nVent Electric (NVT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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DATE

Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

CALL PARTICIPANTS

• Vice President of Investor Relations - Tony Riter
• Chair and Chief Executive Officer - Beth A. Wozniak
• Chief Financial Officer - Gary Corona

TAKEAWAYS

• Net Sales -- $1.515 billion, representing 44% reported and organic growth driven by data center demand.
• Adjusted EPS -- $1.52, an increase of 67% year over year reflecting record sales and execution.
• Infrastructure Vertical Organic Sales -- grew 70% year over year, led by expansion in data center capacity and power requirements.
• Adjusted Operating Income -- $335 million, up 57% year over year with return on sales improving 190 basis points to 22.1%.
• New Product Vitality -- contributed 30 percentage points to sales growth, with 24 new products launched during the quarter.
• Systems Protection Revenue -- $1.098 billion, increasing 53% on a reported basis and 54% organically.
• Electrical Connections Revenue -- $417 million, up 23% year over year due to growth initiatives and stronger commercial demand.
• Backlog -- $2.6 billion at quarter end, increasing sequentially despite high order volumes in previous periods.
• Organic Orders -- grew in the low-double-digits year over year, following 65% growth in the third quarter of last year.
• Free Cash Flow -- $268 million for the quarter, compared to $253 million in the same period last year.
• Full-Year Organic Sales Guidance -- raised to a range of 38% to 39%, up from the previous range of 32% to 34%.
• Full-Year Adjusted EPS Guidance -- increased to $5.36 to $5.39, representing 60% growth at the midpoint.
• Capital Expenditure Forecast -- $140 million for the full year, a 50% increase focused on capacity expansion for data centers and power utilities.
• Americas Organic Sales -- grew approximately 50%, leading performance across all geographies.
• Maverick Power Contribution -- expected to add approximately 19 percentage points to fourth-quarter sales growth.
• Total Data Center Opportunity -- expanded to approximately $2 million per megawatt following the Maverick Power acquisition.
• Debt and Liquidity -- $2.2 billion in total debt and $1.1 billion in cash on hand following the issuance of $800 million in senior notes.
• Shareholder Returns -- $2.202 billion returned year to date, including $100 million in share repurchases.
• Tariff Impacts -- forecast at $105 million for the full year, an increase from the previous $100 million estimate.
• Industrial and Commercial Verticals -- each forecast to grow organic sales in the high-single-digits for the full year.

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RISKS

• Wozniak stated, "It is a lot of work to increase volumes with the velocity required," noting that suppliers are also investing in capacity expansions to keep pace with demand.
• Corona noted that the fourth quarter will be an investment quarter for Maverick Power, which is expected to moderate margin incrementals to the low twenties compared to the core business target.
• Management indicated that inflation impacts, including approximately $105 million in total tariffs, continue to require pricing and productivity offsets.

SUMMARY

nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) reported third-quarter results featuring 44% organic sales growth and a record backlog of $2.6 billion. Management raised its full-year guidance for both sales and earnings, citing significant expansion in data center demand and the strategic addition of Maverick Power, which closed on Oct. 1. The company is increasing capital expenditures to $140 million to expand manufacturing capacity in Arizona and other locations to support infrastructure trends. Management reported that its portfolio has shifted to nearly 60% infrastructure-related revenue, and 2026 sales are expected to be approximately three times what they were at the company's spin-off.

• CEO Wozniak stated, "Maverick brings to nVent a new power distribution platform and increases our offerings in data centers."
• The company announced a new 400,000 square foot facility in Arizona for engineered buildings, with production expected to begin in mid-2027.
• Management reported that new products achieved a 30% vitality level, meeting the long-term target established at its Investor Day.
• Gary Corona indicated that Maverick Power's operating margins are expected to be in the mid-teens for the fourth quarter as the business ramps capacity.
• The company plans to showcase a new 800-volt DC power rack at an upcoming supercomputing event, which integrates power conversion for AI computing.
• Wozniak reported that growth was broad based, with every geography and vertical delivering double-digit organic sales increases during the quarter.

INDUSTRY GLOSSARY

• Adjusted Return on Sales (ROS): A non-GAAP measure of operating efficiency calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by net sales.
• Data Center Opportunity per Megawatt: A metric representing the total potential dollar value of the company's components and systems used in a data center facility per unit of power capacity.
• Engineered Building Solutions: Modular physical structures, such as those from Trachte or EPG, used to house and protect electrical equipment for utilities and data centers.
• Liquid Cooling: Thermal management technology that uses fluid rather than air to dissipate heat from high-density server racks and chips.
• Organic Sales Growth: Revenue growth excluding the effects of currency fluctuations, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Switchgear: A combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuses, or circuit breakers used to control, protect, and isolate electrical equipment.
• Vitality Index: The percentage of total sales derived from new products launched within a specific recent timeframe, typically three years.

