Solid Utility Segment Growth
Utility revenue increased nearly $70.0 million (+12.3% YoY) with gross profit up $10.4 million and segment gross margin improving to 9.8% from 9.2%. Power delivery and gas operations showed double-digit revenue/margin expansion and MSAs/backlog growth supported by utility CapEx programs.
Pipeline Services and Industrial Momentum
Pipeline services revenue and gross profit rose by more than 20% YoY. Industrial margins improved meaningfully, driven by higher natural gas generation activity — supporting expectations for incremental Energy segment strength.
Completed Strategic Acquisition — Paynecrest
Acquisition of Paynecrest closed May 1 as expected; business provides a balanced mix (~40% data center, >40% industrial/power/renewables) and is expected to be accretive to revenue and margins with potential upside from a large hyperscaler relationship.
Strong Liquidity and Conservative Leverage
Ended Q1 with $676.5 million in liquidity, revolver increased to $750 million, and expected net debt / adjusted EBITDA just under 1.5x, preserving flexibility for organic investment and opportunistic M&A.
Maintained Full‑Year Financial Guidance (Adjusted Metrics)
Company reaffirmed full-year targets: adjusted EBITDA of $480M–$500M, adjusted EPS $4.80–$5.00 and GAAP diluted EPS $4.05–$4.25, with management expecting revenue and margin improvement beginning in Q2 and stronger performance in H2 2026.
Robust Opportunity Funnel and Backlog Support
Management reported a large opportunity funnel (renewables/energy ~ $15B referenced; broader line-of-sight > $7B) with nearly $1.1B of verbal awards in H2 and ~$2.8B expected to sign, plus nearly $800M of near-term gas generation verbal awards—expectation that Energy book-to-bill will exceed 1x for 2026.
BESS Growth and Data Center Exposure
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) funnel (in MWh) has more than quadrupled YoY and is expected to potentially more than double going forward; Q1 data-center enabling work booked >$400M and Paynecrest adds inside-the-facility data-center exposure (~40% of its revenue).