Vertiv
Vertiv is a global, NYSE-listed provider of critical power, thermal management, rack, and monitoring infrastructure for data centers, with a portfolio spanning UPS, liquid cooling, heat rejection, and AI factory digital twin solutions serving hyperscale, colocation, telecom, and industrial customers.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1987
- HeadquartersWesterville, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Vertiv does
Vertiv Holdings Co is a publicly traded (NYSE: VRT) global provider of critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and industrial facilities. Its portfolio spans critical power (UPS systems, DC power systems such as Vertiv PowerDirect 3000, switchgear, busway, energy storage), thermal management (liquid cooling solutions including the CoolChip CDU 2300, heat rejection expanded via ThermoKey, room/in-row/rack cooling, free cooling chillers), racks and integrated modular solutions (including the Rack Extreme platform), and monitoring/management software (Avocent, Geist, Alber, NetSure sub-brands). Underlying technology includes AI-oriented offerings such as the Vertiv SmartRun production-grade digital twin integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, and a co-developed 800-volt DC power architecture with NVIDIA targeting high-density GPU racks. Vertiv generates revenue primarily through hardware sales across power and thermal categories, complemented by a growing services and lifecycle recurring stream that includes project services, liquid cooling services, and the PurgeRite NearZero fluid management offering.
Vertiv sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales supported by certified reseller partners, consultant engineers, and an eTail channel, with quote-based multi-year project pricing. Its customer base is concentrated in hyperscale/cloud, colocation, and telecom operators (Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta named as key accounts), with additional exposure to healthcare, manufacturing, and federal government verticals. Q1 2026 revenue was $2.65B (+30.1% YoY), backlog stood at $15B (+109% YoY) with a 2.9x book-to-bill ratio, adjusted operating margin reached 20.8%, and free cash flow was $653M (+147% YoY). Full-year 2026 revenue guidance is $13.5-14B and management's 2025-2030 organic growth target is 20-22% CAGR against a stated $62B total served market. Vertiv went public on the NYSE, joined the S&P 500 in March 2026, received inaugural investment-grade credit ratings (Moody's Baa3, S&P BBB-), and executed a programmatic M&A strategy in 2025-2026 to extend its thermal stack (PurgeRite ~$1B, Strategic Thermal Labs, ThermoKey) and modular/site-build capabilities (BMarko Structures, Great Lakes Case & Cabinet).
Vertiv firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vertiv
- Legal name
- Vertiv Group Corp.
- Website
- https://Vertiv.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1987
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Vertiv is a global, NYSE-listed provider of critical power, thermal management, rack, and monitoring infrastructure for data centers, with a portfolio spanning UPS, liquid cooling, heat rejection, and AI factory digital twin solutions serving hyperscale, colocation, telecom, and industrial customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vertiv industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Data Center Critical Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- SIC
- Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Power Distribution & Switchgear (UPS, PDUs, Busway) (HDABAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Facilities Operations & Maintenance (Power/Cooling/Mechanical) (HDABANAC), Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG)
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Where Vertiv is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Westerville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Vertiv business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales - Power Systems: Sale of critical power infrastructure including UPS systems, power distribution units, switchgear, busway, DC power systems, and energy storage systems. This represents the largest revenue stream, with Q1 2026 revenue of $2.65 billion representing 30% year-over-year growth.
- Hardware Sales - Thermal Management: Sale of cooling solutions including liquid cooling systems, heat rejection equipment, room cooling, in-row cooling, rack cooling, free cooling chillers, and evaporative cooling systems for data centers
- Services: Comprehensive lifecycle services including project services, liquid cooling services, digital services, thermal services, UPS and battery services, DC power services, rack PDU services, electrical safety and compliance, and training
- Fluid Management Services: Recurring services including PurgeRite NearZero fluid management for cooling system commissioning, addressing water consumption challenges for AI and high-density computing deployments
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise infrastructure solutions priced through direct sales engagement |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Vertiv product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Vertiv designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and commercial/industrial environments. Its portfolio spans power management (UPS, DC power, switchgear, busway), thermal management (precision air conditioning, in-rack liquid cooling, heat rejection, chillers), IT monitoring (racks, enclosures, software), and integrated modular solutions (prefabricated, pre-engineered skid systems). The company also delivers lifecycle services spanning installation, startup, training, preventive maintenance, fluid management, and remote monitoring.
Product overview
Vertiv is a global leader in critical digital infrastructure offering a comprehensive portfolio of power, thermal management, racks, monitoring, and services solutions for data centers, communication networks, and commercial/industrial facilities. The product portfolio is organized around several core categories: Critical Power (including UPS systems, DC power systems like Vertiv PowerDirect 3000, power distribution, switchgear, and energy storage), Thermal Management (liquid cooling solutions including the Vertiv CoolChip CDU 2300, heat rejection systems expanded through the ThermoKey acquisition, room cooling, and the Vertiv CoolPhase Ceiling), Racks and Containment (including the Vertiv Rack Extreme for AI/HPC workloads), and Monitoring & Management (Avocent and Geist branded solutions). The company also offers integrated prefabricated modular solutions and a comprehensive suite of services including project services, liquid cooling services, and the PurgeRite NearZero fluid management service. Key technology innovations include the Vertiv SmartRun digital twin platform integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse DSX for AI factory infrastructure simulation, and 800-Volt DC power architecture developed in partnership with NVIDIA for high-density AI deployments. The portfolio includes trusted sub-brands such as Liebert, Avocent, Geist, Alber, NetSure, and Energy Labs.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Liebert: Trusted brand for uninterruptible power supplies and power protection
- Avocent
- Geist
- Alber
- NetSure
- Energy Labs
- PurgeRite
- SmartRun
- CoolChip
Quantifiable outcome
- 30% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2026 to $2.65 billion
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Vertiv
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Vertiv technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability3 records
Feature7 records
Vertiv partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and regional.
