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title: Vertiv (VRT) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/vrt
ticker: VRT
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Industrials
industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts
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# Vertiv (VRT)

Vertiv (VRT) closed at $206.42 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 179% vs its model value of $73.94 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $206.42 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $73.94 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 179% vs model |
| Range of that model | $52.29 – $122.48 |
| Market value | $79.5B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 60.5 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 13.0% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $1.9B |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.12% |
| Beta | 2.05 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 11.85% |
| Business classification | High Growth (High revenue growth (~22% recent), Moderate margins (13% net margin), Highly cyclical earnings) |

## Dividends

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Trailing dividend yield | 0.12% |
| Dividends per share, last 12 months | $0.25 |
| Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 3.5% |
| Raised | 3 years in a row |
| Growth over 2 years | 58.1% a year |
| Latest payment | $0.0625, ex-date Sep 14, 2026, paid Sep 24, 2026 |

| Year of payments | Dividends per share |
| --- | ---: |
| To Sep 17, 2024 | $0.10 |
| To Sep 15, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Trailing twelve months (to Sep 14, 2026) | $0.25 |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $73.94 | $52.29 | $122.48 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $86.69 | $62.30 | $140.62 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $75.22 | $39.05 | $117.95 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $87.74 | $52.11 | $135.87 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $134.98 | $123.11 | $160.73 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $369.89 | $241.31 | $471.34 |
| PEG | sanity check | $168.16 | $168.16 | $168.16 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $130.58 | $107.99 | $325.00 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $144.08 | $119.42 | $241.97 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $8.01 | $6.77 | $9.61 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Past 90 days: 0 open-market buys ($0) and 8 open-market sales ($3.9M); 10b5-1 plan sales included.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Resha Michael | EVP. Man, Logistics and Op Ex | Grant / award | 690 | $174,997.8 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Resha Michael | EVP. Man, Logistics and Op Ex | Grant / award | 2,503 | $634,810.9 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Gill Stephanie L | Chief Legal Officer & Sec. | Grant / award | 6.03 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Johnson Eric M. | Chief Accounting Officer | Grant / award | 0.51 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Albertazzi Giordano | Chief Executive Officer | Grant / award | 12.52 | $0 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 8-K | 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828026063311/vrt-20260924.htm |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 8-K | 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828026059961/vrt-20260902.htm |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 8-K | 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000119312526379306/d472406d8k.htm |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828026050609/vrt-20260630.htm |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828026050323/vrt-20260729.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Leon Cooperman | 2026-06-30 | 2,157,789 | $722.5M |
| Bridgewater | 2026-06-30 | 71,078 | $23.8M |
| Terry Smith | 2026-06-30 | 41,893 | $14.0M |
| Mairs & Power | 2026-06-30 | 780 | $261,160 |

4 tracked managers in all.

## About

Vertiv Holdings Co, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a global provider of essential digital infrastructure technologies and comprehensive lifecycle services. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of critical systems vital for data centers, communication networks, and diverse commercial and industrial applications. Its extensive product range encompasses AC and DC power management, thermal control solutions, integrated rack systems, modular designs, and sophisticated management platforms for monitoring and governing digital environments. These solutions are fundamental to the operation of numerous modern services, including e-commerce, online banking, file sharing, video on-demand, energy storage, wireless communications, the Internet of Things, and online gaming. In addition to its hardware offerings, Vertiv delivers a full spectrum of lifecycle managemen…

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