NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 19:15 ET — Market closed
- Vertiv Holdings (VRT) last closed down 1.5% at $162.01 in the final session of 2025.
- Wall Street’s major indexes also finished the year lower in thin holiday trading.
- Investors are looking ahead to early-January data and Vertiv’s ability to deliver on raised 2025 guidance.
Vertiv Holdings Co shares ended the final trading session of 2025 down 1.5% at $162.01, as U.S. markets stayed closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day.
The move matters because Vertiv has become a closely watched proxy for spending on data centers, including power and cooling gear needed for AI-heavy computing loads. That makes the stock sensitive to shifts in risk appetite as investors reset positions at the start of a new year.
Wall Street closed 2025 with another down session, even as the main indexes posted hefty gains for the year. “It’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, citing profit-taking in low liquidity. Reuters
Vertiv traded between $161.52 and $165.69 in the last session, with about 2.6 million shares changing hands, market data showed.
The company sells power, thermal management and other infrastructure used in data centers and communication networks, positioning it in the supply chain for AI-driven capacity expansion.
Vertiv’s most recent major company-specific catalyst remains its October results, when it raised its 2025 outlook. The company projected full-year net sales of $10.16 billion to $10.24 billion and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.07 to $4.13.
For the fourth quarter, Vertiv forecast adjusted diluted EPS of $1.23 to $1.29 and adjusted free cash flow of $470 million to $530 million. “Adjusted” results strip out certain items such as restructuring and other one-time charges so investors can compare underlying performance. Vertiv Holdings Co.
Management also pointed to a $9.5 billion backlog and said its third-quarter book-to-bill ratio was about 1.4x. Book-to-bill compares orders received with revenue shipped; a figure above 1.0 signals demand is running ahead of sales.
The broader backdrop for AI-linked names has been shaped by rate expectations and positioning into year-end, after an AI-led rally helped drive 2025 gains. In the final session, the S&P 500 fell 0.74% and the Nasdaq lost 0.76% in holiday-thin trade, with tech among the bigger losers.
Weekly U.S. jobless claims data was released a day early on Wednesday because of the New Year’s Day holiday, leaving fewer near-term catalysts on the U.S. calendar for Friday’s reopening.
Before the next session, traders will watch whether Vertiv holds above the $161–$162 area after the week’s low, with the prior session’s high near $166 a near-term reference point.
Next week, investors also have an eye on U.S. factory data: the Institute for Supply Management said its next Manufacturing PMI report (December 2025 data) is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET on Monday, January 5. For Vertiv, the next major test is whether it can deliver on its raised targets as the market gauges the pace of data-center buildouts into 2026.
