Quanta Services, Inc. PWR reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Quanta’s performance benefited from strong demand for grid, generation and data-center infrastructure, broader self-perform capabilities, efficient resource utilization and solid execution across both segments.
Shares of this leading provider of specialty contracting and infrastructure solutions gained more than 14% following its earnings release.
Quanta’s Earnings & Revenue Discussion
The company reported adjusted earnings of $4.24 per share for the second quarter of 2026, up 71% year over year. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.29 by 28.9%.
Revenues increased 41.1% year over year to $9.56 billion and surpassed the consensus mark of $8.53 billion by 12.1%. Strong Electric segment execution supported the results, while total backlog reached a record $53.4 billion.
Organic revenues grew 27.4% year over year as demand remained strong across Quanta’s infrastructure markets. Adjusted EBITDA advanced 59.5% year over year to $1.07 billion from $668.8 million in the prior-year quarter.
GAAP earnings were $2.96 per share, up 94.7% from $1.52. Net income attributable to common stock increased 96.9% year over year to $451.4 million, reflecting higher activity and stronger operating performance across the portfolio.
Quanta Services, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Quanta's Segmental Performance Shows Broad Strength
Electric Infrastructure Solutions (which accounted for 82% of second-quarter revenues) revenues climbed 43.6% year over year to $7.84 billion. Organic revenues increased approximately 33%, while acquired businesses contributed about $575 million. Growth reflected continued demand for grid, generation, technology and load center solutions.
Electric operating income increased 62.5% year over year to $898.2 million. The segment’s margin expanded to 11.5% from 10.1%, supported by increased project scope, self-performed solutions, efficient resource utilization and solid execution.
Underground Utility and Infrastructure Solutions (18% of quarterly revenues) revenues rose 30.7% year over year to $1.72 billion. Organic revenues grew 4% year over year, and businesses acquired during the past 12 months contributed roughly $355 million.
The segment’s operating income advanced 71.7% year over year to $155.8 million. Operating margin improved to 9.1% from 6.9%, primarily reflecting strong performance from Quanta’s civil and mechanical operations.
PWR Delivers Meaningful Margin Expansion
Consolidated operating income increased 87.6% to $694.8 million from $370.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating margin widened to 7.3% from 5.5%, as the improvement in both operating segments more than offset higher corporate expenses.
Corporate and non-allocated costs increased to $359.2 million from $273.0 million. These costs included amortization expense of $157.0 million compared with $113.2 million a year earlier and non-cash stock-based compensation of $63.4 million compared with $44.1 million in the prior year.
Quanta's Record Backlog Supports Visibility
Electric backlog reached a record $43.8 billion at quarter-end, driven primarily by additional awards and higher volumes with existing customers. The total included approximately $2.4 billion related to acquisitions completed during the second quarter.
Underground and Infrastructure backlog rose to a record $9.7 billion, aided by strong bookings in mechanical and Canadian pipeline operations. Consolidated 12-month backlog was also a record at $32.3 billion. Remaining performance obligations totaled $33.6 billion.
PWR Generates Robust Cash Flow
Cash provided by operating activities totaled $1.10 billion compared with $295.7 million a year earlier. Free cash flow improved to $886.0 million from $170.4 million, supported by favorable working-capital performance across Quanta’s portfolio.
The debt-to-EBITDA ratio under the company’s senior credit agreement improved to 1.72X from 1.95X at 2025-end. Quanta ended the June quarter with approximately $2.8 billion of liquidity, even after deploying capital toward acquisitions offering high-return growth opportunities.
Quanta Raises Its 2026 Outlook
Quanta increased its 2026 revenue forecast to $39.3-$39.7 billion, representing a $4.55 billion increase at the midpoint from its prior outlook. Adjusted earnings are now projected to be in the range of $16.45-$16.95 per share, while adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $4.09 billion and $4.21 billion.
Electric segment revenues are projected to be in the range of $31.7-$31.9 billion, with an operating margin of 10.5%-10.75%. Underground and Infrastructure revenues are expected to be between $7.60 billion and $7.80 billion, with an operating margin of 8.75%-9.0%. Free cash flow is forecasted to be in the $2.00-$2.50 billion range.
PWR’s Zacks Rank
Quanta currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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