Vertiv (VRT)
NYSEIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$280.53+4.35%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Electrical Components & Equipment is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Achieve revenue of $13.5 to $14 billion in 2026: FY26 guidance $14.1B vs $13.5B target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 26% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 41% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskVertiv's growth relies on expanding capacity and investing in research and development for AI-driven demand. Revenue grew 24% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 55× P/E versus a 34× peer median, indicating the price reflects less growth than forecast. The primary risk is a potential guidance cut, with a 21% probability of missing next-quarter estimates. Peer multiples imply a price about 20% below where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. VRT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 28 analysts currently covering VRT (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VRT in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electrical Components & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
Utility deal supports AI-driven demand expansion objective.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $280.53
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $280.53.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
Highlights AI-driven demand supporting growth objectives.
Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
UIG deal enhances AI capacity, aligning with growth objectives.
Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
Investment supports AI-driven demand and capacity expansion.
Threatens: Drive strong revenue and EPS growth with raised guidance
Delayed revenue impacts growth guidance and investor confidence.
Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
Supports AI-driven demand and capacity expansion objectives.
Advances: Expand capacity and invest in ER&D to support AI-driven demand
Supports AI-driven demand and capacity expansion.
Fraud probe raises concerns about revenue and EPS growth.
