Schneider Electric raises 2026 outlook again after record Q3 on data-center demand
Schneider Electric raised its 2026 outlook again after record Q3 revenue of €11.5 billion, as data-center demand grew triple digits and visibility to 2028.
Schneider Electric did it again, and on a Friday, no less. The company raised its 2026 targets for the second time this year after a record third quarter, according to Reuters.
Revenue rose 17% organically to €11.5 billion in the company's headline, a record for any quarter. Reuters gives the precise figure: €11.46 billion ($12.87 billion), up 16.9%, ahead of a company-compiled analyst consensus of €11.13 billion.
The new outlook: organic adjusted EBITDA growth of 18% to 21%, up from 14% to 19%, and organic revenue growth of 12% to 14%, up from 10% to 13%.
The engine is data centers. CEO Olivier Blum put it this way: "Data Centers remained a key growth driver as we continue to execute on our backlog while seeing triple-digit demand growth in the quarter, providing increasing visibility into 2027 and 2028." Energy Management grew 19% organically, and Industrial Automation grew 8% to €1.8 billion. China & East Asia led the regions at +26%, with North America at +20%.
The context: JPMorgan analysts called the results solid but noted that a beat and an upgrade were largely anticipated, with the new midpoint roughly in line with consensus. They also said uncertainty over a possible capital increase to fund the acquisition of PTC is weighing on the shares.
My take? Visibility into 2028 is the sentence every CFO dreams of saying out loud. The market saw it coming. I will still happily take a record quarter and a raise in the same breath.
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Sources
- Schneider Electric Q3 2026 revenues release, Schneider Electric (se.com)
- Schneider Electric raises 2026 targets again on booming data-centre demand, Investing.com
- Earnings call transcript: Schneider Electric posts record Q3 2026 revenue, Investing.com
- Schneider relève ses objectifs 2026 après un T3 record porté par les centres de données, Boursier.com (Reuters)
- Schneider Gains Visibility Into 2028 on Data-Center Boom, Bloomberg Tech
Meanwhile at the anchor desk
The 17% and the 16.9% are the same quarter, one rounded and one not, which is the most precise thing in this release. Net profit and operating margins, meanwhile, are not in the reporting.
"Triple-digit demand growth" is demand, not revenue, and no data-center revenue figure came with it. Backlog is the word to watch, and it is the one Blum used.