Full Conference Call Transcript

Operator: Good day, and welcome to the nVent Electric Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Tony Riter, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Tony Riter: Thank you, and welcome to nVent's third quarter 2026 earnings call. On the call with me are Beth A. Wozniak, our chair and chief executive officer and Gary Corona, our chief financial officer. Today, we will provide details on our third quarter performance, an outlook for the fourth quarter, and an update to our full year outlook. All results referenced throughout this presentation are on a continuing operations basis unless otherwise stated. Before we begin, let me remind you that any statements made about the company's anticipated financial results are forward looking statements. Subject to future risks and uncertainties, such as the risks outlined in today's press release and nVent's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward looking statements are made as of today, and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements. To reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from anticipated results. Today's webcast is accompanied by a presentation which you can find in the Investors section of nVent's website. References to non GAAP financials are reconciled to the appendix of the presentation. We will have time for questions after our prepared remarks. With that, please turn to slide 3, and I will now turn the call over to Beth.

Beth A. Wozniak: Good morning, everyone. I am pleased to share with you our outstanding third quarter results and cover some key business highlights. We had another tremendous quarter with record sales, orders, and earnings. Well ahead of our guidance. The better than expected sales were broad based with double-digit growth across all verticals and geographies. In Q3, for total nVent, we continued to have strong orders and backlog. Organic orders grew low-double-digits, on top of 65% growth a year ago. In addition, backlog remained healthy and grew sequentially to $2.6 billion.

Gary Corona: We also closed on the Maverick Power acquisition on October 1.

Beth A. Wozniak: Maverick brings to nVent a new power distribution platform and increases our offerings in data centers. We are raising our full year sales and EPS guidance to reflect our outstanding third quarter performance and continued broad based growth led by data centers. Our guidance also incorporates the Maverick Power acquisition. Now on to slide 4. For a summary of our third quarter performance. Sales were up 44% both on a reported and organic basis, led by the infrastructure vertical. New products contributed approximately 30 points to our sales growth. And we launched 24 new products in the quarter. Adjusted operating income grew 57% year over year. With return on sales up a 190 basis points. Adjusted EPS grew 67%.

And we had robust free cash flow. Sales grew double digits across all verticals. Infrastructure led the way with organic sales up over 70%. Primarily driven by outstanding growth in data centers. Industrial grew in the high teens, and commercial resi grew mid-teens. Turning to organic sales by geography. All geographies grew double digits. Led by the Americas growing approximately 50%. Europe was up low-double-digits, and Asia Pacific grew double digits. Infrastructure represents our largest long term growth opportunity driven by the powerful secular trends of electrification, sustainability, and digitalization. We expect the infrastructure vertical to deliver record double-digit organic growth this year with data center expansion, and the need for power.

We also forecast continued strong growth in 2026, 2027. We have been investing in new capacity for liquid cooling, engineered building solutions, power connections, and cable management. This week, we announced a new 400 thousand square foot facility in Arizona for engineered buildings, that will expand our capacity to support growing demand in data centers and power utilities with production expected to begin in mid-2026. In our high growth areas within infrastructure, our suppliers are working to keep pace with our growth and are also investing in capacity expansions. It is a lot of work to increase volumes with the velocity required. We are partnering closely with our suppliers to help ensure we are scaling rapidly together.

Turning to industrial and commercial resi. We expect each to grow organic sales high-single-digits for the year. Versus mid-single-digits previously. We see industrial growth as broad based and see improving demand trends across our short cycle portfolio. I want to thank our nVent team for focusing on our customers and achieving record performance levels. This wraps up my opening remarks. I will now turn the call over to Gary for further details on our third quarter results as well as our updated outlook. Gary?

Operator: Please go ahead.

Gary Corona: Thank you, Beth. We had another excellent quarter exceeding our guidance with record sales and adjusted EPS. Let's turn to slide 5 to review our results. Sales of $1.515 billion were up 44%. Both on a reported and organic basis as compared to last year. This was well ahead of our guidance. Driven by broad based growth led by very strong data center sales. Adjusted operating income was $335 million, up 57%. Return on sales came in ahead of expectations. At 22.1%. Up 190 basis points versus last year. Price plus productivity offset inflation of nearly $60 million, including approximately $20 million in tariff impact. We also continued to make investments for growth. In data centers and power utilities.

We had record adjusted earnings, well ahead of the high end of our guidance driven by exceptional sales growth and execution by the team. Adjusted EPS grew 67% year over year to $1.52. We generated robust free cash flow of $268 million. Now please turn to slide 6 for a discussion on the third quarter segment performance.

Beth A. Wozniak: Starting with systems protection. Sales of $1.098 billion increased 53%. Organic sales grew 54%. Sales growth was broad based. With double digit increases across all verticals and geographies. Infrastructure led the way. Growing approximately 90% driven by continued strength in data centers. Industrial and commercial resi each grew in the high-teens. Geographically, The Americas delivered very strong double-digit growth. While Europe grew low-double-digits. Asia Pacific also delivered double-digit growth in the quarter. Third quarter segment income was $253 million up 73%. Return on sales of 23% increased 260 basis points year over year on strong volume, price, and productivity. Moving on to electrical connections. Growth exceeded expectations. Reflecting continued momentum on our growth initiatives in infrastructure and industrial.

