ETN vs VRT vs BE
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
ETN60.9
Eaton Corporation plc
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$391.25 −2.79%$152.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
VRT78.8
Vertiv Holdings Co
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$206.42 −3.85%$79.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
BE73.3
Bloom Energy Corporation
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$221.31 −6.32%$65.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
ETN VRT BE · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.48M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | +157 | +226 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 539 | 1,241 | 1,100 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 359 | 983 | 884 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +180 | +258 | +216 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 39.7x
73rd
|
45.9x
87th
|
266.1x
100th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.99
60th
|
0.42
0th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 5.1x
69th
|
6.9x
81st
|
20.9x
96th
|
| Price / book | 7.5x
80th
|
16.7x
92nd
|
40.4x
96th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 195.2x
100th
|
70.1x
94th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 33.7x
62nd
|
26.9x
44th
|
103.8x
100th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 30.7x
71st
|
23.5x
47th
|
87.9x
94th
|
| Enterprise value | $172.6B
100th
|
$79.7B
96th
|
$65.3B
93rd
|
| EV / sales | 5.7x
76th
|
6.9x
80th
|
21.0x
96th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 26.7x
80th
|
31.2x
87th
|
186.6x
100th
|
| EV / EBIT | 32.7x
80th
|
36.8x
87th
|
220.0x
100th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 38.3x
62nd
|
27.0x
38th
|
103.9x
100th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.5%
59th
|
2.2%
52nd
|
0.4%
44th
|
| FCF yield | 3.0%
63rd
|
3.7%
74th
|
1.0%
41st
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.3%
56th
|
4.3%
70th
|
1.1%
41st
|
| Graham number (per share) | $107.26
80th
|
$34.67
47th
|
$9.22
7th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.9%
78th
|
38.0%
93rd
|
31.2%
63rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 21.5%
80th
|
22.2%
88th
|
11.2%
56th
|
| Operating margin | 17.7%
80th
|
19.1%
84th
|
11.2%
64th
|
| EBIT margin | 17.6%
80th
|
18.9%
84th
|
9.5%
64th
|
| Net margin | 12.8%
77th
|
15.1%
88th
|
7.9%
62nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 14.0%
76th
|
15.6%
84th
|
11.1%
60th
|
| FCF margin | 15.0%
72nd
|
25.8%
100th
|
20.2%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 16.5%
68th
|
29.4%
100th
|
23.8%
92nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 2.8%
50th
|
1.8%
38th
|
7.1%
69th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 15.4%
33rd
|
15.9%
38th
|
12.9%
17th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | — | 0.5%
12th
|
2.7%
58th
|
| Effective tax rate | 20.6%
23rd
|
18.1%
15th
|
1.3%
0th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 19.7%
76th
|
43.9%
100th
|
22.2%
80th
|
| ROA | 7.9%
70th
|
13.2%
93rd
|
6.0%
63rd
|
| ROIC | 10.3%
52nd
|
36.0%
89th
|
20.2%
81st
|
| ROCE | 11.9%
74th
|
25.0%
96th
|
6.6%
48th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 10.9%
74th
|
16.5%
96th
|
7.3%
56th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 12.1%
64th
|
67.8%
96th
|
43.4%
92nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 19.2%
63rd
|
27.1%
85th
|
17.3%
52nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 10.1%
63rd
|
37.4%
100th
|
— |
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 10.5%
59th
|
33.9%
95th
|
— |
| ROE, 5-yr average | 17.6%
82nd
|
22.7%
91st
|
— |
| Incremental ROIC | 9.7%
52nd
|
63.0%
89th
|
14.0%
59th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 15.5%
50th
|
26.2%
62nd
|
91.0%
81st
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 14.5%
58th
|
23.6%
85th
|
41.8%
96th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 10.8%
52nd
|
21.6%
76th
|
32.7%
80th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 9.4%
45th
|
18.9%
70th
|
29.0%
90th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 12.3%
67th
|
32.8%
83rd
|
61.1%
94th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 13.8%
64th
|
53.7%
93rd
|
— |
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -2.4%
7th
|
113.2%
87th
|
935.6%
100th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.2%
50th
|
112.2%
100th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -1.7%
13th
|
111.6%
87th
|
644.8%
93rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 13.3%
58th
|
110.3%
100th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 15.9%
50th
|
— | — |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 24.3%
56th
|
138.6%
81st
|
1,325.6%
100th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 18.5%
69th
|
102.0%
100th
|
— |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 14.1%
69th
|
91.6%
100th
|
— |
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 5.1%
38th
|
40.8%
83rd
|
50.1%
88th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.1%
57th
|
17.3%
93rd
|
-14.3%
7th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 11.1%
40th
|
41.8%
100th
|
22.1%
80th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 37.2%
84th
|
34.8%
72nd
|
27.2%
44th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 18.5%
88th
|
17.2%
76th
|
2.9%
40th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 14.3%
84th
|
10.3%
68th
|
-4.0%
36th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 13.8%
76th
|
17.6%
92nd
|
-2.5%
36th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.95
89th
|
