Vertiv Reports Strong First Quarter with Diluted EPS Growth of 136% (Adjusted Diluted EPS Growth of +83%); Raises Full-Year Guidance

Apr 22 2026 10:55 BST

First Quarter 2026 Results

Net sales of $2,650 million, 30% higher than first quarter 2025
Operating profit up 51% and adjusted operating profit⁽¹⁾ up 64% from first quarter 2025. Adjusted operating margin of 20.8%, up 430 basis points compared to first quarter 2025
Operating cash flow of $767 million and adjusted free cash flow of $653 million, an increase of 153% and 147%, respectively, compared to prior year first quarter. Net leverage of ~0.2x at the end of first quarter 2026

Full Year 2026 Guidance

Expect net sales of $13,500 to $14,000 million, with organic sales growth of 29% to 31% compared to 2025
Expect full year 2026 diluted EPS of $5.60 to $5.70 and adjusted diluted EPS of $6.30 to $6.40, an increase of 66% and 51%, respectively, at the midpoint compared to full year 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio , April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Vertiv reported first quarter net sales of $2,650 million, an increase of $614 million, or 30%, compared to first quarter 2025, driven by 23% organic sales growth, 4% contribution from acquisitions, and 3% favorable currency translation impact. The Americas region led the organic sales growth, expanding 44% on strong data center demand.

First quarter operating profit of $440 million increased $149 million and adjusted operating profit of $551 million increased $214 million, up 51% and 64%, respectively, from first quarter 2025. Adjusted operating margin was 20.8%, up 430 basis points compared to first quarter 2025, driven by operational leverage on higher volume and positive price-cost, inclusive of tariff impacts and associated tariff mitigation countermeasures.

"We're seeing data center infrastructure requirements evolve significantly, with customers prioritizing optimized design, deployment speed, and operational efficiency - reshaping their approach to deployment," said Giordano Albertazzi, Vertiv's Chief Executive Officer. "This quarter's financial performance reflects our ability to meet customers at this critical moment with unique capabilities. Our investments in technology and capacity, combined with strategic acquisitions, are translating into market share gains as customers demand faster deployment, greater reliability, and comprehensive services. As infrastructure density increases and deployment timelines compress, we're positioned to be the partner customers need to bring their most ambitious projects to life, at scale."

"This quarter demonstrates that Vertiv has built the kind of competitive position that compounds over time," said Dave Cote, Vertiv's Executive Chairman. "When customers face their toughest infrastructure challenges, they're choosing us - not only because of our technology, but because we can deliver at scale. Our addition to the S&P 500 in March reflects strong financial performance and market leadership in critical digital infrastructure. The strategic momentum gives me confidence in our long-term trajectory."

Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Liquidity

Net cash generated by operating activities in the first quarter was $767 million and adjusted free cash flow was $653 million, increasing 153% and 147%, respectively, from first quarter 2025. First quarter adjusted free cash flow was driven by higher adjusted operating profit, working capital efficiency and lower cash interest, partially offset by higher cash taxes and increased capital expenditures to support growth investments.

Liquidity remained strong at $5.0 billion and net leverage was approximately 0.2x at the end of first quarter, driven by continued strong cash generation and working capital efficiency.

After receiving inaugural investment grade ratings from Moody's (Baa3) and S&P (BBB-) in February 2026, Vertiv completed a $2.1 billion senior unsecured notes issuance and put in place a new $2.5 billion revolving credit facility while also retiring its outstanding term loan and ABL revolver in March, enhancing financial flexibility to support continued growth.

Updated Full Year and Second Quarter 2026 Guidance

The data center market continues to demonstrate robust momentum, supported by strong underlying demand fundamentals. Vertiv is further accelerating capacity expansion and strategic investments to be well positioned to meet this demand and capture market share.

