Company Dossier · Industrials
Vertiv
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Vertiv is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $11.5 billion, up 26% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $2.93 billion, up 134% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.42 billion, up 133% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2020: $2.19 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 29, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 8 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 13, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 3 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $3.9 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 2,064 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+222 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 6 (4 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Vertiv is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Expanding
- Capital spending97th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings84th pct
- Deals and private raises91st pct
- Patent publications97th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment74th pct
- Call confidence78th pct
- Guidance changes78th pct
- Risk factors added64th pct
- Insider open-market trades44th pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver40th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Vertiv's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$2.9B
- Due within a year $0.0B
- Longer term $2.9B
- Default point $1.5B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$0.6B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | $600M | 4.850% | 2036 (10y) | +85bp | 4.879% |
From the pricing term sheets Vertiv filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Vertiv: earnings call confidence
Palanor Discourse score per call, 0 to 1
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Vertiv, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- PositiveVertiv (VRT) Shares Rise After BMO Capital Upgrade Amid Strong Market Outlook
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 5, 2026
- NeutralVertiv's Data Center Focus Is A Huge Competitive Advantage: Buy The Stock (NYSE:VRT)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VERTIV CORPORATION)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 13, 2026PatentPatent granted: SHELF SAFETY PIN FOR CABINETUS 12758015
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Oct 6, 2026Patent
- Sep 2, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Aug 25, 2026Patent
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS)second_quarter 2026
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VERTIV CORPORATION)second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jun 25, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)second_quarter 2026
- Jun 18, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS)first_quarter 2026
- Apr 9, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (VERTIV CORPORATION)first_quarter 2026
- Mar 3, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Mar 3, 20268-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Feb 13, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 3 removed
- Dec 5, 20258-KAcquisition or sale completedItem 2.01
- Nov 3, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Oct 14, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Aug 12, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 20, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 28, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 18, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Feb 7, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Dec 13, 20248-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Nov 12, 20248-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 23, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 2 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation ROK | $9.0B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
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| Regal Rexnord RRX | $6.1B | $0.5B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Acuity Brands AYI | $4.6B | $0.6B | May 31, 2026 |
| Woodward, Inc. WWD | $4.2B | $0.4B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Cintas CTAS | $11.6B | $2.0B | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Avis Budget Group CAR | $11.8B | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton BAH | $11.1B | $1.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |