LHX vs. VRT: L3Harris vs. Vertiv Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but LHX is classified in Aerospace & Defense while VRT is classified in Electrical Equipment.

Company profile comparison for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Profile Item	LHX	VRT
Name	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	Vertiv Holdings Co Class A Common Stock
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Electrical Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Electrical Components & Equipment
Market Capitalization	48.39 billion USD	70.41 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	December 31, 1981	August 2, 2018
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

LHX

VRT

GSPC

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Total Return (1Y)	-5.21%	11.12%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	16.68%	71.14%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	5.91%	49.38%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

LHX

VRT

GSPC

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Vertiv (VRT) has a highly aggressive beta of 2.15, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while L3Harris (LHX) is defensive at 0.46 and tends to be less market-sensitive — a wide gap in beta profiles.

Risk profile metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	29.75%	71.11%
Beta (5Y)	0.46	2.15
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-38.16%	-69.52%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.70M	5.90M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

LHX and VRT are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.32	0.10
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.45	0.14

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 46.57% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than L3Harris (LHX) at 10.03%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

10.03%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
LHX: 10.03%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

46.57%

VRT: 46.57%
Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 16.00% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of L3Harris (LHX) at 8.76%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

8.76%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
LHX: 8.76%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

16.00%

Max: 27.47%
VRT: 16.00%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 23.77% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of L3Harris (LHX) at 14.34%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

14.34%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
LHX: 14.34%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

23.77%

Max: 36.60%
VRT: 23.77%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
ROE (TTM)	10.03%	46.57%
ROA (TTM)	4.56%	11.94%
Net Margin (TTM)	8.76%	16.00%
Operating Margin (TTM)	14.34%	23.77%
Gross Margin (TTM)	25.55%	38.12%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Vertiv (VRT) at 27.69% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while L3Harris (LHX) at 2.53% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for VRT.

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Vertiv (VRT) at 166.41% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than L3Harris (LHX) at 8.39%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	2.53%	27.69%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	8.62%	21.59%
EPS Growth (YoY)	8.39%	166.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	15.82%	340.11%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both L3Harris (LHX) at 1.20 and Vertiv (VRT) at 1.39 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

1.20

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
LHX: 1.20
Min: 0.36

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

1.39

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
VRT: 1.39
Min: 0.36

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both L3Harris (LHX) at 0.52 and Vertiv (VRT) at 0.61 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

0.52

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
LHX: 0.52
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

0.61

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
VRT: 0.61
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.20	1.39
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.52	0.61
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.88	-0.11

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

L3Harris (LHX) at 1.92% delivers top-quartile income for its industry, while Vertiv (VRT) at 0.11% pays a more typical yield — both are credible income propositions, LHX the richer one.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

1.92%

Max: 2.66%
LHX: 1.92%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

0.11%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
VRT: 0.11%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 4.67% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while L3Harris (LHX) at 46.09% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

46.09%

Max: 67.39%
LHX: 46.09%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

4.67%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
VRT: 4.67%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	1.92%	0.11%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	46.09%	4.67%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both L3Harris (LHX) at 24.20 and Vertiv (VRT) at 34.18 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

24.20

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
LHX: 24.20
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

34.18

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
VRT: 34.18
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

L3Harris (LHX) at 2.07 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Vertiv (VRT) at 5.37 sits in the pricier quartile — VRT costs more per dollar of sales.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

2.07

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
LHX: 2.07
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

5.37

Max: 7.54
VRT: 5.37
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

L3Harris (LHX) at 2.39 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Vertiv (VRT) at 12.80 prices above its benchmark range — VRT looks rich relative to book.

LHX

Capital Goods industry group

2.39

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
LHX: 2.39
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

12.80

VRT: 12.80
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

L3Harris (LHX) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for L3Harris (LHX) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	LHX	VRT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	24.20	34.18
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.07	5.37
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	2.39	12.80
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	7.09%	4.21%