VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over VSEC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VSEC
VSE Corporation
VSEC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VSEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
VSEC's revenue and profitability are currently strong, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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 VSEC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VSEC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $80.58 | -56% |
| Forward | 23x | $184 | — |
| Current | 45x | $184 | — |
| Fair | 63x | $258 | +40% |
| Expensive | 147x | $601 | +227% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VSEC's PE is in its fair range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
VSEC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VSEC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 VSEC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.85 | +92% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.08 | +483% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | +144% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.03 | +148% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.55 | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.70 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.14 | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.82 | -50% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.85 | -69% |
VSEC's earnings per share have jumped to their highest in seven years: $4.08 over the past year, up from $0.70 the year before.
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 VSEC 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 VSEC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $541M | +91% |
| Q2 2026 | $449.1M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $324.6M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $301.2M | +0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $282.9M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $272.1M | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $256M | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $299M | +27% |
VSEC's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $541M last quarter, up 91% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | +6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.6% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.2% | -1.6 points |
VSEC's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 VSEC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.6M | +158% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.7M | +197% |
| Q1 2026 | -$68.7M | -$19.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $30.9M | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +309% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3M | +$27.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$49.5M | +$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $52.1M | +160% |
VSEC generated $27M in free cash flow over the past year, up 1.9% 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 the edge over VSEC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
VSEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +405K shares |
| 1 year | +53% | +11.1M shares |
| 3 years | +146% | +18.9M shares |
| 5 years | +150% | +19.1M shares |
| Available history | +187% | +20.7M shares |
VSEC has 32M diluted shares, up 53% from 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 VSEC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6x | Elevated |
VSEC's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
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).
VSEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.8 | Neutral |
VSEC's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
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 VSEC on valuation relative to its sector.
VSEC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VSEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 24x | 87% above |
| PE % | 40 | 58 | 18 pts below |
VSEC is trading at 45x earnings, a 87% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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.
VSEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $166.5 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $191.6 | 4.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $193.5 | 5.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $163.9 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $116.5 | 58% above |
VSEC has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 VSEC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VSEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.0 | $40.7 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $40.7 | $61.5 | +51% |
| 2022 | $61.5 | $44.9 | -27% |
| 2023 | $44.9 | $64.6 | +44% |
| 2024 | $64.6 | $96.8 | +50% |
| 2025 | $96.8 | $179.5 | +85% |
| 2026 YTD | $179.5 | $183.6 | +2.3% |
VSEC has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 2.3% so far in 2026.