- Edge-ServemajorFramework agreement with Edge-Serve, Integrated Roots Company (IRCL), and Saudi Electricity Project Development Company (PDC) to collaborate on developing and deploying converged physical infrastructure across the GCC region. The partnership combines Vertiv's power and thermal portfolio with Edge-Serve's data center development expertise.
- Integrated Roots Company (IRCL)majorPartnership with IRCL for construction capabilities and PDC for electricity infrastructure to meet accelerating demand for AI-ready and cloud-scale facilities across the Gulf region.
- Saudi Electricity Project Development Company (PDC)majorFramework agreement combining Vertiv's power and thermal solutions with PDC's electricity infrastructure expertise for AI-ready digital infrastructure deployment in the GCC region.
- NVIDIAflagshipVertiv and NVIDIA have established a strategic partnership for AI data center infrastructure, including co-development of 800V DC power architecture and integration of Vertiv SmartRun digital twin into NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint. The companies collaborated on end-to-end power and cooling blueprints for the Blackwell platform, positioning Vertiv as a key infrastructure partner across the AI data center lifecycle.
- Dassault SystèmescoreVertiv leverages Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform for model-based systems engineering in its SmartRun digital twin solution, enabling configuration, simulation, and validation of AI factory infrastructure in a virtual environment.
- CaterpillarcoreVertiv and Caterpillar partnered in November 2025 to offer pre-integrated power and cooling systems for AI data centers, combining Caterpillar's power generation capabilities with Vertiv's thermal management expertise.
- OADC (Open Access Data Centres)majorOADC, a WIOCC Group company, standardized on Vertiv infrastructure solutions at its Parklands data center in Johannesburg, deploying power protection, thermal management, containment, and energy storage systems to support hyperscaler and AI-driven organizations.
- EcoDataCenterregionalVertiv selected by EcoDataCenter for an AI-focused data center project in Sweden, expanding its role in supplying integrated infrastructure for high-performance computing in Northern Europe.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Vertiv competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Rittal: Rittal (part of the Friedhelm Loh Group) supplies IT racks, enclosures, power distribution and liquid cooling for data centers, competing closely with Vertiv's rack/containment and CDU portfolio.
- Munters: Munters provides mission-critical cooling, humidity control and heat exchange solutions for data centers and industrial facilities, making it a direct competitor to Vertiv's thermal management portfolio.
- STULZ: STULZ specializes in precision air conditioning, chillers, liquid cooling and humidification for data centers, directly competing with Vertiv's thermal management and CoolChip product lines.
- Delta Electronics: Delta's ICT Infrastructure and Power & System businesses supply UPS, power shelves, liquid cooling and high-efficiency components for hyperscale and AI data centers, directly competing with Vertiv's power and thermal offerings.
Broad incumbents
- Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation with a large data center power, cooling and software portfolio that directly overlaps Vertiv's critical infrastructure offerings across UPS, PDUs, switchgear and cooling.
- Eaton: Eaton's Electrical and Data Center segments offer UPS systems, power distribution, switchgear and rack PDUs that compete head-on with Vertiv's critical power portfolio for data center and industrial customers.
- ABB: ABB competes with Vertiv in switchgear, power distribution, UPS and data center electrical infrastructure, and is also investing heavily in DC power and high-efficiency solutions for AI data centers.
- Huawei Digital Power: Huawei Digital Power provides data center facility power, cooling and prefabricated modular solutions globally, making it one of the most direct large-scale competitors to Vertiv in power and thermal infrastructure.
Emerging players
- ZutaCore: ZutaCore is a niche player in direct liquid cooling and two-phase cooling for high-density servers and AI accelerators, competing with Vertiv's CoolChip and Strategic Thermal Labs offerings at the chip-level cooling stage.
- CoolIT Systems: CoolIT Systems specializes in liquid-to-air and direct-to-chip liquid cooling CDUs and rack manifolds for HPC and AI workloads, competing with Vertiv's CoolChip CDU 2300 and fluid network product lines.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Vertiv leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Vertiv subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Vertiv funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors3 records
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Vertiv M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A12 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Vertiv
What does Vertiv do?
Vertiv designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and commercial/industrial environments. Its portfolio spans power management (UPS, DC power, switchgear, busway), thermal management (precision air conditioning, in-rack liquid cooling, heat rejection, chillers), IT monitoring (racks, enclosures, software), and integrated modular solutions (prefabricated, pre-engineered skid systems). The company also delivers lifecycle services spanning installation, startup, training, preventive maintenance, fluid management, and remote monitoring.
Is Vertiv a public or private company?
Vertiv is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Vertiv founded?
Vertiv was founded in 1987. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Vertiv based?
Vertiv is headquartered in Westerville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Vertiv make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales - Power Systems are the primary driver. The others are hardware Sales - Thermal Management, services and fluid Management Services.
Who are Vertiv's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Rittal, Munters, STULZ and Delta Electronics. Broad incumbents are Schneider Electric, Eaton, ABB and Huawei Digital Power. Emerging players are ZutaCore and CoolIT Systems.
Does Vertiv have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vertiv.
What industry is Vertiv in?
Vertiv's product category is Data Center Critical Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAKAA, Power Distribution & Switchgear (UPS, PDUs, Busway), with a secondary code of HDABANAC, Facilities Operations & Maintenance (Power/Cooling/Mechanical). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 3613.