	Second Quarter 2026 Guidance
Net sales	$3,250M - $3,450M
Organic net sales growth ⁽²⁾	20% - 24%
Adjusted operating profit⁽¹⁾	$690M - $730M
Adjusted operating margin ⁽²⁾	20.7% - 21.7%
Adjusted diluted EPS⁽¹⁾	$1.37 - $1.43
Adjusted diluted EPS growth ⁽²⁾	44% - 51%

	Full Year 2026 Guidance
Net sales	$13,500M - $14,000M
Organic net sales growth ⁽²⁾	29% - 31%
Adjusted operating profit⁽¹⁾	$3,140M - $3,260M
Adjusted operating margin ⁽²⁾	22.8% - 23.8%
Adjusted diluted EPS⁽¹⁾	$6.30 - $6.40
Adjusted diluted EPS growth ⁽²⁾	50% - 52%
Adjusted free cash flow⁽²⁾	$2,100M - $2,300M

(1)	This release contains certain non-GAAP metrics. For reconciliations to the relevant GAAP measures and an explanation of the non-GAAP measures and reasons for their use, please refer to sections of this release entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(2)	This is a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure that cannot be reconciled without unreasonable efforts for those reasons set forth under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this release.

First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

Vertiv's management team will discuss the Company's results during a conference call on Wednesday, April 22, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding Vertiv's financial and operating results. A webcast of the live conference call will be available for interested parties to listen to by going to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investors.vertiv.com. A slide presentation will be available before the call and will be posted to the website, also at investors.vertiv.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available for 30 days following the webcast.

About Vertiv Holdings Co

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit vertiv.com.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Financial information included in this release has been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Vertiv has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this news release, as indicated above, that may not be directly comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies and therefore may not be comparable among companies. These non-GAAP financial measures include organic net sales growth (including on a segment basis), adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, adjusted diluted EPS and adjusted free cash flow, which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Management also uses certain non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, Vertiv has provided reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Information reconciling certain forward-looking GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures related to second quarter and full-year 2026 guidance, including organic net sales growth, adjusted free cash flow and adjusted operating margin, is not available without unreasonable effort due to high variability, complexity and uncertainty with respect to forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations. For those reasons, we are unable to compute the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

See "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this release for Vertiv's reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This news release, and other statements that Vertiv may make in connection therewith, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to Vertiv's future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations, and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding Vertiv's financial position, capital structure, indebtedness, business strategy and plans and objectives of Vertiv management for future operations, as well as statements regarding growth, anticipated demand for our products and services and our business prospects during 2026, as well as expected impacts from our pricing actions, and our guidance for second quarter and full year 2026 and statements regarding tariffs, global trade conflict and any actions we may take in response thereto. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Vertiv cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this news release, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "strive," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements contained in this release are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on Vertiv. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Vertiv will be those that Vertiv has anticipated. Vertiv undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond Vertiv's control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Vertiv has previously disclosed risk factors in its Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports, including those set forth in the Vertiv 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026. These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance and include, but are not limited to: risks relating to the continued growth of our customers' markets; long sales cycles for certain Vertiv products and solutions as well as unpredictable placing or cancelling of customer orders; failure to realize sales expected from our backlog of orders and contracts; disruption of or consolidation in our customer's markets or categorical shifts in customer technology spending; less leverage with large customer contract terms; failure to mitigate risks associated with long-term fixed price contracts; competition in the industry in which we operate; failure to obtain performance and other guarantees from financial institutions; risks associated with governmental contracts; failure to properly manage production cost changes and supply; failure to anticipate market change and competition in the infrastructure technologies; risks associated with information technology disruption or cyber-security incidents; risks associated with the implementation and enhancement of information systems; failure to realize the expected benefit from any rationalization, restructuring and improvement efforts; disruption of, or changes in, Vertiv's independent sales representatives, distributors and original equipment manufacturers; increase of variability in our effective tax rate costs or liabilities associated with product liability due to global operations subjecting us to income and other taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign entities; costs or liabilities associated with product liability and damage to our reputation and brands; the global scope of Vertiv's operations, especially in emerging markets; failure to benefit from future significant corporate transactions; risks associated with Vertiv's sales and operations and expanding global production facilities; risks associated with future legislation and regulation of Vertiv's customers' markets; our ability to comply with various laws and regulations including but not limited to, laws and regulations relating to data protection and data privacy; failure to properly address legal compliance issues, particularly those related to imports/exports, anti-corruption laws, and foreign operations; risks associated with foreign trade policy, including tariffs and global trade conflict risks associated with litigation or claims against the Company, including the risk of adverse outcomes to any legal claims and proceedings; our ability to protect or enforce our proprietary rights on which our business depends; third party intellectual property infringement claims; liabilities associated with environmental, health and safety matters; failure to achieve environmental, social and governance goals; failure to realize the value of goodwill and intangible assets; exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; failure to remediate material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting; our level of indebtedness and our ability to comply with the covenants and restrictions contained in our credit agreements; our ability to access funding through capital markets; resales of Vertiv securities may cause volatility in the market price of our securities; our organizational documents contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals; our certificate of incorporation includes a forum selection clause, which could discourage or limit stockholders' ability to make a claim against it; the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends; factors relating to the business, operations and financial performance of Vertiv and its subsidiaries, including: global economic weakness and uncertainty; our ability to attract, train and retain key members of our leadership team and other qualified personnel; the adequacy of our insurance coverage; fluctuations in interest rates materially affecting our financial results and increasing the risk our counterparties default in our interest rate hedges; our incurrence of significant costs and devotion of substantial management time as a result of operating as a public company; expected expenses related to integration of our acquisitions; the possible diversion of management time on issues related to integration of our acquired businesses; the ability of Vertiv to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers of our acquired businesses; and the ability of Vertiv to retain management and key employees of our acquired businesses; and other risks and uncertainties indicated in Vertiv's SEC reports or documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Vertiv. Forward-looking statements included in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release or any earlier date specified for such statements. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Vertiv or persons acting on Vertiv's behalf may be qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) Vertiv Holdings Co (Dollars in millions except for per share data)

