Why did Vertiv (VRT) stock move recently?

On 9/9/2026, Vertiv moved -9.8% — Vertiv fell in a broad pullback across AI data-centre infrastructure names. Company-specific pressure came from its acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group for about $1.45 billion in upfront cash plus earnouts, which raised balance-sheet and integration questions. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Vertiv (VRT) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Vertiv's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 49.5, a forward P/E of about 22.1, a price-to-book of about 16.5 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Vertiv's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.89×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Vertiv's revenue?

Vertiv reported revenue of $10.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.3B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Vertiv (VRT)?

Vertiv last traded at $203.56 (-1.2% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Vertiv

VRT · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerVRT

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryElectrical Equipment & Parts

CountryUnited States

Employees34,000

HeadquartersWesterville, United States

Websitewww.vertiv.com

Filings tracked25

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers AC and DC power management products, low/medium voltage switchgear, busbar, thermal management products, air cooled and liquid cooled thermal management products, integrated modular solutions, racks, single phase UPS, rack power distribution, rack thermal systems, configurable integrated solutions, energy storage solutions, hardware, and software infrastructure that are integral to the technologies used for various services, including artificial intelligence, e-commerce, online banking, file sharing, video on-demand, energy storage, wireless communications, Internet of Things, and online gaming. It also provides lifecycle management services, predictive analytics, and professional services for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing its products and their related systems; and preventative maintenance, acceptance testing, engineering and consulting, fluid management, performance assessments, remote monitoring, training, spare parts, and critical digital infrastructure software services. The company offers its products primarily under the Vertiv, Liebert, NetSure, Geist, Energy Labs, ERS, Albér, and Avocent brands. It serves through a network of direct sales professionals, independent sales representatives, channel partners, and original equipment manufacturers. The company is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions84.6%
Public & other15.1%

2,696 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.33%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.52%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.65%
State Street Corporation4.29%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.61%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc2.37%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.35%
Bank of America Corporation2.15%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.89×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.7% → 13.0%

Margin has expanded by about 6.3 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity33.8%

Latest ROE of 33.8% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 22% · PAT 70%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $4.3B · EPS 2.21

Est. earnings growth +62.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $18.3B · EPS 9.19

Est. earnings growth +36.5%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$10.2B

Net margin

13.0%

ROE

33.8%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+22.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+70.2%

EPS (FY2025)

3.41

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.3B

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Why it moved

Sep 9, 2026
Vertiv fell in a broad pullback across AI data-centre infrastructure names. Company-specific pressure came from its acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group for about $1.45 billion in upfront cash plus earnouts, which raised balance-sheet and integration questions.
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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$10.2B	$1.3B	3.41	13.0%	33.8%
FY2024	$8.0B	$495.8M	1.28	6.2%	20.4%
FY2023	$6.9B	$460.2M	1.19	6.7%	22.8%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$3.3B	$497.8M	1.27	15.2%
2026Q1	$2.6B	$390.1M	0.99	14.7%
2025Q3	$2.7B	$398.5M	1.02	14.9%
2025Q2	$2.6B	$324.2M	0.83	12.3%
2025Q1	$2.0B	$164.5M	0.42	8.1%
2024Q3	$2.1B	$176.6M	0.46	8.5%
2024Q2	$2.0B	$178.1M	0.46	9.1%
2024Q1	$1.6B	$-5.9M	-0.02	-0.4%
2023Q3	$1.7B	$94.1M	0.24	5.4%
2023Q2	$1.7B	$83.2M	0.22	4.8%
2023Q1	$1.5B	$50.3M	0.12	3.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC6/18/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/12/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/3/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/27/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/22/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/22/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/13/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/24/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/6/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/3/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/13/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/11/2026material

2025

8-K — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC12/5/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/14/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/22/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/22/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/14/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/3/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/20/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC8/12/2025material

In the news

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