Vertiv

Data Center Critical InfrastructureVertiv.com

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.
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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)

Keywords

Critical power infrastructure
Thermal management systems
Data center cooling
Uninterruptible power supplies
Liquid cooling solutions

Where Vertiv is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

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 offering

Core 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 profile

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Vertiv technology and API

Technology

Technology 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 signal

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and regional.

Edge-ServemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Framework 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)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Partnership 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)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Framework agreement combining Vertiv's power and thermal solutions with PDC's electricity infrastructure expertise for AI-ready digital infrastructure deployment in the GCC region.
NVIDIAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Vertiv 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 SystèmescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Vertiv 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.
CaterpillarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Vertiv 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)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOADC, 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.
EcoDataCenterregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerVertiv 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 assessment

Direct 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

Vertiv financial estimates

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Vertiv leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Vertiv subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries3 records

Vertiv funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Vertiv M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&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?

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.