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Latest · Mar 31, 2026
Quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 · FY2026 Q1

Vertiv Holdings Co stock research

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2026

Revenue and operating cash flow moved lower versus the prior quarter but remained well above the year-ago level. Free cash flow margin weakened sequentially yet improved significantly from the same quarter one year earlier.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Revenue and operating cash flow moved lower versus the prior quarter but remained well above the year-ago level. Free cash flow margin weakened sequentially yet improved significantly from the same quarter one year earlier.

  • Operating cash flow converted into free cash flow after capital expenditure; the free cash flow margin was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter. Revenue declined sequentially while operating cash flow also decreased, leading to a reduced conversion rate.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, operating cash flow, and free cash flow each declined, and free cash flow margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all metrics improved substantially.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$2.3B

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

$654.2M

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$766.8M

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$112.6M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

24.7%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

TTM FCF yield

1.9%

TTM FCF divided by market capitalization.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2025-06-30$2.6B$322.9M$45.0M$277.9M10.5%
2025-09-30$2.7B$508.7M$45.2M$463.5M17.3%
2025-12-31$2.9B$978.9M$93.3M$885.6M30.8%
2026-03-31$2.6B$766.8M$112.6M$654.2M24.7%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income167.7%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue4.2%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cash-$771.6MCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

Supportive

Year-over-year free cash flow expansion

Free cash flow and its margin were markedly higher than the year-ago quarter, driven by a larger increase in operating cash flow relative to capital expenditure.

This driver underpins the comparative strength of the current quarter’s cash generation versus the prior year.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Operating cash flow converted into free cash flow after capital expenditure; the free cash flow margin was lower than the prior quarter but higher than the year-ago quarter. Revenue declined sequentially while operating cash flow also decreased, leading to a reduced conversion rate.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, operating cash flow, and free cash flow each declined, and free cash flow margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all metrics improved substantially.

Monitor the trajectory of capital expenditure relative to operating cash flow, as it rose sequentially while operating cash flow fell.

Valuation context

A cash-flow page should show how much investors are paying for the cash stream, without turning into a full DCF.

Market capitalization$117.0BUsed as the denominator for FCF yield.
TTM FCF yield1.9%TTM free cash flow divided by market capitalization.
EV / TTM FCF51.6xA quick valuation bridge, not a full DCF.

Peer context

Free cash flow quality is easier to read against related public companies.

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Vertiv Holdings Co

FCF margin

24.7%

FCF yield

1.9%