VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over WSO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
WSO
Watsco, Inc.
WSO trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
WSO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
WSO's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
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.
WSO PE Valuation
WSO 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 |
VRT has the edge over WSO on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
WSO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect WSO's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 WSO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WSO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.53 | +9.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.46 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.67 | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.19 | -6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.25 | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.85 | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.09 | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.06 | +0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.30 | -2.7% |
WSO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $11.46 over the past year, against $15.41 in late 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 WSO 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 WSO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WSO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +2.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | -2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +9.4% |
WSO's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $2.2B last quarter, up 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.3% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8% | +1 points |
WSO's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 1.2 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 WSO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WSO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $315.4M | -8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | -$11.5M | +$2.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$25.9M | +$159.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $388.5M | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $346.1M | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | -$14.3M | -128% |
| Q1 2025 | -$185.2M | -289% |
| Q4 2024 | $370.9M | +28% |
WSO generated $666M in free cash flow over the past year, up 29% 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 WSO 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 |
WSO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +365K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +640K shares |
| 3 years | -2.1% | -836K shares |
| 5 years | -0.6% | -215K shares |
| Available history | +11% | +3.9M shares |
WSO has 39M diluted shares, up 1.7% 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 more cash than debt.
WSO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
WSO has the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
WSO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.6 | Neutral |
WSO's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
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.
WSO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WSO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 24x | 12% above |
| PE % | 32 | 58 | 26 pts below |
WSO has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
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 WSO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WSO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $303.7 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $323.4 | 4.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $361.9 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $402.8 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $404.4 | 24% below |
WSO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 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 WSO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WSO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $180.7 | $234.2 | +30% |
| 2021 | $234.2 | $302.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $302.9 | $252.2 | -17% |
| 2023 | $252.2 | $428.5 | +70% |
| 2024 | $428.5 | $480.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $480.0 | $348.1 | -27% |
| 2026 YTD | $348.1 | $308.2 | -11% |
WSO has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.