BN · rank #11 · 2026-07-27
VRT
NYSE · $111.53B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +28.7% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +15.2% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +14.4% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.8% |
| 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. | +29.5% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +16% |
| Market cap (USD) | $111.53B |
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Summary
Vertiv designs and sells integrated power distribution and thermal management systems that are embedded in mission-critical AI and hyperscale data center infrastructure globally.
Rationale
With 30% revenue growth, 430 bps of margin expansion, a 15%+ EPS beat, raised full-year guidance, and net leverage of only 0.2x, VRT is demonstrably solving the power-and-cooling bottleneck at scale with financial proof—not just sentiment—behind the signal.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscale customers (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) increasingly developing proprietary power and cooling architectures in-house is the most direct thesis-breaker, as it would shrink Vertiv's addressable role in next-generation data center builds.
- 2Earnings are reported two days after the as-of date (2026-07-29), creating binary event risk that could gap the position against a high-multiple stock if guidance disappoints or EMEA weakness deepens.
AI verdict council
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