Massive Order Intake and Backlog Expansion
Q4 organic orders +152% year-over-year and +117% sequentially; trailing twelve-month organic orders +81%. Book-to-bill ~2.9x and backlog at $15 billion, more than double prior year and +57% sequentially.
Strong Revenue Growth
Q4 organic net sales +19% year-over-year; FY2025 net sales $10.2 billion, +26% organic growth and above guidance by $30 million. Americas led with FY growth of +41% and Q4 Americas organic sales +46%.
Margin Expansion and Profitability
Q4 adjusted operating margin 23.2%, up 170 basis points YoY; Q4 adjusted operating profit $668 million (+33% YoY). FY adjusted operating profit $2.1 billion, +35% and FY operating margin 20.4%, +100 basis points.
Earnings Outperformance
Q4 adjusted diluted EPS $1.36, +37% YoY and $0.10 ahead of prior guidance. FY adjusted diluted EPS $4.20, +47% and $0.10 above guidance.
Robust Cash Generation and Leverage
Q4 adjusted free cash flow $910 million, +151% YoY. FY adjusted free cash flow ~ $1.9 billion (+66% YoY) with adjusted FCF conversion ~115%. Net leverage exited Q4 at 0.5x.
Confident and Upside 2026 Guidance
2026 guidance: adjusted diluted EPS ~ $6.20 (midpoint, ~43% growth), net sales guidance $13.5 billion (midpoint, ~28% organic growth), adjusted operating profit ~$3.04 billion and margin ~22.5% (210 bps expansion), and adjusted FCF ~$2.2 billion (+17%).
Service and Solution Momentum
Life cycle services orders growth >25% YoY. Strategic acquisitions (PerchRight) strengthen fluid management and liquid-cooling capabilities for AI data centers, enhancing recurring revenue and differentiation.
Product & System Leadership
Launch and deployment momentum for converged prefabricated solutions (OneCore and Vertiv SmartRun) with demonstrated large-customer wins and scale; pricing continued to exceed inflation in 2025 and expected to do so in 2026.