Vertiv (VRT)

Industrials · $74.6B market cap · SEC CIK 0001674101

Next reports on Feb 9, 2027, after the close, with analysts expecting $2.29 in earnings per share.

52-week range $147.82 to $379.94. 49% below its 52-week high and 31% above its low.

The case for VRT

• Revenue up 35.3% on the year.
• Earns 46% back on shareholder equity.
• Generated $1.9B of free cash flow in FY2025, 19% of revenue.
• Earnings per share up 101.5%.
• Has compounded revenue at 18.5% a year over five years.

The case against

• Operating profit covers its interest bill only 2.4 times.
• Near the bottom of its 52-week range, 49% below the high. Falling prices usually have a reason; find it first.
• Swings harder than the market (beta 2.19).

What the score is made of

Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Industrials companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. The score is where that blend places it in the S&P 500. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.

• Each factor except momentum is half fixed thresholds, half rank among the 79 Industrials companies.

The financials

The financials, five years deep

Pulled from Vertiv's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are worked out from the others.

What Vertiv says it does

Overview Vertiv is a global leader in critical digital infrastructure for applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. As businesses, industries, and communities become more connected, we pioneer and deliver end-to-end power and cooling technologies to help our customers stay resilient, optimized, and future-ready. With our industry-leading innovative technologies and global services network, we are fueling the revolution of the digital world — keeping technology ecosystems running efficiently and without interruption. We believe that Vertiv is supercharging data’s potential; accelerating the pace of technology, raising the bar for accelerated compute and redefining the limits of densification. The world depends on data we power and cool™. Our Company Our roots trace back to 1946 and the beginning of the information age, when Ralph Liebert founded the precursor to the Liebert…

Risk factors VRT lists in its 10-K

• We may not realize all of the sales expected from our backlog of orders and contracts
• Any disruption or consolidation of our customers’ markets or reduction in customer spending on technology could result in declines in the sales volume and prices of our products
• Larger customers often require terms and conditions that are more favorable to the customer, which could result in downward pricing pressures on our business
• The industries and markets in which we operate are highly competitive, and we experience competitive pressures from numerous and varied competitors
• Failure to obtain performance and other guarantees from financial institutions, may prevent us from bidding on or obtaining certain contracts, or increase our costs with respect to such contracts
• We are subject to various changes in costs of production, including some that are beyond our control, the impacts of which may be exacerbated if we fail to properly manage our supply chain and inventory
• Volatility in the supply or price of raw materials, freight and labor
• Implementations of new IT, information security systems, and enhancements to our current systems may be costly and disruptive to our operations
• We may not realize the expected benefits from any rationalization, restructuring, and improvement efforts that we have taken or may take in the future
• Any failure of our product offerings could subject us to substantial liability, including product liability claims, which could damage our reputation or the reputation of one or more of our brands
• Any failure by us to identify, manage, integrate and complete acquisitions, divestitures, investments and other significant transactions successfully could harm our financial results, business and prospects
• Our operations depend on production facilities, including the expansion of existing facilities and opening of new facilities, throughout the world, which subjects us to varying degrees of risk of disrupted production
• Future legislation and regulation could disrupt our customers’ markets resulting in declines in sales volume and prices of our products and otherwise having an adverse effect on our business operations and performance
• Any failure to comply with evolving data privacy and data protection laws and regulations or to otherwise protect personal data, may adversely impact our business and financial results
• We are subject to governmental export and import controls and sanction programs that could subject us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets
• Changes in U.S. or foreign trade policies, including additional tariffs or global trade conflicts, could increase the cost of our products, which could adversely impact the competitiveness of our products
• We are subject to risks related to legal claims and proceedings filed by or against us, and adverse outcomes in these matters may materially harm our business
• We are subject to risks related to various environmental and sustainability-related matters, metrics, and goals, which may impact our business and reputation
• Our results of operations may be adversely affected if we fail to realize the full value of our goodwill and intangible assets
• We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and our hedging activities may not protect us against the consequences of such fluctuations on our earnings and cash flows
• The presence of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements
• Our current or future levels of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from making payments on our debt obligations
• Our business plan may be dependent on access to funding through the capital markets
• Resales of our securities may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well
• Anti-takeover provisions contained in our Organizational Documents could impair a takeover attempt
• Our Certificate of Incorporation includes a forum selection clause, which could discourage claims or limit stockholders’ ability to make a claim against us, our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders
• We are a holding company and depend on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends
• Global macroeconomic conditions, including economic weakness and uncertainty in the areas in which we operate, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition
• In order to successfully operate, we must identify, attract, develop, train, motivate and retain key employees, and failure to do so could seriously harm us
• Fluctuations in interest rates could materially affect our financial results and may increase the risk our counterparties default on our interest rate hedges
• We incur significant costs and devote substantial management time as a result of operating as a public company

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