VRT
Vertiv
$276.54
▲ 0.5%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
VRT at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 61/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 179.7% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$115.08B
P/E
80.01x
Forward P/E (est.)
57.15x
ROE
42.1%
Revenue Growth
28.9%
EPS Growth
131.0%
Profit Margin
14.4%
FCF Yield
0.5%
Debt / Equity
0.74x
ROIC
20.0%
Interest Coverage
21.25x
Current Ratio
1.49x
Dividend Yield
0.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
7.2%
Rating Score
61/100
Vertiv (VRT) is a large-cap company in the Electrical Components & Equipment industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $115.08B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $10.23B in revenue and $1.33B in net profit.
Our model rates VRT Favorable (61/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
15.9% average over the last 3 years
±5.8 pts around 9.5% across 7 years
grew in 6 of the last 7 year-over-year periods
positive in 6 of 8 years
20.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what VRT's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. VRT trades near $276.54, around its 50-day average ($324.60) and 200-day average ($232.48). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 51 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. VRT's is $22.64 (~8.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month VRT found buyers near $275.18 (support) and sellers near $358.54 (resistance); its 52-week range is $110.06–$379.93. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
19.6%
Revenue moved from $4.29B in 2018 to $10.23B in 2025, a 13.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 28.9% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
37.1%
Operating Margin
17.9%
Net Margin
13.0%
ROE
42.1%
Vertiv keeps about 14.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 37.1% gross margin and 17.9% operating margin. Return on equity is 42.1% and return on invested capital about 20.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$2.92B
Net Debt
$771.60M
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.42x
Debt / Equity
0.74x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.7x, and operating profit covers interest about 21.3x, with a current ratio of 1.5x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $2.92B of total debt against $2.15B of cash.
Operating CF
$2.11B
Free Cash Flow
$1.89B
FCF Margin
18.5%
In the latest year Vertiv produced about $2.11B of operating cash flow and $1.89B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 0.5% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
0.1%
Total paid (latest FY)
$66.60M
History on record
6 years
dividend uses 4% of free cash flow
5% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 3 years in a row
no cuts in the last 6 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
80.01x
P/S
11.25x
P/B
17.03x
EV / EBITDA
—
VRT trades at 80.0x trailing earnings (about 57.2x on estimated forward earnings), 11.2x sales, and 17.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.2% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$204.17
Current price
$276.54
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.89B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where VRT sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How VRT stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), VRT ranks #32 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (80x P/E vs. 31.9x median) with a higher return on equity (42.1% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (28.9% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
80x
median 31.9x
ROE vs sector
42.1%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
28.9%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#32
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $276.54 today · expected CAGR 15% – 27%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.20B | $17.02B | $21.96B | $28.33B | $36.54B |
| Net income | $1.72B | $2.21B | $2.85B | $3.68B | $4.75B |
| EPS | $4.12 | $5.32 | $6.86 | $8.85 | $11.42 |
| Share price (low) | $197.88 | $255.27 | $329.30 | $424.79 | $547.98 |
| Share price (high) | $329.80 | $425.45 | $548.83 | $707.99 | $913.30 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -28% / 19% | -4% / 24% | 6% / 26% | 11% / 26% | 15% / 27% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for VRT:
- Revenue is growing 28.9% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Strong return on equity (42.1%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (61/100).
The case against VRT:
- A rich 80.0x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Limited free cash flow at today's price.
Valuation risk — at 80.0x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Vertiv is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 80.0x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (61/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 36 Wall Street analysts covering VRT recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
VRT's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
VRT — frequently asked questions
Is VRT a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Vertiv Favorable (61/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is VRT's rating on The Stocks School?
Vertiv currently scores 61/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does VRT's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Vertiv's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for VRT calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this VRT analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell VRT. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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