Generac Holdings Inc. · GNRC · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Generac raises C&I outlook as data-center backlog reaches $1.6 billion

The Q2 analysis supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: data-center demand, hyperscale agreements, and capacity expansion strengthened the commercial growth case, while residential softness and supply-chain, tariff, and customer-concentration risks remain material.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $12.14B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.91 Consensus $2.01
EPS surprise +44.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.17B Consensus $1.18B
Revenue surprise -0.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -0.2% Event window
SPY move -1.5% Same window
Abnormal move +1.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +5.9% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management reported stronger C&I momentum, a $1.6 billion backlog, and two hyperscale multiyear agreements. C&I growth guidance increased, residential growth guidance decreased, and overall net-sales growth guidance was maintained.

Guidance delta

C&I growth guidance was raised to the low-30% range; residential growth guidance was lowered to the high-single-digit range; overall net-sales growth guidance was maintained at mid-to-high teens.

Key takeaways

  • C&I sales grew 29% year over year, with data-center demand driving momentum.
  • Two multiyear hyperscale agreements helped expand backlog to $1.6 billion; about $450 million of data-center revenue is expected in FY2026.
  • Residential sales fell 2% year over year, while margins improved with tariff refunds and a higher home-standby mix.

Management priorities

  • Bring the Sussex, Wisconsin facility online by Q3 2026 and add a second production line.
  • Operationalize the Belvidere, Illinois packaging facility in Q1 2027 and continue vertical integration of large-megawatt generator packaging.
  • Scale PWRmicro and pursue additional acquisitions while expanding in Europe, India, Brazil, and Mexico.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
GNRC EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.72 Q1 '24 actual $0.88, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.24 Q2 '24 actual $1.35, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.95 Q3 '24 actual $2.25, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.33 Q2 '25 actual $1.65, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.25 Q3 '25 actual $1.83, miss Q4 '25 estimate $1.81 Q4 '25 actual $1.61, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.33 Q1 '26 actual $1.80, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.01 Q2 '26 actual $2.91, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.43 Q4 '26 estimate $2.62 Q1 '27 estimate $2.36
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy38 ratings
Bullish2873.7%
Neutral1026.3%
Bearish00.0%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$202.39Current
$75Low
$273.05Average
$461High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 18, 2026
Stephens & Co. Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 17, 2026
Roth Capital Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 17, 2026
Needham Buy BuyMaintainSep 17, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 17, 2026
Canaccord Genuity Buy BuyMaintainSep 17, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainAug 4, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 30, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 2, 2026
Jefferies Buy HoldUpgradeMay 22, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 1, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainApr 30, 2026
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainApr 30, 2026
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainMar 26, 2026
Guggenheim Neutral BuyDowngradeFeb 12, 2026
Baird Outperform NeutralUpgradeJan 9, 2026
TD Securities Buy BuyMaintainMay 1, 2025
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 17, 2025
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainFeb 13, 2025
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainJan 16, 2025
Roth MKM Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 22, 2024
Northland Capital Markets Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 1, 2024
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJul 29, 2024
Janney Montgomery Scott Neutral BuyDowngradeJun 13, 2024
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 2, 2024
OTR Global Positive MixedUpgradeApr 2, 2024
William Blair Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 6, 2023
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 2, 2023
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeOct 20, 2022
Cowen & Co. Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 30, 2022
Colliers Securities Buy BuyMaintainDec 15, 2021
JMP Securities Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainFeb 12, 2021
Bank of America Neutral BuyDowngradeNov 1, 2019
Northcoast Research Buy NeutralUpgradeMay 3, 2019
Stifel Nicolaus Hold HoldMaintainAug 2, 2018
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy HoldUpgradeFeb 14, 2018
Wolfe Research Perform Peer PerformMaintainJul 11, 2017
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 12, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $202.39. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$280$207.23 +38.3%Sep 17, 2026
