Vertiv Holdings Co reports developments in critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities. Its recurring news covers power, cooling, IT infrastructure, software, analytics, and services that support continuous operation from cloud environments to the edge of the network.
Company updates commonly address demand tied to AI and high-density computing, liquid-cooling and chilled-water thermal management, battery energy storage and grid-interactive data center infrastructure, manufacturing capacity, and completed acquisitions such as Strategic Thermal Labs and BMarko Structures. Vertiv also reports earnings, guidance, dividends, supply chain and procurement leadership, and customer or technology collaborations across its global operations.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales growth of 61% and raised its full-year outlook across key financial metrics. Sales reached $4,313 million, with 55% organic growth and approximately 6% contributed by acquisitions. Organic orders grew more than 100% year over year. Operating profit rose 90% to $984 million, while diluted earnings per share rose 91% to $1.95. Adjusted operating margin reached 25.2%, up 290 basis points.
Operating cash flow increased 64% to $794 million; adjusted free cash flow rose 50% to $652 million. Liquidity reached $6.2 billion, with a net cash position. Vertiv expects full-year sales of $14,450 million–$14,850 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $7.10–$7.20. Fourth-quarter sales guidance is $4,313 million–$4,513 million. The company still anticipates capital expenditures of approximately 4.0% of full-year revenue.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has completed its acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group through its wholly owned subsidiary for approximately $1.45 billion in upfront cash.
The deal includes up to $1.15 billion in additional cash consideration tied to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) targets over 12- and 24-month periods. The upfront purchase price represents approximately 13x expected UIG 2027 EBITDA. Vertiv anticipates a significantly lower multiple if the full earnout is paid and expects the acquisition to increase adjusted earnings per share in the first year following completion.
UIG adds microgrid controls and onsite power capabilities, extending Vertiv's portfolio to the grid interconnect. Vertiv expects the acquisition to expand its addressable opportunity in power-constrained data centers.
Vertiv (VRT) introduced SmartIT, a pre-engineered infrastructure platform for high-density AI deployments that is now available globally. Based on NVIDIA MGX and Open Compute Project ORV3 architectures, it combines rack infrastructure, power conversion and distribution, liquid cooling and monitoring in a factory-validated design.
Vertiv says the platform supports expansion from a single rack to multiple racks without redesign and can serve existing facilities, new data centers and commercial spaces. Factory validation limits on-site commissioning to facility connections. Integrated monitoring includes leak detection and automated response.
Vertiv (VRT) has completed its acquisition of King Environmental Services (KES), expanding its thermal management services into Europe, Middle East and Africa. KES provides fluid management, commissioning and load-testing services for high-density, liquid-cooled data centers. Headquartered near Dublin, Ireland, it serves customers across the EMEA region.
The transaction builds on Vertiv's North American fluid management presence, including its 2025 acquisition of PurgeRite. The combination extends services covering cooling-system preparation, testing and ongoing operations. Vertiv says the acquisition advances its strategy to support customers across the thermal chain. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Vertiv does not expect the transaction to be material to its financial results.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) will participate in the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference in Chicago on November 10, 2026. CEO Giordano Albertazzi and CFO Craig Chamberlin will join a fireside chat at 7:55 a.m. Central time (8:55 a.m. Eastern time). A live webcast and related presentation materials will be available at investors.vertiv.com, with a recording available for 30 days afterward.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) and Dassault Systèmes announced a collaboration to configure, simulate and validate AI factory infrastructure before construction begins. The collaboration combines Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform with Vertiv’s infrastructure expertise for NVIDIA DSX AI factories, extending work on SmartRun to solutions including OneCore.
The companies target up to 10x faster progress from requirements to a configured, validated solution and a reduction of up to 50% in the defined infrastructure deployment period. Under Vertiv’s model assumptions, the approach can bring capacity online approximately 10 weeks sooner than a modeled conventional baseline, producing up to 30% more cumulative token output within 12 months of project kickoff at the same installed capacity. This modeled gain reflects earlier facility readiness, not improved operating efficiency or a measured customer result.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) and NVIDIA introduced an AI factory approach targeting up to 30% more cumulative token output in the first 12 months. The target is modeled from project kickoff at equal installed capacity, not an achieved operating result. The approach combines pre-engineered reference designs, virtual validation and factory-built infrastructure, integrating NVIDIA DSX technologies with Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
In the model, configuration and validation take three days versus approximately 30 days, while on-site power and cooling deployment takes 45 days versus approximately 90 days. Together, these stages fall from approximately 120 days to 48 days; actual results vary by project. Polar Data Centers is applying the factory-built approach to its first 41 MW phase at Herøya, Norway, with Vertiv supplying prefabricated power and thermal modules and supporting infrastructure.
Vertiv (VRT) and Deloitte Center for Integrated Research introduced a collaboration to help enterprises plan infrastructure for AI workloads moving into production. The Designing Infrastructure for Enterprise AI Guide, developed by Vertiv and STL Partners, starts with business outcomes and workload requirements before assessing deployment location and facility readiness.
The guide groups workloads into six archetypes and aligns them with four physical infrastructure models: Edge AI Cluster, Small AI Cluster, Large AI Cluster and High-Density AI Cluster. Its planning process considers power, cooling, connectivity and operational capacity across cloud, colocation, enterprise-owned, hybrid and edge environments. Reference designs serve as starting points for site assessment and detailed engineering.
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) will report its third quarter 2026 results before market open on October 28, 2026.
Management will discuss the results in a conference call that day at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The earnings release will link to presentation materials providing a quarterly update, available at investors.vertiv.com.
Vertiv (VRT) appointed Michael Resha as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, Logistics and Operational Excellence, effective October 5, 2026. He succeeds Anders Karlborg, who becomes Special Operations Projects Leader and will support the leadership transition. Both report to CEO Giordano Albertazzi.
Resha joins the executive leadership team with responsibility for scaling global manufacturing, expanding capacity, optimizing capital deployment and aligning operations with Vertiv's growth strategy. He will also advance adoption of the Vertiv Operating System (VOS). Resha previously served as Stellantis' Senior Vice President and Global Head of Injection and Stamping.