VMI
Valmont Industries, Inc.
VMI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over VMI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VMI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
VMI's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VMI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 16x | $423 | — |
| Forward | 17x | $423 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $510 | +21% |
| Fair | 26x | $711 | +68% |
| Expensive | 34x | $911 | +116% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VMI has the edge over VRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
VMI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VMI, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over VMI on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
VMI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $25.44 | -5.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $26.91 | +132% |
| Q2 2026 | $25.65 | +139% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.98 | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.79 | -2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.62 | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.75 | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.19 | +125% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.19 | +154% |
VMI earned $26.91 per share over the past year, up 132% 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 VMI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VMI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +5.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +1% |
| Q1 2025 | $969.3M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +2.1% |
VMI's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.1B last quarter, up 5.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +5.3 points |
VMI's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 VMI 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 VMI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VMI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.9M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $112.2M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.9M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.4M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.6M | -66% |
| Q2 2025 | $135.6M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.8M | +318% |
| Q4 2024 | $167.8M | +86% |
VMI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $306M 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 VMI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VMI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -129K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -485K shares |
| 3 years | -9.9% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -9.5% | -2M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -2.4M shares |
VMI has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $60M |
| Q1 2026 | $57.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $72.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $25.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $15M |
| Q3 2024 | $40.1M |
| Q4 2023 | $178.6M |
VMI spent $272M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 |
VMI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
VMI'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 VMI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VMI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.5 | Oversold |
VMI's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
VMI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VMI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 24x | 35% below |
| PE % | 5 | 58 | 53 pts below |
VMI 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.
VMI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $442.8 | 4.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $476.7 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $467.5 | 9.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 4.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $336.6 | 26% above |
VMI has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 26% above 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.
VMI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $150.4 | $172.1 | +14% |
| 2021 | $172.1 | $244.8 | +42% |
| 2022 | $244.8 | $335.1 | +37% |
| 2023 | $335.1 | $233.5 | -30% |
| 2024 | $233.5 | $306.5 | +31% |
| 2025 | $306.5 | $412.2 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $412.2 | $422.7 | +2.5% |
VMI has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 2.5% 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 VMI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.