0.92
81st
|
0.71
48th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.92
85th
|
0.84
81st
|
0.47
26th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
72nd
|
0.90
56th
|
0.70
36th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $695.0M
89th
|
$3.1B
100th
|
$2.7B
96th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$20.6B
0th
|
−$227.6M
44th
|
−$94.8M
56th
|
| Working capital | $2.9B
96th
|
$2.7B
93rd
|
$3.5B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 1.24
7th
|
1.38
15th
|
4.09
78th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.79
4th
|
1.03
15th
|
3.41
81st
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.06
0th
|
0.43
33rd
|
2.42
78th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 492 days
26th
|
1,182 days
70th
|
2,115 days
81st
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $21.3B
100th
|
$3.3B
89th
|
$2.8B
85th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.05
72nd
|
0.70
60th
|
1.74
84th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.02
80th
|
0.05
40th
|
0.06
48th
|
| Debt / assets | 38.0%
70th
|
21.0%
44th
|
50.0%
81st
|
| Debt / capital | 51.3%
72nd
|
41.2%
60th
|
63.6%
84th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.30
73rd
|
1.31
47th
|
8.04
93rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.20
80th
|
0.09
33rd
|
0.27
40th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 11.9x
77th
|
38.1x
95th
|
7.0x
59th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 11.1x
73rd
|
59.4x
95th
|
17.4x
82nd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.3 yrs
65th
|
1.0 yrs
29th
|
3.8 yrs
59th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 63.9%
63rd
|
70.1%
70th
|
70.8%
74th
|
| IS credit model rating | A | AA+ | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
33rd
|
65
11th
|
150
33rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.62
44th
|
0.87
70th
|
0.76
63rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 5.40
48th
|
7.31
81st
|
5.66
52nd
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.8
56th
|
3.6
52nd
|
3.0
32nd
|
| Receivables turnover | 4.9
19th
|
3.5
7th
|
6.7
59th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 74 days
81st
|
105 days
93rd
|
54 days
41st
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 95 days
46th
|
100 days
50th
|
123 days
71st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 87 days
81st
|
104 days
89th
|
39 days
26th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 82 days
38th
|
101 days
54th
|
139 days
85th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.5%
8th
|
3.7%
52nd
|
3.6%
48th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.38
12th
|
1.09
50th
|
2.13
85th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 17.1%
28th
|
18.2%
40th
|
16.3%
24th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.29
27th
|
1.95
73rd
|
3.03
100th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.18
40th
|
1.71
73rd
|
2.56
93rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 91.0%
81st
|
87.5%
62nd
|
84.8%
50th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 9.0%
19th
|
12.5%
38th
|
15.2%
50th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.3%
74th
|
-12.5%
15th
|
-12.2%
19th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -1.3%
37th
|
-2.5%
33rd
|
45.8%
93rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
40th
|
0.75
7th
|
0.75
7th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 61
67th
|
79
100th
|
73
93rd
|
| IS profitability | 51
63rd
|
68
96th
|
59
78th
|
| IS growth | 51
15th
|
80
85th
|
78
73rd
|
| IS value | 34
30th
|
31
19th
|
44
59th
|
| IS momentum | 78
38th
|
100
92nd
|
100
92nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 90
44th
|
100
52nd
|
100
52nd
|
| IS quality | 69
63rd
|
79
85th
|
68
56th
|
| IS balance sheet | 49
41st
|
77
63rd
|
70
59th
|
| IS earnings quality | 73
78th
|
50
37th
|
51
41st
|
| IS cash flow | 67
74th
|
88
96th
|
76
81st
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
30th
|
6
48th
|
6
48th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.0
48th
|
8.6
78th
|
15.3
89th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.18
54th
|
−2.77
17th
|
−0.79
75th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.96
37th
|
−7.85
48th
|
−7.92
41st
|
| IS credit score | 71
44th
|
90
81st
|
71
41st
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $152.0B
100th
|
$79.5B
96th
|
$65.2B
93rd
|
| Revenue | $30.0B
100th
|
$11.5B
96th
|
$3.1B
74th
|
| EBITDA | $6.5B
100th
|
$2.6B
96th
|
$349.8M
70th
|
| Net income | $3.8B
100th
|
$1.7B
96th
|
$244.9M
74th
|
| Free cash flow | $4.5B
100th
|
$3.0B
96th
|
$628.2M
78th
|
| Total assets | $56.2B
100th
|
$15.9B
93rd
|
$5.6B
81st
|
| Shareholders' equity | $20.3B
100th
|
$4.8B
93rd
|
$1.6B
70th
|
| Employees | 97,303
100th
|
34,000
96th
|
2,214
44th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −2.8% | −3.9% | −6.3% |
| 1 week | −8.9% | −14.9% | −21.1% |
| 1 month | −4.5% | −14.5% | −21.1% |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −29.2% | +12.3% |
| 6 months | −3.2% | −32.8% | +6.5% |
| Year to date | +20.5% | +17.6% | +124.3% |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +14.4% | +89.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +88.2% | +396.5% | +1,769.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +175.3% | +824.3% | +1,056.0% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | ETN | VRT | BE |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 34.9 | 27.3 | 36.5 |
| From 52-week high | −18.1% | −45.6% | −37.0% |
| From 52-week low | +26.5% | +39.7% | +192.4% |
| Beta | 1.13 | 2.05 | 3.77 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17