VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over WERN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
WERN
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
WERN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
WERN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
WERN's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are 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'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.
WERN PE Valuation
WERN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
WERN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WERN, 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 WERN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
WERN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.43 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | -176% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.76 | -188% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | -152% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.24 | -144% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.41 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.86 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.29 | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.55 | -69% |
WERN has swung to a loss: it lost $0.31 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 WERN 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 WERN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WERN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $950.5M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $933.9M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $808.6M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $737.6M | -2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $771.5M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $753.1M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $712.1M | -7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $754.7M | -8.2% |
WERN's revenue is growing: $951M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8% | -7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.8% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.7% | -4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8% | +6.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8% | -2.8 points |
WERN's operating margin was 1.8% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 WERN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
WERN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$63.2M | -$54.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $54.8M | +$97.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $30.7M | +424% |
| Q4 2025 | -$23.5M | -$13.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.6M | +$64.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$42.3M | -$11.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.9M | -81% |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.8M | -120% |
WERN's free cash flow was −$1M over the past year, against −$55M 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 WERN 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 |
WERN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +65K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +475K shares |
| 3 years | -5.4% | -3.4M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -7.5M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -9.7M shares |
WERN has 60M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $9,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $55.6M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $17,000 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $60.5M |
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 more cash than debt.
WERN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2021 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2021 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2021 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2020 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2020 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2020 | 0.9x | Very low |
WERN's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
WERN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.7 | Oversold |
WERN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
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.
WERN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WERN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
WERN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over WERN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WERN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.6 | 9.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $35.1 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.2 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.4 | 24% below |
WERN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below its 200-week average.
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 WERN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WERN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.2 | $39.6 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | $39.6 | $46.2 | +17% |
| 2022 | $46.2 | $41.6 | -10% |
| 2023 | $41.6 | $42.4 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $42.4 | $36.3 | -14% |
| 2025 | $36.3 | $30.6 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.6 | $27.8 | -9.2% |
WERN has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 9.2% so far in 2026.