And stronger demand in commercial resi. Sales of $417 million increased 23% on both a reported and organic basis. Growth was broad based across all verticals and geographies all growing double-digits. From a vertical perspective, infrastructure and industrial each grew strong double-digits. Commercial resi was up high-teens. Geographically, Americas grew strong double-digits while Europe was up mid-teens, and Asia Pacific also grew double digits in the quarter. Segment income was $118 million, up 16% versus last year. Return on sales of 28.2% was down 180 basis points year over year. The margin performance was impacted by inflation and investments for growth. Partially offset by strong volume, price, and productivity. Importantly, margins improved sequentially as expected.

Gary Corona: Turning to the balance sheet and cash flow on slide 7. In addition to our strong free cash flow in the quarter, we issued $800 million of 10-year senior notes near quarter end to help fund the Maverick Power acquisition. As a result, we ended the quarter with more than $1.1 billion in cash on hand, and total debt of $2.2 billion We also had $600 million available on our revolver. Including the Maverick Power acquisition, we expect our leverage to be well within our target range of 2 to 2.5x by the end of the year. Our healthy balance sheet and strong liquidity provide financial flexibility to support our disciplined capital allocation strategy.

Turning to slide 8 on capital allocation, where we outline how we deploy capital to drive growth and sustain financial outperformance. Our framework has been consistent and is centered on disciplined growth investments and rigorous execution of our M&A strategy. While maintaining the balance sheet flexibility, to consistently return capital to shareholders. Our capital allocation priority is growth. This starts with reinvesting in the business by funding capacity expansion, innovation, and the capabilities required to win in high growth verticals. This year, we expect to invest approximately $140 million in CapEx up 50%. Inclusive of the Maverick Power acquisition.

We have spent $95 million year to date Most of this increased investment is for new capacity to support growth in data centers, power utilities, and supply chain resiliency. Year to date, we returned $2.202 billion to shareholders, including share repurchases of $100 million. And we have increased our quarterly dividend by 5% compared to last year. Overall, our disciplined capital allocation approach positions us to prioritize growth and create long term shareholder value. Moving to slide 9. As Beth shared earlier, we are significantly raising our full year sales and EPS guidance again. Due to our strong performance in Q3, momentum across our portfolio and the addition of Maverick Power.

We now forecast reported sales growth of 48% to 49%. Up from 37% to 39% previously. We are increasing our organic sales growth guidance. We now expect growth of 38% to 39% versus our prior guidance of 32% to 34%. We are raising our full year adjusted EPS range to $5.36 to $5.39 versus our prior guidance of $5.00 to $5.10. At the midpoint, adjusted EPS is expected to grow 60% versus last year. A few updated assumptions for modeling purposes. Acquisitions are expected to add approximately 10 points to sales growth, now including Maverick Power. Please note, Maverick Power will be reported as part of our systems protection segment.

Tariff impact is expected to be approximately $105 million up from $100 million previously. Corporate costs are expected to be approximately $145 million compared to $140 million previously. And adjusted net interest is now expected to be $88 million for the year. Looking at our fourth quarter outlook on slide 10, we forecast reported sales growth of 45% to 48% with Maverick Power contributing approximately 19 points to sales growth. And foreign exchange roughly flat. Organic sales growth is expected to be up 26% to 29%. We continue to see very strong demand particularly in data centers and power utilities.

As Beth mentioned, we are working closely with our suppliers to support the pace of growth and have reflected the current environment in our guidance. Price and productivity are expected to offset the impact of inflation including tariffs. And we continue to invest for growth. Particularly in data centers and power utilities. We expect Maverick to contribute a few cents to adjusted EPS in the quarter inclusive of the higher interest expense associated with the financing of the acquisition. For the fourth quarter, we forecast net interest expense of approximately $39 million Adjusted EPS to be between $1.30 and $1.33, which at the midpoint reflects more than 45% growth versus last year.

Overall, we expect a strong finish to an outstanding year. I will now turn the call back over to Beth.

Beth A. Wozniak: Thank you, Gary. Please turn to slide 11. Our portfolio transformation to become a more focused higher growth electrical connection and protection company is showing up in our results. We have intentionally increased our exposure to the high growth infrastructure vertical through both organic investments and M&A. Infrastructure made up 12% of sales at spin, expanded to 45% last year, and is nearly 60% year to date. Including Maverick Power, our 2026 sales are expected to be approximately 3x what they were at spin, and nearly 50% higher than last year. Overall, our total opportunity is now over $150 billion Turning to slide 12. And an overview of Maverick Power.

Maverick Power is a leading manufacturer of engineered power-distribution and infrastructure solutions for data centers. The acquisition broadens our exposure to the high growth infrastructure vertical and adds a new power distribution platform that is highly complementary to our existing data center offerings. Maverick's portfolio includes low- and medium-voltage switchgear and switchboards. Integrated modular solutions, and services. Maverick also brings significant scale, capabilities, 1 thousand employees, with key sites in Texas and Arizona approximately 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing footprint. Looking ahead, Maverick's strong engineering capabilities expand our offerings into new power architectures, and strengthens our ability to provide more system level solutions and services for data center customers.

