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Vertiv Holdings CoFRA:49V +1.65%87 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 31, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates FRA:49V with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of €142.69 (Significantly Overvalued). Among 2,960 Industrial Products companies, Vertiv Holdings Co ranks better than 75.47% on this metric.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Vertiv Holdings Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:49V'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2 Med: 6 Max: 8
Current: 6
During the past 10 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Vertiv Holdings Co was 8. The lowest was 2. And the median was 6.
Vertiv Holdings Co (FRA:49V) Piotroski F-Score Explanation
The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.
He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.
He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.
What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.
Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).
Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.
Vertiv Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Vertiv Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
FRA:49V vs BE, HUBB, NVT: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Vertiv Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This Year (Jun26) TTM:
Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Net Income was 339.522 + 380.542 + 337.436 + 432.09 = €1,490 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 433.412 + 835.981 + 663.282 + 954.626 = €2,887 Mil. Revenue was 2279.782 + 2459.52 + 2291.817 + 2842.092 = €9,873 Mil. Gross Profit was 861.116 + 957.676 + 864.74 + 1071.893 = €3,755 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jun25)
to the end of this year (Jun26) was
(9022.175 + 9215.488 + 10429.39 + 11591.086 + 13801.981) / 5 = €10812.024 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jun25) was €9,022 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,826 Mil. Total Current Assets was €8,667 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was €6,287 Mil.
Net Income was 159.117 + 140.385 + 152.162 + 281.081 = €733 Mil.
*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.
Profitability
Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)
Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Vertiv Holdings Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 1,490.
==> Positive ==> Score 1.
Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)
Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Vertiv Holdings Co's return on assets of this year was 0.1651032. Vertiv Holdings Co's return on assets of last year was 0.09727636.
==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Vertiv Holdings Co's gearing of this year was 0.261411. Vertiv Holdings Co's gearing of last year was 0.32010915.
==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.
Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)
Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.
Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Vertiv Holdings Co's current ratio of this year was 1.37855858. Vertiv Holdings Co's current ratio of last year was 1.74353327.
==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue
Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.
Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.
Vertiv Holdings Co's number of shares in issue this year was 392.747. Vertiv Holdings Co's number of shares in issue last year was 389.847.
==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.
Efficiency
Question 8. Change in Gross Margin
Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.
Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.
Vertiv Holdings Co's gross margin of this year was 0.38036511. Vertiv Holdings Co's gross margin of last year was 0.35326972.
==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 9. Change in asset turnover
Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.
Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Vertiv Holdings Co's asset turnover of this year was 1.09432714. Vertiv Holdings Co's asset turnover of last year was 1.09916323.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Vertiv Holdings Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
Vertiv Holdings Co (FRA:49V) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 31, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Vertiv Holdings Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Vertiv Holdings Co ranks #726 out of 2960 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 24.5%.
Is Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Vertiv Holdings Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is near median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 8.00. The Industrial Products industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Vertiv Holdings Co's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Vertiv Holdings Co ranks #726 out of 2960 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Vertiv Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vertiv Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to BE and HUBB?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Vertiv Holdings Co ranks #726 out of 2960 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Vertiv Holdings Co in the top 25% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Vertiv Holdings Co's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Vertiv Holdings Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Vertiv Holdings Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for an Industrial Products company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Industrial Products companies is 5.00, based on 2,960 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Vertiv Holdings Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 20% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Vertiv Holdings Co and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vertiv Holdings Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vertiv Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vertiv Holdings Co (FRA:49V) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €142.69, compared to a current price of €199.34 — trading 39.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 20% above the Industrial Products industry median of 5.00. Vertiv Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 87/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vertiv Holdings Co (FRA:49V), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 31, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Vertiv Holdings Co (FRA:49V) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vertiv Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €199.34 is trading 39.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €142.69.
GuruFocus considers Vertiv Holdings Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:49V:
Piotroski F-Score: 6 (near median its 10-year median of 6.00)
GF Value™: €142.69 vs. price of €199.34 (39.7% above fair value)
Industry Position: 20% above the Industrial Products median (#726 of 2960)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:49V stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Vertiv has roots tracing back to 1946 when its founder, Ralph Liebert, developed an air-cooling system for mainframe data rooms. As computers started making their way into commercial applications in 1965, Liebert developed one of the first computer room air conditioning, or CRAC, units, enabling the precise control of temperature and humidity. The firm has slowly expanded its data center portfolio through internal product development and the acquisition of thermal and power management products like condensers, busways, and switches. Vertiv has global operations today; its products can be found in data centers in most regions throughout the world.
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