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Johnson Controls raises its annual profit forecast citing strong demand from data center.

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Johnson Controls raises its annual profit forecast citing strong demand from data center.

Lennox is losing significant share in new construction by intentionally walking away from low-margin business, which is a bigger impact than originally anticipated and driving most of the one-step volume decline. — This market share forfeiture in new construction is a strategic decision that pressures near-term volumes for LII, but could create pricing power shifts for competitors in the residential new construction channel.

Management strongly raised FY2026 guidance, citing record backlog, strong demand (especially from data centers), and improving operational leverage, all indicating a positive forward outlook.

Premarket movers include Avantor rising 4% on earnings beat.

US pre-market movers report shows mixed earnings reactions with Meta and Microsoft slightly.

Sherwin-Williams' protective and marine business is growing at a mid-teens rate for the eighth consecutive quarter, driven by data center construction, semiconductor fabs, and manufacturing onshoring, highlighting strong demand in these specific industrial verticals. — This signals sustained, secular growth in the construction and maintenance of large-scale industrial facilities, which benefits companies providing HVAC, electrical, and other infrastructure for these buildouts.

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Management raised full-year EPS guidance to ~$4.85 (30% growth) driven by strong order intake, record backlog ($20B), margin expansion, and confidence in continued demand, particularly in data centers.

Mark Minervini reports strong portfolio performance with recent additions and existing.

Long thermal management and liquid cooling suppliers as Equinix reports 50% QoQ growth.

Long Advanced Energy, Vertiv, nVent, Eaton, Johnson Controls.

Watch JCI for data center cooling benefits.

New development construction starts in the US were up over 25% in 2025, signaling a strong recovery in hotel development, which will drive future supply and demand for construction and FF&E. — This is a leading indicator for construction activity and could signal increased demand for HVAC, controls, and other building systems in the hospitality sector.

Wellum highlights the need for construction, engineering, and grid updates, mentioning Schneider Electric, Brookfield Infrastructure, Carlisle (roofing), Johnson Controls, "Verta" (Vertiv), and "Quant services" (Quanta Services). You cannot have AI without electricity and cooling. These companies provide the essential infrastructure (HVAC, roofing, grid engineering, power management) required to build and maintain the new data centers and re-shored manufacturing plants. LONG. These are the industrial enablers of the tech supercycle. Cyclical downturns in construction spending or government permitting delays.

Management raised full-year EPS guidance, citing record orders, a record backlog, and broad-based strength across segments, signalling strong confidence in sustained demand and margin expansion.

Hubbell is experiencing significant demand from data center build-outs, with data center growth exceeding 60% in Q4 and an expectation of mid-teens growth in 2026, specifically in electrical solutions segment. — Indicates sustained demand for electrical infrastructure components supporting data centers, benefiting suppliers in that chain.

Johnson Controls is a reference customer validating Palantir's AI-driven transformation of a legacy industrial company, indicating deep, successful adoption.

Trane expects Q1 2026 to be a trough for residential, with market revenue expected down ~20% YoY due to very tough comps (Q1 2025 was up high-teens), while overall company Q1 organic growth is expected flat. — Residential HVAC market participants face a very weak Q1 2026 comp, which could pressure near-term earnings for OEMs until H2 recovery takes hold.