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On its third-quarter 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 28, 2026, Generac (NYSE:GNRC) announced record quarterly net sales of $1.29 billion, powered by growth in its data center backup generator business. Rapid expansion in commercial power infrastructure gives the company a multiyear revenue runway as technology operators expand artificial intelligence computing capacity.
Hyperscale cloud providers are locking in backup power supply years in advance to protect massive infrastructure investments. Generac secured a multiyear supply deal with Amazon, expanding its overall data center order pipeline.
Initial deliveries in this agreement are expected to be a combined $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028, driving the increase in our backlog for products sold to the data center market to approximately $4.5 billion nearly tripling from just 90 days ago.-- Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer
Scaling large megawatt generator manufacturing usually requires heavy fixed-asset spending that weighs on returns. Management is expanding output through existing facilities and added assembly lines, keeping capital requirements modest relative to expected revenue.
The relatively small incremental investment needed to ramp capacity further highlights the capital light nature of our business and the incredibly strong ROI that we expect to realize from these investments.-- Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer
Entry-level portable generators serve as a direct customer acquisition funnel for higher-margin home standby units. Reclaiming top market share in portable generators feeds the long-term residential upgrade pipeline.
Importantly, our customer demographic data shows that more than 50% of the purchasers of home standby generators either previously or currently owned a portable generator. Making the trade up experience from a portable to a standby product an important 1 for our residential business.-- Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer
Demand for artificial intelligence power backup is accelerating across global markets. Generac maintains structural advantages in customized packaging integration and short lead times, while management monitors factory staffing ramps and supply chain execution.
Specifically for 2027, we now expect revenue from products sold to the data center market to well exceed $2 billion.-- Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer
Geographic footprint expansions in Europe, Asia, and Latin America position the business for sustained international growth as commercial demand scales.
When combined with our expectations for continued growth in our rental industrial distributor channels and international markets, we now believe we have a path to double our commercial and industrial reporting segment in 2027.-- Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer
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