Vertiv Q3 Net Sales Rise 61% to $4.313 Billion as Organic Orders More Than Double; Full-Year Guidance Raised
Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), the critical digital infrastructure company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, on October 28 reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $4,313 million, up 61 percent from a year earlier, reflecting 55 percent organic growth and about 6 percent from acquisitions, and raised its full-year 2026 guidance.
Third-quarter operating profit rose 90 percent to $984 million, and adjusted operating profit rose 83 percent to $1,087 million, for an adjusted operating margin of 25.2 percent, up 290 basis points. Diluted earnings per share grew 91 percent to $1.95, and adjusted diluted EPS grew 78 percent to $2.21. Operating cash flow was $794 million and adjusted free cash flow was $652 million, up 50 percent year over year; liquidity increased to $6.2 billion and the company maintained a net cash position.
By region, the Americas grew 75 percent (66 percent organic), Asia-Pacific 50 percent (48 percent organic), and Europe, the Middle East and Africa 23 percent (19 percent organic). Organic orders grew by more than 100 percent year over year.
"We are in the middle of the largest infrastructure buildout and it's accelerating," said Chief Executive Officer Giordano Albertazzi, adding that Vertiv is compressing new product development cycles from years to months.
Vertiv raised its full-year net sales guidance by $650 million to a range of $14,450 million to $14,850 million, with a midpoint of $14,650 million and organic growth of about 38 percent, and guided adjusted diluted EPS to $7.10 to $7.20. For the fourth quarter it expects net sales at a midpoint of $4,413 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.25 at the midpoint. Vertiv provides power, cooling and IT infrastructure for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities in more than 130 countries.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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