We plan to show Maverick's new 800-volt DC. power rack at Supercomputing next month. Positioned alongside the IT rack, it integrates power conversion, protection, and controls to convert existing AC power to 800-volt DC., supporting high density AI computing without a facility wide power redesign. And importantly, Maverick meaningfully expands our offerings in data centers. With Maverick, we estimate nVent's total data center opportunity expands to approximately $2 million per megawatt. We believe a combination of our complementary portfolios engineering capabilities, and customer relationships create significant opportunities to grow together and deliver even more value for our data center customers. Wrapping up, on slide 13. We had another tremendous quarter with record sales, orders, and adjusted EPS.

We continue to deliver broad based growth with infrastructure leading the way. And expect another record year having significantly raised our full year sales and adjusted EPS guidance. We remain very well positioned for the powerful trends of electrification, sustainability and digitalization. And are excited about the significant growth opportunities ahead. Our future is bright. With that, I will now turn the call over to the operator to start Q&A.

Operator: Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If at any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw your question, please limit yourself to 1 question and 1 follow-up. At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. The first question today comes from Julian Mitchell. With JPMorgan. Please go ahead.

Julian Mitchell: Hi. Good morning.

Beth A. Wozniak: Good morning. Maybe good morning.

Julian Mitchell: Just wanted to start off on the top line outlook Maybe just give us a little bit of context around the planning behind the latest capacity addition you have announced and when you might sort of open up order book for that. And when you are thinking about orders as a good result of a very difficult comp, Is it natural to assume that rate accelerate given that the demand backdrop?

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, Julian, thank you for the question. So, to start, we just announced a new facility in Arizona. Which will, start to begin production, as I said in my prepared remarks, midway through 2027. You know, we also announced Blaine 2, which is another site for liquid cooling and data center solutions. And so, again, that also will be into production going into mid-first half of 2026. So we are looking ahead as we see order rates and some of our backlog as to where we need capacity. And with respect to orders, we are absolutely, have a difficult comp that we had to overlap in Q3.

But I will say this, starting off Q4, orders are very--or, you know, in October, orders are very strong. Got it. that is helpful. Thank you.

Julian Mitchell: And then just my second question would be around the operating margins. So it looks like they are pegged at about 20%. In the fourth quarter in the guidance so sort of flattish year on year. Maybe just unpack that a little bit Are you seeing maybe bigger cost headwinds? Is it something to do with the margin that Maverick Power is coming in at of about $200 million in revenue. Any thoughts around that, please?

Gary Corona: Yeah. Sure. Julian, this is Gary. You know, I will start by saying we were pleased with the margin performance in the third quarter. Margin up almost 200 basis points, incrementals well into the mid-20s. In the fourth quarter, we do expect margins to be up year on year approximately 60 basis points at the midpoint. And, you know, you put your finger on a bit of a headwind in the fourth quarter. Excluding Maverick, we will have, incrementals, you know, well in the mid twenties. Which is our target. But Q4 will be an investment quarter for Maverick as we prepare to grow strongly in 2027, and that will put margin incrementals more into the low twenties.

So you know, approximately 60-basis-point margin--60 points of margin growth. Basis points of margin growth in the fourth quarter. And the core business has nice incrementals. Right.

Operator: The next question comes from Nigel Coe with Wolfe Research. Please go ahead.

Nigel Coe: Thanks. Good morning, everyone.

Beth A. Wozniak: Good morning.

Nigel Coe: Maverick, stick with Maverick. So the Arizona expansion, is that is that more Maverick products than core nVent? And then maybe if you could just give us a few more details on Maverick. Can you disclose the backlog acquired with Maverick? And this investment spending, how does that profile look through 2026?

Beth A. Wozniak: So to start with the new Arizona facility is actually for our engineered building solutions. So recall that is the combination of Trachte and EPG. So this is to create those solutions that support both utilities and data centers and a lot of integration work. So that is what that facility is about. With respect to, Maverick, you know, we have not included a backlog yet. That is something that we will do, but I will say this. It is a very healthy backlog. And some of the investments that are being made is we mentioned that they have 1.5 million square feet, and so they are fitting that out currently.

As they start to see this, you know, nice trajectory as we go into 2027 of growth and the backlog and the orders. So we are investing in that capacity there to bring them, up to speed and online. Great.

Nigel Coe: And then, you know, Maverick, if you look at some of their competitors, you know, the growth profile is in many cases, 50% plus and in some cases, as high as 100% for 2027. Is that the kind of growth profile you expect to see for Maverick next year?

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, we are not--we are focused on, you know, our current integration. I will just remind you it is only been 30 days, but we do expect strong double-digit growth in Maverick as we go forward. Okay. Thanks, Beth.

Operator: Next question comes from Steve Tusa with Wells Fargo. Please go ahead.

Analyst: Hi. Good morning.

Beth A. Wozniak: Hey, Steve.

Gary Corona: Hey, Steve. Just put a finer point on that. I guess, when you say well into the mid twenties incrementals, I know we are talking about like tens of basis points here sometimes, but that would suggest Maverick kind of in the mid teens. From a margin perspective. Like a, you know, operating margin perspective? it is exactly right, Steve. that is what we are expecting in the fourth quarter for Maverick. Okay. And then just in the next year, you know, there is a there is bit of inflation out there to say the least. How are you looking at what do you expect price to be for this year? And then how do you think about more actions?

