9.6% 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 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.
TNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $78.3 | $69.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $69.5 | $80.4 | +16% |
| 2022 | $80.4 | $60.0 | -25% |
| 2023 | $60.0 | $92.7 | +54% |
| 2024 | $92.7 | $80.8 | -13% |
| 2025 | $80.8 | $75.4 | -6.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.4 | $75.0 | -0.5% |
TNC has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 0.5% 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 TNC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.