BN · rank #10 · 2026-07-22
VRT
NYSE · $116.96B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +28.5% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +15.3% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +14.4% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.9% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.46 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 1.41× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +24.5% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +16% |
| Market cap (USD) | $116.96B |
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Summary
Vertiv is a global critical digital infrastructure provider delivering integrated power, cooling, hardware, software, and lifecycle services to data centers and mission-critical facilities worldwide.
Rationale
VRT directly solves the power and thermal bottleneck constraining AI datacenter scaling, with 28.5% forward revenue growth, a Q1 beat of 17 cents, raised FY2026 guidance, and institutional accumulation all confirming the structural demand thesis rather than mere sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscale customers (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) could vertically integrate power and cooling design in-house or shift to preferred single-vendor electrical OEMs, eroding Vertiv's systems-integration role and compressing its service attachment rates.
- 2Q2 2026 earnings land July 29 — guidance of $1.37–$1.43 EPS is already bracketing consensus, leaving limited room for upside surprise and meaningful downside if capex commentary from hyperscalers softens.
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