Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) earnings on July 29, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Vertiv Holdings Co earnings

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Vertiv shares fell 17% after earnings, despite raising profit outlook, as a broad tech selloff weighed.

VRT price around the earnings

223.04

Change: -17.4%

2026-07-29, 20:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
221.14 237.43 253.71 270.00 269.95
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.
July 29, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Thesis published
Results released

Strong analyst conviction and strong recent earnings history offset by negative trend strength, trajectory collapse, and extreme retail crowding into event.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Trajectory collapsed from 54.8 (07-28) to 25.2 (07-29); setup degraded significantly on event day.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Strong buy
Consensus average (1-5)
1.39
Analysts covering the stock
26
Average price target
376.15
Lowest price target
236
Highest price target
500
Upside to price target
39.5%
Quarterly earnings growth
137.1%
Revenue growth
30.1%
Forward EPS
8.83
Trailing EPS
3.72
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
4
  • Strong buy: 3
  • Buy: 21
  • Hold: 4
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
3
Buy
21
Hold
4
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 23, 2026 · Keybanc: Initiates coverage (Overweight)
  • July 16, 2026 · RBC Capital: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
  • July 16, 2026 · Baird: Initiates coverage (Outperform)
  • June 10, 2026 · Bernstein: Initiates coverage (Outperform)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (4)

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
269.44
Average true range (ATR)
7%
Distance to 52-week high
-23.5%
14-day change (14d)
-11.3%
30-day change (32d)
-11.2%
30-day relative strength
-12.8%
SPY change (32d)
+1.6%
Nearest support
266.71
Distance to nearest support
1%
Nearest resistance
273.21
Distance to nearest resistance
1.4%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
0.77
  • Minor: 266.71 (1% away, 0.14 ATR, 7 touches)
  • Minor: 262.42 (2.6% away, 0.37 ATR, 2 touches)
  • Mid: 258.01 (4.2% away, 0.6 ATR, 10 touches)
  • Mid: 273.21 (1.4% away, 0.2 ATR, 15 touches)
  • Mid: 276.86 (2.8% away, 0.39 ATR, 6 touches)
  • Mid: 282.21 (4.7% away, 0.68 ATR, 7 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+14.9%
  • April 22, 2026: actual EPS 1.17 vs estimate 1.01 (surprise +15.7%)
  • February 11, 2026: actual EPS 1.36 vs estimate 1.3 (surprise +4.9%)
  • October 22, 2025: actual EPS 1.24 vs estimate 0.99 (surprise +25.0%)
  • July 30, 2025: actual EPS 0.95 vs estimate 0.83 (surprise +13.9%)

Expected move

Implied move
+9.4%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.9%
75th percentile move
11.2%
90th percentile move
25%
Up / down moves
11 / 9
Average up move
+9.4%
Average down move
-8.7%

Monitoring and close

What Vertiv Holdings Co reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.52
EPS estimate1.42
EPS surprise+7.0%
Revenue$3,274 million
Revenue estimate$3,377 million
Revenue surprise-3.0%

Vertiv reported lower-than-expected Q2 sales, pressuring stocks despite beating profit estimates and raising guidance.

Sources (28)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario.

How the stock reacted

Consolidated
-17.4%
Max move
-18.1%

No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.