Do you need more actions to drive price cost next year? Yes. So Steve, in the third quarter, pricing productivity more than offset the $60 million of inflation that we saw, you know, price nearly covered it on its own. Our investments, you know, behind capacity and capability were significant. We have had a long track record of leveraging price to offset inflation as well as productivity and the teams are working diligently to ensure that we forecast that to be the case for Q4 and next year. Okay. Thanks.

Operator: The next question comes from Jeffrey Hammond with KeyBanc Capital Markets. Please go ahead.

Jeffrey Hammond: Hey. Good morning, everyone.

Beth A. Wozniak: Morning.

Gary Corona: Morning.

Jeffrey Hammond: Hey. So I know we took--we had a lot of questions on this new modular liquid cooling product, but there seems to be some confusion on you know, when you start taking orders. Did you start taking orders in the third quarter? Or what is the timing around that? And then just kind of the uptake and interest. I know you know, maybe it was initially for distribution, but you know, the you know, the initial interest seems to be broader than that.

Beth A. Wozniak: Yes. So, we have been taking orders for our new modular cooling products and platform. We will also be showcasing that at Supercompute. There is a lot of interest in this product, and we have before, we wanted to make it modular because it allows us to configure it to various types of customers and sell through distribution. But, certainly, there is a significant interest in this product from all types of data center companies. So it really is a broad based platform with a lot of flex and we are very excited that, it gets to launch here in the back half of the year. Okay. Great.

Jeffrey Hammond: And then you mentioned the you know, the 800-volt DC. And I guess we keep hearing 1 next gen chips needing more liquid cooling intensity, but also 800-volt DC. Having a lot more know, liquid cooling intensity. So I am just wondering you know, kinda your approach and what you are seeing from early ops both with maybe incorporating your liquid cooling into Maverick and other customers around 800-volt DC and just give us some parameters around know, that opportunity.

Beth A. Wozniak: Okay. So as we know, there are that the chips require more power. More power means more heat. More heat means more cooling. So as we think about, you know, the future, the demand for liquid cooling is only going to increase. And as we think about these higher voltages, you know, we are positioned well to think about our modular platform, how we can convert it and meet those needs. Similarly, on the power side, now having Maverick in our portfolio, they have an 800-volt DC. offering. We are gonna showcase that at supercompute.

I think, as we think about cooling and power, now having that in our portfolio, it gives us more opportunities to provide system solutions and different architectures So we are excited. We are gonna showcase some of this, like I said, at supercompute. And, you know, we will be working on the road maps, and, you know, we will have more to share in the future. Great. Look forward to seeing you there.

Operator: The next question comes from Jacob Levingson with Melius Research. Please go ahead.

Analyst: Hi. Good morning, everyone.

Beth A. Wozniak: Hey, Jake.

Gary Corona: Hey, Jake. Hi.

Analyst: Maverick seems like a nice ad for you folks, but can you give us a sense of are there other assets out there of that scale? Or maybe said a different way, are there gaps in the portfolio that you are still looking to fill through M&A?

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, we have, and we have always said this. We have a very, healthy M&A pipeline. And, we have a flywheel that we have been very--that we have had in place for a while because we are very disciplined about this, and it is very strategic. I never say we have gaps in the portfolio, but more so we have opportunities. To extend what we do. And if you think about, you know, our portfolio transformation, we have intentionally focused on infrastructure. So you have seen us do deals in the last little while in the data center space, in power utilities. And I think there are opportunities out there.

We are also very disciplined in how we think about that value creation because we buy companies that we can invest in to grow and scale and then want to ensure that we can get good returns. So know, I feel we have lots of opportunity there, and we, you know, we certainly at our Investor Day earlier in the year said we are going to see acquisitions contribute several points to our growth year over year. And I would expect them, you know, to do some deals, you know, every year, and we have a good integration playbook.

Gary Corona: Jake, and I would just add, as I mentioned in my prepared remarks, the balance sheet's healthy. And we expect to end the year within our targeted leverage range.

Analyst: Okay. that is helpful. And just on a different topic, it seems like there is been a notable pickup overseas. Is that how much of that is just the data center build out starting to really come through in Europe and Asia? Or is that your more traditional industrial commercial markets recovering from depressed levels.

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, when we look at Europe and Asia, actually, our growth is very broad based. Certainly, we see the data center space growing, and those opportunities are increasing there. But, we are very pleased to say that industrial and our commercial resi and infrastructure power utilities we just saw nice broad based growth. Alright. that is helpful color. Thank you. I will pass it on.

Operator: The next question comes from Joe O'Deane with Vertical Research Partners. Please go ahead.

Analyst: Hi. Good morning.

Beth A. Wozniak: Could you just add a little bit of perspective on the capacity ramps talking about the timing of the production volume ramp at Blaine 1 and 2. As well as kind of Arizona and what you will see through the first half of next year. Really looking for any detail on the timeline to reach scale efficiency. You know, and then ultimately what it means for revenue capacity versus your current footprint. Okay. So Blaine 1, we are in production, and it is been ramping up. And we are actually very pleased. And earlier in the year, we said even. You know, it was a hundred days from when we. Business days to get that factory up and going.

