ETN vs VRT vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Eaton, Vertiv Holdings and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ETN Eaton Corp plc
$371.81 -15.5% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$144.41B
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
1.17%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$199.91 -21.1% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$76.95B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
0.12%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 5, Eaton 4, Advanced Energy Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNVRTAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $144.41B $76.95B $8.85B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.7x 44.4x 39.2x ETN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 29.0x 20.6x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +26.2% +24.6% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 15.1% 10.8% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 24.0% 10.3% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.1x -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.17% 0.12% 0.18% ETN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% +7.4% +9.1% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +52.0%/yr +21.2%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 66.0% 65.0% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 45/100 VRT

Percentile Scorecard

ETNVRTAEIS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisETNVRTAEIS
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 30 #142 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 73 #51 of 187 100 #2 of 187 76 #46 of 187
Profitability 75 #47 of 185 99 #3 of 185 55 #84 of 185
Financial Health 20 #175 of 219 56 #96 of 219 61 #86 of 219
Shareholder Returns 45 #85 of 153 16 #129 of 153 19 #124 of 153
Overall 45 60 45
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodETNVRTAEISSPY
1 month -15.5%-21.1%-20.9% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%-30.4%-24.3% +3.5%
6 months -10.8%-38.0%-42.7% +7.0%
Year to date +16.7%+23.4%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year -1.2%+7.4%+9.1% +13.0%
3 years +90.4%+448.9%+151.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.0%+76.5%+36.1% +23.1%
5 years +132.2%+709.7%+160.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +18.4%+52.0%+21.2% +11.0%
10 years +479.1%—+364.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.2%—+16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETNVRTAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%66.0%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%67.0%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.862.892.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.110.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-70.2%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-46.9%-43.2% -1.8%
52-week high $459.94$376.23$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$149.83$188.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleETNVRTAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 26.0x 44.4xmedian 26.0x 39.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 6.7xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 14.0x 29.9xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 21.4x 26.3xmedian 21.4x 101.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.2x 16.2xmedian 2.2x 6.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.84median 1.26 0.40median 1.26 10.68median 1.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsETNVRTAEIS
Revenue $30.03B $11.48B $2.04B
Gross profit $10.78B $4.37B $800.50M
Operating income $5.32B $2.17B $269.20M
Net income $3.83B $1.73B $219.40M
Free cash flow $3.93B $2.93B $87.50M
R&D $844.00M – $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $9.83 $4.41 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $483.00M $2.81B $1.40B
Total debt $20.61B $2.94B $3.30B
Shares (diluted) 389.50M 392.75M 42.30M
Enterprise value $141.64B $67.57B $5.20B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricETNVRTAEIS
P/E 37.7x 44.4x 39.2x
P/FCF 36.7x 26.3x 101.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x 22.9x 37.0x
P/S 4.8x 6.7x 4.3x
P/B 7.1x 16.2x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 18.8x 26.0x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 29.9x 26.0x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 35.3x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 6.7x 4.3x
EV/FCF 41.8x 26.2x 99.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.2x 22.9x 36.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.84 0.40 10.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNVRTAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 26.2% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 21.6% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 36.0% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 29.1% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 39.2% 216.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 55.5% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% 113.2% 161.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 112.2% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 111.6% 133.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 110.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 135.1% 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 91.1% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 134.8% -30.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 100.2% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNVRTAEIS
Gross margin 35.9% 38.0% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 22.3% 16.5%
Operating margin 17.7% 18.9% 13.2%
Pretax margin 16.1% 18.4% 12.1%
Net margin 12.8% 15.1% 10.8%
FCF margin 13.1% 25.5% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 29.2% 11.7%
Return on equity 19.1% 38.5% 15.4%
Return on assets 6.9% 11.8% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 24.0% 10.3%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 29.4% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNVRTAEIS
Debt / assets 36.7% 18.5% 36.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.0x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 70.1% 57.5%
Equity / assets 36.1% 29.9% 42.5%
Interest coverage 12.0x 41.4x 17.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.61 5.69 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNVRTAEIS
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.0% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusETNVRTAEIS
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $6.90FY2026 $10.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +64.3%FY2026 +67.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +40.1% +36.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $14.65BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +20.2% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNVRTAEIS
Held by institutions 84.7% 81.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,640 2,037 678
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.0% -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,398 1,170 388
Institutions selling 891 690 218
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.70 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ETNVRTAEIS
ETN 1.00 0.77 0.72
VRT 0.77 1.00 0.70
AEIS 0.72 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, VRT and AEIS?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $144.41B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $76.95B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, VRT and AEIS?

Eaton (ETN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 37.7x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 44.4x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 26.8x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 29.0x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) -1.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +7.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +52.0%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest dividend yield: Eaton (ETN) 1.17%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 0.12%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 40.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 66.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, VRT and AEIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.