VLTO
Veralto Corporation
VLTO has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over VLTO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
VLTO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
VLTO's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VLTO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $97.89 | -17% |
| Forward | 25x | $117 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $115 | -2.4% |
| Current | 29x | $117 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $128 | +8.6% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VLTO's PE is in its fair range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x 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 VLTO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VLTO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VLTO, 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.
VLTO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.75 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.05 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.97 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.88 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.76 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.65 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.58 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.50 | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.34 | -1.8% |
VLTO earned $4.05 per share over the past year, up 11% 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 VLTO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VLTO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | +6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +4.4% |
VLTO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2023: $1.5B last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +0.7 points |
VLTO's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
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 VLTO 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 has the edge over VLTO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VLTO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $304M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $328M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $170M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $291M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $258M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $323M | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $142M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $263M | +9.1% |
VLTO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter since early 2022: $1.1B over the past year, up 11% 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 generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
VLTO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -5.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -1M shares |
VLTO has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89M |
| Q2 2026 | $134M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $325M |
| Q3 2022 | $214M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
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 |
VLTO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
VLTO's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 VLTO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VLTO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 76.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.8 | Overbought |
VLTO's weekly RSI is 76 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (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).
VLTO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VLTO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 24x | 21% above |
| PE % | 56 | 53 | 3 pts above |
VLTO 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.
VLTO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $105.0 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $99.2 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $95.0 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $97.9 | 20% above |
VLTO has stronger trend alignment. VLTO is above 4 of 4 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.
VLTO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $84.6 | $82.3 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $82.3 | $103.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $103.1 | $101.8 | -1.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.8 | $117.5 | +15% |
VLTO has finished lower in two of the last three years. It's up 15% 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 VLTO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.