Roth CapitalAnalyst unavailable$250$209.81 +23.5%Sep 17, 2026
Raymond JamesTanner James$286$175.11 +41.3%Sep 17, 2026
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$375$175.11 +85.3%Sep 17, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$333$175.11 +64.5%Sep 17, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$340$207.77 +68.0%Aug 4, 2026
Roth CapitalAnalyst unavailable$214$192.3 +5.7%Jul 30, 2026
D.A. DavidsonAnalyst unavailable$333$192.85 +64.5%Jul 30, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$333$196.07 +64.5%Jul 30, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$305$191.26 +50.7%Jul 30, 2026
NeedhamAnalyst unavailable$283$195.19 +39.8%Jul 30, 2026
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$285$195.19 +40.8%Jul 30, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$278$195.19 +37.4%Jul 30, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$325$215.61 +60.6%Jul 22, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$285$278.62 +40.8%Jun 29, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$335$239.11 +65.5%Jun 11, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$302$247.79 +49.2%May 22, 2026
Raymond JamesTanner James$302$247.79 +49.2%May 22, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$305$263 +50.7%May 5, 2026
StephensAnalyst unavailable$290$257 +43.3%May 1, 2026
Roth CapitalChip Moore$257$254.23 +27.0%Apr 30, 2026
Argus ResearchJohn Eade$290$257.78 +43.3%Apr 30, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$275$256.29 +35.9%Apr 30, 2026
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$325$252.92 +60.6%Apr 30, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$311$252.92 +53.7%Apr 30, 2026
BarclaysChristine Cho$228$194.4 +12.7%Mar 27, 2026
UBSJon Windham$270$215.04 +33.4%Feb 13, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$213$223.72 +5.2%Feb 12, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$235$221.67 +16.1%Feb 12, 2026
Roth CapitalAnalyst unavailable$220$214.99 +8.7%Feb 12, 2026
Robert W. BairdMichael Halloran$292$214.99 +44.3%Feb 12, 2026
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$275$214.99 +35.9%Feb 12, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$186$160.85 -8.1%Jan 20, 2026
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$236$156.6 +16.6%Jan 13, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$199$148.79 -1.7%Jan 9, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$195$136.99 -3.7%Dec 19, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$197$165.78 -2.7%Oct 31, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$215$174.3 +6.2%Oct 30, 2025
Roth CapitalChip Moore$184$180.86 -9.1%Oct 30, 2025
NeedhamAnalyst unavailable$248$183.96 +22.5%Oct 22, 2025
GuggenheimAnalyst unavailable$202$168.3 -0.2%Oct 9, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$188$165.67 -7.1%Oct 6, 2025
Canaccord GenuityAnalyst unavailable$240$164.26 +18.6%Sep 25, 2025
UBSJon Windham$220$181 +8.7%Jul 31, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$200$181 -1.2%Jul 30, 2025
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$175$165.55 -13.5%Oct 31, 2024
Truist FinancialJordan Levy$210$165.55 +3.8%Oct 31, 2024
Goldman SachsJerry Revich$148$165.55 -26.9%Oct 31, 2024
CitigroupVikram Bagri$172$166.65 -15.0%Oct 21, 2024
Piper SandlerKashy Harrison$175$146.24 -13.5%Sep 24, 2024
Canaccord GenuityGeorge Gianarikas$200$155.68 -1.2%Aug 1, 2024
Truist FinancialJordan Levy$170$147.8 -16.0%May 23, 2024
OppenheimerChristopher Glynn$145$127.63 -28.4%May 2, 2024
Roth CapitalChip Moore$135$134.12 -33.3%Apr 23, 2024
Canaccord GenuityGeorge Giankarikas$150$131.34 -25.9%Apr 5, 2024
CFRAStrong Buy$145$125.8 -28.4%Feb 7, 2024
Truist FinancialJordan Levy$160$113.95 -20.9%Aug 4, 2023
Canaccord GenuityGeorge Giankarikas$175$135.54 -13.5%Feb 16, 2023
Janney MontgomerySean Milligan$160$91.15 -20.9%Dec 28, 2022
Roth CapitalPhilip Shen$75$110.3 -62.9%Oct 20, 2022
Compass PointMark Strouse$461$249.79 +127.8%Jul 21, 2022
Wells FargoPraneeth Satish$285$213.05 +40.8%Jun 29, 2022
J.P. MorganMark Strouse$455$259.5 +124.8%May 5, 2022
J.P. MorganMark Strouse$469$316.44 +131.7%Feb 16, 2022
Bank of America SecuritiesRoss Gilardi$350$265.19 +72.9%Jan 26, 2022
Truist FinancialTristan Richardson$425$286.19 +110.0%Jan 24, 2022
UBSJon Windham$480$323.73 +137.2%Jan 10, 2022
Piper SandlerKashy Harrison$481$316.55 +137.7%Jan 7, 2022
Roth CapitalPhilip Shen$555$453.4 +174.2%Nov 3, 2021
GuggenheimJoseph Osha$460$409.19 +127.3%Jun 28, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Generac Holdings Inc. specializes in the engineering, manufacturing, and global distribution of diverse power generation systems, energy storage solutions, and related electrical products. The company caters to residential users, light commercial enterprises, and industrial sectors worldwide. At its core, Generac produces vital components such as engines, alternators, batteries, advanced electronic controls, and robust steel enclosures. For homeowners, the company provides a range of automatic standby generators, from 7.5kW up to 150kW, including air-cooled models (7.5kW-26kW) and more powerful liquid-cooled units (22kW-150kW). Many of these residential systems are compatible with Mobile Link, a remote monitoring platform. Generac also offers portable generators, spanning outputs from 800W to 17.5kW, alongside an extensive catalog of outdoor power equipment like trimmers, mowers, log splitters, and pressure washers.…

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