---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-035032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRT"
cik: "0001674101"
company_name: "Vertiv Holdings Co"
filed_at: "2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T10:54:44.641733+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vertiv Q3 net sales $1.74B (+18% YoY); adjusted op profit beats high-end guidance by $36M; raises full-year outlook

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $1,743M, up 18% YoY (17% organic); orders up 11% ex-FX; backlog record $5.0B.
- Adjusted operating profit $296M ($36M above guidance top); adjusted operating margin 17.0%, up 790 bps YoY.
- Operating cash flow $249M; adjusted free cash flow $221M (+$242M YoY); net leverage 2.4x, forecasted ~2.1x year-end.
- FY2023 guidance raised: adjusted op profit $1,020M-$1,030M; adjusted free cash flow $600M-$650M; adjusted EPS $1.69-$1.73.
- CEO cites robust data center demand and AI infrastructure build as growth drivers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-035032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRT
- cik: 0001674101
- company_name: Vertiv Holdings Co
- filed_at: 2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023035032/0001628280-23-035032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023035032/vrt-20231025.htm

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