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Vertiv Holdings Co VRT
$252.18 +2.46% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $97.09B
Strong growthHigh quality
Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.42, up 111.5% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +11.2%).
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $11.48B, up 26.2% from a year earlier, slowing from 29.0% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth90Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 10%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 12%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 13%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 16%
Quality99Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 27%
- Operating marginTop 13%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 34%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 23%
- Interest coverTop 7%
Value32Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 42%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 48%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 24%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 8%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 28%
Momentum58Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 13%
- 6-month returnBottom 41%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 16%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 35%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Revisions97Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 36%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 5%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 8%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 31%
Stability30Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 33%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 23%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 29.0% | 26.2% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 131.4% | 111.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 35.3% | 38.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 17.3% | 19.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 25.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 26.2% | 29.0% | ↓ | Top 16% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 111.5% | 131.4% | ↓ | Top 10% |
| Gross margin | 38.0% | 35.3% | ↑ | Top 27% |
| Operating margin | 19.4% | 17.3% | ↑ | Top 13% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 8.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 25.5% | 13.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 20.9% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 21.6% | — | Top 13% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.94×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +6.2 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.21×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 39.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.09%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.06%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +11.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $367.06
- Target vs current price
- +45.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 21
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 95%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +6.3% | -17.3% | +0.1% | -5.1% | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +7.0% | -2.3% | -2.4% | +3.3% | -7.3% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | +5.4% | +24.5% | +21.8% | +34.4% | +70.3% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | +26.0% | -1.8% | +9.0% | -5.7% | +1.2% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | +14.2% | +1.0% | -2.8% | -10.4% | +20.2% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | +4.1% | +8.5% | +20.0% | +48.1% | +79.7% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +20.7% | -9.7% | -12.5% | -30.7% | -22.3% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | +10.3% | -3.7% | +1.2% | +25.3% | +27.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.52 | $1.43 | +6.3% | $3.27B |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $1.52 | $1.42 | +7.0% | $3.27B |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $1.36 | $1.29 | +5.4% | $2.88B |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $1.24 | $0.98 | +26.0% | $2.68B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.95 | $0.83 | +14.2% | $2.64B |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.64 | $0.62 | +4.1% | $2.04B |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.99 | $0.82 | +20.7% | $2.35B |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.76 | $0.69 | +10.3% | $2.07B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 57.1× | 68.0× | 33th | Bottom 42% |
| P/E (forward) | 37.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 38.2× | — | — | Bottom 24% |
| EV / Sales | 8.50× | — | — | Bottom 8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.01% | — | — | Bottom 48% |
| Earnings yield | 1.75% | — | — | Bottom 42% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 38.6× – 364.4× since Sep 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +56.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +111.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -26.8%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -4.7%
- RSI (14)
- 49.0
- Relative volume
- 0.62×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 67.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 69th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.20
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.56
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -33.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -61.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2021 | Jun 30, 2022 | -71.3% | 207 days | 273 days (Aug 2, 2023) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | -61.3% | 50 days | 123 days (Oct 1, 2025) |
| May 14, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -40.7% | 51 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 24, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | -36.7% | 50 days | 42 days (Oct 7, 2024) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | -24.8% | 34 days | 35 days (Feb 9, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $97.09B
- P/E (TTM)
- 57.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.42
- Revenue (TTM)
- $11.48B
- Dividend yield
- 0.10%
- 52-week range
- $147.82 – $379.94
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.00B | $5.69B | $6.86B | $8.01B | $10.23B |
| Gross profit | $1.52B | $1.62B | $2.40B | $2.93B | $3.72B |
| Operating income | $259.9M | $227.8M | $916.8M | $1.38B | $1.90B |
| Net income | $119.6M | $76.6M | $460.2M | $495.8M | $1.33B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.34 | -$0.04 | $1.19 | $1.28 | $3.41 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.07B | $2.35B | $2.04B | $2.64B | $2.68B | $2.88B | $2.65B | $3.27B |
| Net income | $176.6M | $147.0M | $164.5M | $324.2M | $398.5M | $445.6M | $390.1M | $497.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.46 | $0.38 | $0.42 | $0.83 | $1.02 | $1.14 | $0.99 | $1.27 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $210.9M | -$152.8M | $900.5M | $1.32B | $2.11B |
| Capital expenditure | -$84.6M | -$111.0M | -$134.6M | -$184.1M | -$226.4M |
| Free cash flow | $126.3M | -$263.8M | $765.9M | $1.14B | $1.89B |
| Dividends paid | -$3.8M | -$3.8M | -$9.5M | -$42.2M | -$66.6M |
| Net share buybacks | $111.6M | $3.1M | $27.4M | -$566.9M | $26.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $3.11B
- Total assets
- $15.90B
- Total liabilities
- $11.14B
- Total debt
- $3.34B
- Net debt
- $527.6M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.76B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | $0.06 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.06 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.06 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $0.06 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.04 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.04 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.04 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | $0.04 | Dec 19, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 14,150,447
- Days to cover
- 2.32
- Change vs previous report
- +2.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.