And I think that was, like, a record for us. And so it is it is, it is off to a great start and improving and improving efficiencies. Blaine 2 will not come online until about midway through next year. And similarly, this new Arizona site for engineering building solutions that also is, mid-2026. And, you know, then we expect those take time to ramp up But when we look at our backlog and opportunity, we plan those investments to allow us to start meeting the capacity demand in 2026, 2027.

And then just on, the product launches that you highlighted in the prepared remarks, any common denominators around kind of capabilities or solutions that you are adding in terms of serving particular kind of customer needs? Well, when we look at, our new product opportunities, we actually prioritize all of our new products in those high growth verticals. So it is an array of things from our systems protection group where we are developing new solutions in power and cooling, for example, it is also in our electrical connections group where we look at some of our power connections and some of our other products aligned to the needs of utilities. Or data centers.

So overall, know, we always think about how do we differentiate, how do we innovate, because new products not only drive growth, but they are always margin accretive as well. Thank you.

Operator: The next question comes from Vladimir Bystricky with Citi. Please go ahead.

Vladimir Bystricky: Hey, good morning. Thanks for taking my call.

Beth A. Wozniak: Morning, Vladimir.

Gary Corona: Hey.

Vladimir Bystricky: So just speaking with Maverick for a second and a little more broadly, you mentioned that Maverick, you know, in addition to their product portfolio, brings some service capabilities So can you talk about your overall service offering for data center customers today and how that is evolving and where you see the service opportunities going in 2027 and beyond.

Beth A. Wozniak: Yes. So Maverick does have a service capability to support their offerings. We also have been building a service capability around our liquid cooling portfolio. And as we launch our new modular platform, we believe because that will serve a wide array of customers, that ability to help install, help commission, help provide regular support is critical. So we have this opportunity, as I said, that this now expands our service opportunity with Maverick, but what we do in liquid cooling and what we have in Maverick, I think we are going to be able to provide further solutions for our data center customers.

So, we are building out a strong service capability, and I think it. it is important, especially with more new products and with the breadth of the portfolio. that is helpful. Appreciate that, Beth.

Vladimir Bystricky: And then just on the capacity side, I know you talked about Blaine in Arizona. You mentioned that Maverick, you know, was still sort of outfitting or building out their million and a half feet square feet of capacity. So can you just talk about sort of the timeline to Maverick's capacity ramp? And you know, when you see that coming a bit more available.

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, they have opened a lot of facilities over the over the last little while. And I would say much like we have with these new facilities, you know, it is ramping, and it is going to provide capacity that is needed in 2026 and 2027. So I think that continues to ramp through the first half of next year. Got it. that is helpful. Thanks, Beth. I will get back in the queue.

Operator: Next question comes from Alexander Virgo with Evercore ISI. Please go ahead.

Alexander Virgo: Yeah. Yeah, thanks. Talk a little bit to the new product introductions Contribution of growth in the quarter was 30% or so. I guess the lapping tougher comps as we go into Q 4. But just wondering if you could give us a sense of that cadence into the end the end of the year? And then I guess thinking about what that does as it wraps around into 2027, I appreciate you have not given us any guidance for 2027 yet, but obviously starting to think about the order momentum, the backlog, and that new product those new product dynamics sort of building into the model for the 2027 numbers? Thank you.

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, 1 of the things that we said at our Investor Day is that, you know, we wanted to have our new product vitality you know, at around 30%, and we are effectively at that level. And to be able to do that, it means, you know, you have to innovate faster. You have to come up with new things. And, certainly, as we focus our portfolio, onto these high growth verticals, we see that ability to do so. And certainly with data center growth, a lot of our products are focused there. And so that is where we are seeing that tremendous uplift. And that is, you know, what will be our continued focus as we go into 2027.

And, it is important new products are been a key driver, you know, of our growth as we think about our strategy. High growth verticals, it is new products,, it is growing globally, and then it is growth through M&A. So I think we have got a good pipeline of what we are working on, some good innovation, and, you know, we expect to be a significant contributor to our overall performance of our portfolio. Okay. Thank you.

Operator: The next question comes from Neil Burke with UBS. Please go ahead.

Neil Burke: Hey, Neil. Good morning.

Beth A. Wozniak: Good morning. So another question about Maverick. So just trying to think about the implications of Maverick doubling your content in data centers to $2 million per megawatt. Neil, this is probably simplistic, but does that mean that over time, your data center revenues could double from what they were before the acquisition? You know, Maverick revenue start around $700 million, so, clearly, that is not the impact right out of the gate. But just trying to think about the growth opportunity over time.

Gary Corona: Well, it certainly allows us, as we bid on new projects or, new data center opportunities, we have more content and more capability And not to mention, as I said previously, the ability for us to think about cooling and power and everything that we bring together We certainly have greater opportunity. And I think it is, it really, for us, is about just ensuring that as we see into the future about 800-volt DC. and other needed solutions, having power and cooling we think, is very complementary.