	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025
Net sales
Net sales - products	$ 2,135.8	$ 1,649.7
Net sales - services	513.7	386.3
Net sales	2,649.5	2,036.0
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales - products	1,348.4	1,112.1
Cost of sales - services	301.4	237.4
Cost of sales	1,649.8	1,349.5
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses	456.7	346.3
Amortization of intangibles	77.6	46.0
Restructuring costs	(4.9)	1.1
Foreign currency (gain) loss, net	(1.6)	2.6
Other operating expense (income)	31.8	(0.2)
Operating profit (loss)	440.1	290.7
Interest expense (income), net	(4.4)	25.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt	6.2	—
Income (loss) before income taxes	438.3	265.4
Income tax expense	48.2	100.9
Net income (loss)	$ 390.1	$ 164.5

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ 1.02	$ 0.43
Diluted	$ 0.99	$ 0.42
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic	382,921,496	380,845,511
Diluted	392,128,170	390,109,650

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Vertiv Holdings Co (Dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2026	December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,150.6	$ 1,728.4
Short-term investments	349.9	99.5
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $26.6 and $25.6, respectively	3,148.7	3,109.0
Inventories	1,834.6	1,456.5
Other current assets	500.8	426.1
Total current assets	7,984.6	6,819.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	997.5	921.8
Other assets:
Goodwill	2,023.7	2,033.7
Other intangible assets, net	1,806.0	1,894.8
Deferred income taxes	177.8	179.6
Right-of-use assets, net	330.8	303.0
Other	79.7	60.0
Total other assets	4,418.0	4,471.1
Total assets	$ 13,400.1	$ 12,212.4
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$ —	$ 20.9
Accounts payable	1,951.7	1,756.4
Deferred revenue	2,461.8	1,814.7
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	856.2	771.6
Income taxes	73.5	43.4
Total current liabilities	5,343.2	4,407.0
Long-term debt, net	2,922.2	2,892.1
Deferred income taxes	221.2	232.8
Long-term lease liabilities	270.4	245.2
Other long-term liabilities	398.2	494.0
Total liabilities	9,155.2	8,271.1
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	—	—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized, 383,954,111 and 382,553,680 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively	—	—
Additional paid-in capital	2,927.0	2,895.2
Retained earnings	1,394.1	1,027.9
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(76.2)	18.2
Total equity	4,244.9	3,941.3
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,400.1	$ 12,212.4

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Vertiv Holdings Co (Dollars in millions)

