VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ZWS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
ZWS 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.
ZWS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZWS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is 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 has the edge over ZWS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ZWS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $45.17 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $42.43 | -6.1% |
| Current | 26x | $45.17 | — |
| Fair | 40x | $67.68 | +50% |
| Expensive | 48x | $81.44 | +80% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZWS's PE is in its cheap range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
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.
ZWS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZWS, with profitability improving.
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 ZWS on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ZWS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.99 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.71 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.62 | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.24 | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.15 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.12 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.01 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.92 | +44% |
ZWS's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.71 over the past year, up 53% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
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 ZWS 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 ZWS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZWS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $495.1M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $491M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $433M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $407.2M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $455.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $444.5M | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $388.8M | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $370.7M | +3.9% |
ZWS's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $495M last quarter, up 8.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.1 points |
ZWS's operating margin was 22% last quarter, up 4.8 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 ZWS on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ZWS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $162.3M | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $46.1M | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.7M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $101.3M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.6M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.9M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.6M | +9.3% |
ZWS generated $412M 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 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 |
ZWS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -673K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -80.5M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -79.3M shares |
ZWS has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $49.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $77.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.3M |
ZWS spent $160M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 2.9% from the year before.
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 ZWS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ZWS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
ZWS's net debt is less than 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).
ZWS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.1 | Oversold |
ZWS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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.
ZWS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZWS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 9.8% above |
| PE % | 18 | 58 | 40 pts below |
ZWS 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.
ZWS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.2 | 2.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $47.6 | 5.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $47.9 | 5.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $43.7 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.5 | 24% above |
ZWS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 24% above 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 ZWS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZWS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.8 | $18.9 | +20% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $36.1 | +91% |
| 2022 | $36.1 | $21.4 | -41% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $29.4 | +37% |
| 2024 | $29.4 | $37.7 | +28% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $47.8 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $47.8 | $45.2 | -5.6% |
ZWS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 5.6% so far in 2026.