Neil Burke: And 1 follow-up on orders. You clearly had a really tough 3Q comp of last year. Orders were very strong. Are those now fully recognized in revenue at this point? I ask because you have had 2 quarters now where organic sales grew you know, well above orders, which are sort of low double digits. So I am just trying to understand, like, conceptually, you know, I know you do not like to talk about future orders. But just conceptually, can we continue to see the sort of 30 to 40 plus top line growth that we have been seeing when orders are sort of growing well below that? Or would you expect these to sort of converge over time?

Gary Corona: So this is Gary. I will I will I will take that. And, you know, what is important to remember is that we have talked about orders being, you know, being lumpy and the timing of those orders being lumpy. You know, but I will look at, you know, look at the 2 year stack of orders for us just this quarter, and it is very strong.

And you look at what Beth's comments were about October, you know, as our you know, business continues to evolve to, you know, more you know, more long cycle, You know, we expect you know, that backlog to build, especially as you know, especially as Maverick Power comes in to our portfolio and we report them. You know, with the broader business. Sure. Thanks. Business.

Operator: The next question comes from Varun Gobindaraj from Bernstein. Please go ahead.

Analyst: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for the question.

Beth A. Wozniak: I wanted to understand how you think about opening new facilities and what you sort of look for before making that decision. Is it more just broader demand trends, or do you need to see some level of customer commitment before breaking ground? Well, it is a combination of many things. When we look at a new facility, we look at, in some cases, the orders that we have on hand or orders that we cannot fulfill, so to speak. We look at just what we see our customers telling us, And it is multiple factors there. That we then decide to make that investment. So it is very prudent.

We have a good sense of direction of where the market's headed, what our customers are saying, what the opportunities are. And then we are very disciplined, as you can expect, in terms of how we think about those returns. And I think Gary always likes to say, those returns are very good every time that we have invested in new capacity expansion.

Gary Corona: Yeah. Just to build on the discipline, we go back and take a look at our significant investments. And ensure that they are delivering the returns that we expected and many times, you know, they have over delivered our initial expectations from a ROI perspective. No. Absolutely.

Analyst: Thank you for the color. And then just as a quick follow-up, can you talk about any of the actions you are taking right now on supply chain resilience? Obviously, at this level of growth, your suppliers are probably stretched as well. So anything you can share there would be helpful.

Beth A. Wozniak: Yeah. Certainly. You know, as we see this growth rate and the velocity and the demand and the ability to respond. You know, I mentioned it, you know, a hundred days for us. You know, many of our suppliers are. They too are having to add capacity. Sometimes that is new lines. Sometimes that is new facilities. So we are trying to work hand in hand with them to ensure that they understand our forecast, that we are working through bringing new capacity online together because we are only gonna be successful if they are successful with us. So it is a lot of work. We always say that.

You know, we try to be very prudent when we give our guidance given that there is a lot going on from our own capacity expansion to our suppliers as well. Thank you so much. I will pass it on.

Operator: The next question comes from Nicole DeBlase from Deutsche Bank. Please go ahead.

Nicole DeBlase: Yeah. Thanks. Good morning, both and Gary.

Beth A. Wozniak: Good morning.

Gary Corona: Morning, Nicole.

Nicole DeBlase: Just wanted to ask 1 on 4Q. Gary, the revenue guidance kind of implies flattish total revenues sequentially, which is a bit of a head scratcher just because like Maverick is coming into the mix and, you know, we have obviously seen how strong the backlog and order growth is. Plus you guys continue to work to add capacity. So just curious if that is like prudence and conservatism, which we have come to expect from nVent or if there is any other reasons we should be thinking about.

Gary Corona: Yeah. Thanks, Nicole. You know, our Q4 organic guide is still, you know, quite healthy. And the 2 year stack is still know, over 50%. So great, great growth for us. It is a tick down. You know, some of that is, is seasonality in our business that we normally see a bit of a step back. And look, you know, in Q4, we could have--we could maybe have delivered more, but as Beth talked about, you know, we are navigating, you know, and being prudent with our. How we manage supply chain. And, you know, that is something that is incorporated into our guidance. You know, I will say, we are really pleased with the year.

You know, we are gonna grow almost $2 billion year over year on a revenue basis and, you know, $2 of additional EPS. So we feel really good about the growth that we are delivering in 2026.

Nicole DeBlase: Understood. Thanks, Gary. And then just coming back on Maverick. You said in response to a prior question that it is like mid teens margins in the fourth quarter. Does that incorporate some of the growth investments that you are making? And I guess the question is, like, as you look out over the next several years and integrate Maverick, do you think it has the potential to get to, you know, Systems Protection or nVent average margins?

Gary Corona: Yeah, Nicole. Exactly. You know, as significant ramp happening in Maverick, and we have incorporated those investments into our guide. You know, we expect those margins to improve. You know, both from the growth and the, you know, fully utilizing those facilities that Beth talked about. You know, it is only 30 days, so I. I am not ready to strike the exact expectations for Maverick margins. But we do expect them to certainly improve as we get into 2027 and beyond. Thanks, Gary. I will pass it on.

Operator: The next question comes from Luke Junk with Robert W. Baird. Please go ahead.

Analyst: Hi, good morning. Thanks for taking questions. Beth, I will say another Maverick question, but I wanna take it a little different in terms of the strategic question. Just be curious to get your color on initial engagement with customers. Either after announcing the deal or now that you are owned about a month here just in terms of walking them into your current relationships and starting to lay the groundwork for selling thermal and power as a system modular solution. Thank you.