	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 390.1	$ 164.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation	27.5	22.9
Amortization	80.2	48.7
Deferred income taxes	(28.2)	33.3
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	1.6	2.2
Stock-based compensation	17.0	11.2
Changes in operating working capital	227.8	(4.8)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	33.2	—
Other	17.6	25.3
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	766.8	303.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(112.6)	(36.5)
Investments in capitalized software	(1.4)	(2.3)
Purchase of short-term investments	(348.4)	—
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments	100.0	—
Investment in affiliates	(13.9)	—
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(0.4)	—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(376.7)	(38.8)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	2,100.0	—
Repayment of long-term debt	(2,076.1)	(5.3)
Dividend payment	(23.9)	(14.2)
Exercise of employee stock options	23.5	1.3
Employee taxes paid from shares withheld	(11.6)	(6.7)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	11.9	(24.9)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(0.6)	4.3
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	401.4	243.9
Beginning cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,789.8	1,232.2
Ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 2,191.2	$ 1,476.1
Changes in operating working capital
Accounts receivable	$ (57.7)	$ 81.6
Inventories	(384.2)	(128.6)
Other current assets	(88.5)	(29.5)
Accounts payable	202.8	86.5
Deferred revenue	651.2	23.4
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(95.4)	(79.6)
Income taxes	(0.4)	41.4
Total changes in operating working capital	$ 227.8	$ (4.8)

Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement this news release, we have included certain non-GAAP financial measures in the format of performance metrics. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing our underlying business performance and trends. Further, management believes these non-GAAP financial measures also enhance investors' ability to compare period-to-period financial results. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures do not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting. Therefore, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP information are also included. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, compensation and planning decisions and in evaluating the company's performance. Disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures allows investors and management to view our operating results excluding the impact of items that are not reflective of the underlying operating performance.

Vertiv's non-GAAP financial measures include:

Adjusted operating profit (loss), which represents operating profit (loss), adjusted to exclude amortization of intangibles, and contingent consideration;
Adjusted operating margin, which represents adjusted operating profit (loss) divided by net sales;
Organic net sales growth, which represents the change in net sales adjusted to exclude the impacts of foreign currency exchange rate and acquisitions;
Adjusted free cash flow, which represents net cash provided by (used for) operating activities adjusted to exclude capital expenditures and investments in capitalized software; and
Adjusted diluted EPS, which represents diluted earnings per share adjusted to exclude amortization of intangibles, contingent consideration, and the costs related to the March 3, 2026 repayment of the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the associated interest rate swaps being settled.

Regional Segment Results

	Three months ended March 31,
	2026	2025	Δ	Δ%	Organic Δ%⁽²⁾
Net sales ⁽¹⁾
AMER	$ 1,814.4	$ 1,185.3	$ 629.1	53.1 %	44.3 %
APAC	513.7	447.2	66.5	14.9 %	12.0 %
EMEA	321.4	403.5	(82.1)	‌‌(20.3) %	(29.4) %
Total	$ 2,649.5	$ 2,036.0	$ 613.5	30.1 %	22.6 %

Adjusted operating profit (loss) ⁽³⁾
AMER	$ 490.2	$ 259.7	$ 230.5	88.8 %
APAC	67.4	45.7	21.7	47.5 %
EMEA	53.5	78.7	(25.2)	(32.0) %
Corporate⁽⁴⁾	(60.2)	(47.4)	(12.8)	27.0 %
Total	$ 550.9	$ 336.7	$ 214.2	63.6 %

Adjusted operating margins ⁽⁵⁾
AMER	27.0 %	21.9 %	5.1 %
APAC	13.1 %	10.2 %	2.9 %
EMEA	16.6 %	19.5 %	(2.9) %
Vertiv	20.8 %	16.5 %	4.3 %

(1)	Segment net sales are presented excluding intercompany sales.
(2)	Organic basis is adjusted to exclude foreign currency exchange rate and the change in acquisition sales impact.
(3)	Adjusted operating profit (loss) is only adjusted at the Corporate segment. There are no adjustments at the reportable segment level between operating profit (loss) and adjusted operating profit (loss).
(4)	Corporate costs consist of headquarters management costs, asset impairments, and costs that support centralized global functions including Finance, Treasury, Risk Management, Strategy & Marketing, Legal, and Human Resources.
(5)	Adjusted operating margins calculated as adjusted operating profit (loss) divided by net sales.

