Wesco International Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results
Key Highlights
- ➤Wesco (WCC) Q3 sales $7.2B, up 17% year over year
- ➤Adjusted EPS $5.77, up 47% year over year
- ➤Data center sales $1.8B, up approximately 55% year over year
- ➤Record backlog up approximately 80% year over year
- ➤Wesco raised its full-year 2026 outlook on record sales and profitability
Expert Statements
John Engel, Chairman, President, and CEO of Wesco International
“We are very pleased with our record third quarter results and carry positive business momentum into the fourth quarter. Once again, sales, backlog, operating profit, and earnings per share all increased double digits versus the prior year and achieved records that exceeded our expectations. We are particularly pleased with our free cash flow generation during the quarter which was strong given the sales growth we delivered. The past five consecutive quarters of double-digit sales growth demonstrate Wesco's higher growth profile which extends well beyond our important data center positioning. Customer demand is strong across the rest of our diversified portfolio and end markets, with sales up high single-digits excluding data centers. Our customers continue to invest in major capital and infrastructure projects and increasingly rely on Wesco to manage their needs as we add more services to our portfolio and demonstrate the continued effectiveness of our One Wesco cross-selling strategy. Especially noteworthy, our backlog was up over 80%, to a new record level for each of our three business units.”
John Engel, Chairman, President, and CEO of Wesco International
“The power of our customer value proposition, global capabilities, and leading portfolio of products, services and solutions is clear as we continue to outperform the market. Our backlog growth is being fueled by multi-year customer commitments, as our large customers recognize our unique capabilities across the communications, security, electrical, utility and power markets. As a result, we are again significantly raising our full-year 2026 outlook reflecting our confidence in our continued strong execution. Given the positive market momentum that we are seeing, I'm bullish that Wesco will continue to outperform our markets and deliver superior value to our customers, suppliers, and shareholders to close out 2026 and in 2027.”
Wesco International Reports Record Third Quarter 2026 Results PR Newswire
* Record third quarter reported net sales of $7.2 billion, up 17% YOY and up 8% sequentially * Organic sales up 17% YOY * Data center sales of $1.8 billion, up ~55% YOY * Non-data center sales up 7% YOY * Record total company backlog, up ~80% YOY * Third quarter operating margin of 6.2%, up 60 basis points YOY; adjusted EBITDA margin of 7.8%, up 100 basis points YOY * Record third quarter diluted EPS of $5.43; record adjusted diluted EPS of $5.77, up 47% YOY * Third quarter operating cash flow of $194 million; free cash flow of $184 million * Financial leverage of 2.8x, down from 3.4x at 2025 year-end * Raising 2026 outlook on record sales, profitability and backlog PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wesco International (NYSE: WCC), a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, announces its results for the third quarter of 2026.
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