Beth A. Wozniak: Well, certainly, we had very favorable reaction to the acquisition, you know, both from our nVent customers and from Maverick's customers. Because they know that just the capabilities that each company has, you know, there is more that we can bring together. And, you know, as we think about the opportunity, certainly, there. You know, as in anything, you know, we look at these synergies around growth about if you think about we have developed over the last several years a very strong commercial organization, which we believe was Maverick's offering, we are going to have the opportunity to you know, drive their reach beyond what they had today.

So, overall, I think, you know, it is a great new platform for us and very complementary to what we do, and it kind of follows our flywheel of we find companies that have great products that we can invest in and scale to grow. Got it. And then for my follow-up, ask on Electrical Connections. Not sure if we got a question in Q&A yet. I am just curious, were you surprised to see the growth accelerated sequentially there? I think it is maybe a bit better than expectations and kind of unpacking that any of the upside drivers on that low-20s-plus kind of growth rate? Hey, Luke. You were cutting in and out.

We could not understand that question. Not sure if it is on your end or Yeah. Let me, try it again here. Yeah. Electrical Connections, Much better. Yeah. Growth accelerating there. I think that was a bit better than your expectations in the low 20 plus range here. Just kind of--can you unpack what was better than expected there and any particular drivers that we should be focused on? Thank you. And, sorry, you meant the growth rate for Electrical Connections compared to what? What are we calling?. Connections. Yeah. Just electrical connections versus expectations and accelerating sequentially. Mhmm. Yes. We had another great quarter for electrical connections. And I think it speaks to our focus and our growth initiatives.

So as you know, you know, that has always been a very strong segment focused on commercial. And we have you know, had the product portfolio there. We have it on infrastructure and industrial as well as some of our commercial actions. So we have seen significant growth opportunities. New products are contributing to this. And I would also say 1 of the things. And this is not just electrical connections, but the nVent portfolio we are seeing very strong growth through our distribution channel, and that speaks to the broad based growth that we are seeing across industrial infrastructure and commercial for that matter. Got it. I will leave it at that. Thank you.

Operator: Thank you. The next question comes from Scott Graham with Seaport Research Partners. Please go ahead.

Scott Graham: Hi. Good morning, Beth, Gary, and Tony. I wanted to first ask about just 40 thousand-foot, data centers. You know, you see what is going on out there with. You know, there is pockets of suppliers saying a little slower, a little pause in what have you. Obviously, you are not seeing that, but just wondering in your customer conversations, I know it is, you know, kind of 2 step, but, nevertheless, you get good visibility on sales there, only reading through to the OEM I am just wondering, are you seeing any less urgency in that market? I know for a while there, really having trouble keeping up with things and you are adding capacity.

I get all of that, but is there a tenor of maybe less urgency for orders in that market?

Beth A. Wozniak: So, Scott, I will say that, we also have direct relationships with those end customers. So we get a lot of feedback that way as well. And, no, I would say there is a sense of urgency in terms of are we able to do more? I mean, that is more, you know, can we have you know, more output? Can we respond faster? You know, bring in lead times. So we are not seeing that slow at all. If anything, it is just you know, I talked earlier in my prepared remarks about the pace of growth and the velocity needed, it is a lot of hard work and that is continuing. I appreciate that. Thank you.

Scott Graham: I just want to maybe ask a follow-up question about the Electrical Connections margin, which has been declining for some time and historically, I remember you know, with Pentair and even in the early days with you, a spinout that pricing was always you know, 1 of the strengths of this business. And I am just wondering, I know acquisitions were a factor last year, but the continued decline in that segment's margins, can you kind of give us some color on what where that is coming from? Again, another 40 thousand-footer in that way? Thanks.

Gary Corona: Yeah. Yeah, Scott. it is Gary, and I appreciate the question and I. And I will start with you know, what we are focused on in electrical connections right now, which is growth. And, you know, to deliver a couple quarters in a row around 20%, is breakthrough growth for that business and a lot of it has to do with the strategy change. We focused more on industrial and infrastructure reposition the portfolio, and that is really driving that nice growth. With that repositioning, we have some mix that is impacting the portfolio. But I will say the team's done a nice job to price away the inflation.

And we have been very consistent in kind of what we expected from that business, which is sequential improvement in margins, And I will take that high twenties margin with approximately 20% growth. So it is it is been a nice acceleration for that business this year. And a bit different than what we had seen in the past. Thank you.

Operator: This concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over to Beth A. Wozniak for any closing remarks.

Beth A. Wozniak: Thank you for joining us today. We are confident in our strategy and our ability to execute. We have significant growth opportunities ahead and multiple levers to drive continued margin expansion. I am very proud of our outstanding performance in the third quarter and the continued progress we are making across nVent. We remain focused on delivering for our customers, employees, and shareholders. NVent is a top tier high performance electrical company well positioned to win with the powerful trends of electrification, sustainability, and digitalization. We are excited about the opportunities ahead. Thank you again for joining us today. This concludes our call.

Operator: The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.

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