Sales by product and service offering

	Three months ended March 31,
	2026	2025	Δ	Δ%
Americas:
Products	$ 1,475.9	$ 958.3	$ 517.6	54.0 %
Services & spares	338.5	227.0	111.5	49.1 %
	$ 1,814.4	$ 1,185.3	$ 629.1	53.1 %
Asia Pacific:
Products	$ 381.1	$ 333.8	$ 47.3	14.2 %
Services & spares	132.6	113.4	19.2	16.9 %
	$ 513.7	$ 447.2	$ 66.5	14.9 %
Europe, Middle East & Africa:
Products	$ 234.2	$ 319.0	$ (84.8)	(26.6) %
Services & spares	87.2	84.5	2.7	3.2 %
	$ 321.4	$ 403.5	$ (82.1)	(20.3) %
Total:
Products	$ 2,091.2	$ 1,611.1	$ 480.1	29.8 %
Services & spares	558.3	424.9	133.4	31.4 %
	$ 2,649.5	$ 2,036.0	$ 613.5	30.1 %

Organic growth by product and service offering

	Three months ended March 31, 2026
	Net Sales Δ	FX Δ	Acquisition Δ⁽¹⁾	Organic growth	Organic Δ%⁽²⁾
Americas:
Products	$ 517.6	$ (5.5)	$ (34.2)	$ 477.9	49.9 %
Services & spares	111.5	(2.0)	(61.8)	47.7	21.0 %
	$ 629.1	$ (7.5)	$ (96.0)	$ 525.6	44.3 %
Asia Pacific:
Products	$ 47.3	$ (10.5)	$ —	$ 36.8	11.0 %
Services & spares	19.2	(2.5)	—	16.7	14.7 %
	$ 66.5	$ (13.0)	$ —	$ 53.5	12.0 %
Europe, Middle East & Africa:
Products	$ (84.8)	$ (27.6)	$ (0.4)	$ (112.8)	(35.4) %
Services & spares	2.7	(8.5)	(0.2)	(6.0)	(7.1) %
	$ (82.1)	$ (36.1)	$ (0.6)	$ (118.8)	(29.4) %
Total:
Products	$ 480.1	$ (43.6)	$ (34.6)	$ 401.9	24.9 %
Services & spares	133.4	(13.0)	(62.0)	58.4	13.7 %
	$ 613.5	$ (56.6)	$ (96.6)	$ 460.3	22.6 %

(1)	The change in acquisition sales includes sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026 for acquisitions completed in the year ended December 31, 2025.
(2)	Organic growth percentage change is calculated as organic growth divided by net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Segment operating profit (loss)

Operating profit (loss)	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025
Americas	$ 490.2	$ 259.7
Asia Pacific	67.4	45.7
Europe, Middle East & Africa	53.5	78.7
Total reportable segments	611.1	384.1
Foreign currency gain (loss)	1.6	(2.6)
Corporate	(95.0)	(44.8)
Total corporate and other	(93.4)	(47.4)
Amortization of intangibles	(77.6)	(46.0)
Operating profit (loss)	$ 440.1	$ 290.7

Reconciliation of net cash provided by (used for) operating activities to adjusted free cash flow

	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$ 766.8	$ 303.3
Capital expenditures	(112.6)	(36.5)
Investments in capitalized software	(1.4)	(2.3)
Adjusted free cash flow	$ 652.8	$ 264.5

Reconciliation from operating profit (loss) to adjusted operating profit (loss)

	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025
Operating profit (loss)	$ 440.1	$ 290.7
Amortization of intangibles	77.6	46.0
Contingent consideration	33.2	—
Adjusted operating profit (loss)	$ 550.9	$ 336.7

Reconciliation from operating margin to adjusted operating margin

	Three months ended March 31, 2026	Three months ended March 31, 2025	Δ
Vertiv net sales	$ 2,649.5	$ 2,036.0	$ 613.5
Vertiv operating profit (loss)	440.1	290.7	149.4
Vertiv operating margin	16.6 %	14.3 %	2.3 %

Amortization of intangibles	$ 77.6	$ 46.0	$ 31.6
Contingent consideration	33.2	—	33.2
Vertiv adjusted operating profit (loss)	550.9	336.7	214.2
Vertiv adjusted operating margin	20.8 %	16.5 %	4.3 %

Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted Diluted EPS

Three months ended March 31, 2026
	Operating profit (loss)	Interest expense (income), net	Loss on extinguishment of debt	Income tax expense (benefit)	Net income (loss)	Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾
GAAP	$ 440.1	$ (4.4)	$ 6.2	$ 48.2	$ 390.1	$ 0.99
Amortization of intangibles	77.6	—	—	—	77.6	0.21
Contingent consideration⁽²⁾	33.2	—	—	—	33.2	0.08
Term loan credit agreement repayment⁽³⁾	—	22.9	(6.2)	25.6	(42.3)	(0.11)
Non-GAAP adjusted	$ 550.9	$ 18.5	$ —	$ 73.8	$ 458.6	$ 1.17
Diluted shares (in millions)						392.1

(1)	Diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS is calculated using 392.1 million shares (includes 382.9 million basic shares and 9.2 million potential dilutive equity awards).
(2)	Contingent consideration associated with the PurgeRite acquisition.
(3)	Costs associated with the March 3, 2026 repayment of the Term loan credit agreement, the gain recognized in "Interest expense (income), net" and the related tax impact associated with the interest rate swaps being settled.

Three months ended March 31, 2025
	Operating profit (loss)	Interest expense (income), net	Income tax expense (benefit)	Net income (loss)	Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾
GAAP	$ 290.7	$ 25.3	$ 100.9	$ 164.5	$ 0.42
Amortization of intangibles	46.0	—	—	46.0	0.12
Non-recurring tax adjustment, net⁽²⁾	—	—	(39.5)	39.5	0.10
Non-GAAP adjusted	$ 336.7	$ 25.3	$ 61.4	$ 250.0	$ 0.64
Diluted shares (in millions)					390.1

(1)	Diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS is calculated using 390.1 million shares (includes 380.8 million basic shares and 9.3 million potential dilutive equity awards).
(2)	Nonrecurring tax adjustment of $39.5 million due to recently issued guidance which changes our assessment of our realizability of certain deferred tax assets.

Vertiv Holdings Co 2026 Adjusted Guidance Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾

Second Quarter 2026
	Operating profit (loss)	Interest expense (income), net	Income tax expense (benefit)	Net income (loss)	Diluted EPS ⁽²⁾
GAAP	$ 639.6	$ 19.8	$ 142.6	$ 477.2	$ 1.22
Amortization of intangibles	70.0	—	—	70.0	0.18
Non-GAAP adjusted	$ 709.6	$ 19.8	$ 142.6	$ 547.2	$ 1.40
Diluted shares (in millions)					392.0

Full Year 2026
	Operating profit (loss)	Interest expense (income), net	Loss on extinguishment of debt	Income tax expense (benefit)	Net income (loss)	Diluted EPS ⁽²⁾
GAAP	$ 2,882.6	$ 68.4	$ 6.2	$ 595.0	$ 2,213.0	$ 5.65
Amortization of intangibles	284.2	—	—	—	284.2	0.73
Contingent consideration⁽³⁾	33.2	—	—	—	33.2	0.08
Term loan credit agreement repayment⁽⁴⁾	—	22.9	(6.2)	25.6	(42.3)	(0.11)
Non-GAAP adjusted	$ 3,200.0	$ 91.3	$ —	$ 620.6	$ 2,488.1	$ 6.35
Diluted shares (in millions)						392.0

(1)	Information reconciling certain forward-looking GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures related to FY 2026 guidance, including organic net sales growth, adjusted operating margin and adjusted free cash flow, is not available without unreasonable effort due to high variability, complexity and uncertainty with respect to forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations. For the same reasons, we are unable to compute the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.
(2)	Diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS based on 392.0 million shares (includes 384.0 million basic shares and 8.0 million potential dilutive equity awards).
(3)	Contingent consideration associated with the PurgeRite acquisition.
(4)	Costs associated with the March 3, 2026 repayment of the Term loan credit agreement, the gain recognized in "Interest expense (income), net" and the related tax impact associated with the interest rate swaps being settled.

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Vertiv Reports Strong First Quarter with Diluted EPS Growth of 136% (Adjusted Diluted EPS Growth of +83%); Raises Full-Year Guidance