VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ZIM overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
ZIM 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.
ZIM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ZIM's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable, but its revenue 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 ZIM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ZIM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.6x | $0.66 | -98% |
| Fair | 1.4x | $1.63 | -94% |
| Expensive | 4.3x | $5.00 | -83% |
| Forward | 8.2x | $29.24 | — |
| Current | 25x | $29.24 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZIM's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.2x.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ZIM on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ZIM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ZIM's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
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 ZIM on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ZIM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.58 | +209% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.16 | -93% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.82 | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.98 | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.32 | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.63 | +$32.93 |
| Q1 2025 | $19.52 | +$40.69 |
| Q4 2024 | $17.82 | +$40.22 |
| Q3 2024 | $11.93 | +$29.66 |
ZIM's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.16 over the past year, against $51.59 in mid-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 ZIM 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 ZIM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZIM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -36% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | +80% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.8B | +117% |
ZIM's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $1.8B last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1% | -24 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2% | -30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -30 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | -15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 44% | +62 points |
ZIM's operating margin was 8.1% last quarter, about level with 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 ZIM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ZIM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $383M | -8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $231.4M | -70% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.3M | -77% |
| Q3 2025 | $561.1M | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $416.9M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $776.7M | +157% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +787% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4B | +347% |
ZIM's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.4B over the past year, down 62% 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 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 |
ZIM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +181K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +150K shares |
| 3 years | +0.4% | +463K shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +524K shares |
| Available history | +21% | +20.7M shares |
ZIM has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ZIM hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 ZIM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ZIM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
ZIM's net debt is about 2.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.2 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).
ZIM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
ZIM's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (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.
ZIM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZIM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 4.7% above |
| PE % | 90 | 58 | 32 pts above |
ZIM 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 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.
ZIM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.1 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 5.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.7 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.1 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.5 | 58% above |
ZIM 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.
ZIM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.1 | $53.7 | +345% |
| 2022 | $53.7 | $17.5 | -67% |
| 2023 | $17.5 | $9.87 | -44% |
| 2024 | $9.87 | $21.9 | +122% |
| 2025 | $21.9 | $21.4 | -2.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.4 | $29.2 | +37% |
ZIM has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.