Expanding Data Center Cooling And HVAC Will Drive Demand

Key Takeaways

• Expansion into energy-efficient cooling and HVAC solutions, along with capacity increases, supports higher sales, revenue growth, and stronger operating margins.
  
• Accretive M&A and rising demand for decarbonization solutions drive sustained growth, premium pricing power, and improved earnings visibility.
  
• Project-driven growth, heavy acquisition reliance, geographic concentration, and intensifying competition may heighten earnings volatility and threaten long-term margin sustainability if execution falters.

Catalysts

Engages in the supply of infrastructure equipment serving the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC); and detection and measurement markets worldwide.

• Expansion in data center cooling solutions, highlighted by the new OlympusV Max launch-which addresses the rapidly growing demand for energy-efficient, large-scale data center infrastructure-positions SPX to meaningfully expand its addressable market and top-line growth as hyperscale projects accelerate into 2026, supporting both revenue and margin improvement due to product differentiation and high-engineering requirements.
  
• Major capacity expansions in both Canada (Ingenia facility) and the U.S. (TAMCO/Ingenia), aimed at supporting demand surges in engineered air movement and custom HVAC solutions, are set to deliver significant incremental production by the first half of 2026 and beyond, enabling higher sales volumes and better operating leverage, which should boost future revenues and operating margins.
  
• A robust backlog and strong bookings growth in both HVAC (+19.5%) and Detection & Measurement (D&M, up 6% organically) divisions-combined with enhanced project pipeline visibility out through 2026-suggest sustained and resilient underlying end-market demand, driving forward revenue growth and enhancing earnings visibility.
  
• Consistently accretive M&A activity in niche, high-margin segments (illustrated by KTS and Sigma & Omega integrations) expands SPX's product set and market footprint; continued pipeline strength for bolt-on acquisitions is expected to fuel further revenue and earnings accretion and support long-term EBITDA expansion.
  
• Heightened regulatory and customer focus on decarbonization, water usage, and energy efficiency is driving rapid adoption of SPX's innovative, value-added solutions-especially in infrastructure modernization-supporting durable demand, premium pricing, and continued net margin expansion through increased differentiation and lower cyclicality risk.

SPX Technologies Future Earnings and Revenue Growth

Assumptions

• Analysts are assuming SPX Technologies's revenue will grow by 8.9% annually over the next 3 years.
• Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 10.3% today to 14.7% in 3 years time.
• Analysts expect earnings to reach $388.1 million (and earnings per share of $7.86) by about August 2028, up from $211.6 million today.
• In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 31.6x on those 2028 earnings, down from 45.0x today. This future PE is greater than the current PE for the US Machinery industry at 23.4x.
• Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to grow by 1.0% per year for the next 3 years.
• To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 8.21%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.

SPX Technologies Future Earnings Per Share Growth

Risks

• The rapid growth in SPX Technologies' Detection & Measurement (D&M) segment is heavily project-driven, with several large projects pulled forward from 2026 to 2025; this could create a near-term revenue peak and subsequent growth deceleration or revenue lumpiness, raising long-term earnings volatility risk.
  
• The company's ambitious M&A strategy, while accretive so far, relies on continued successful integration of numerous acquisitions-any execution failures, overpayment, or synergy shortfalls could compress margins or dilute earnings for extended periods.
  
• The HVAC segment's recent margin expansion was partly due to unusually favorable project execution and an accretive business mix, dynamics that may not be sustainable; future gross and segment margins could revert lower if mix normalizes or execution is less favorable.
  
• SPX Technologies' end-market exposure remains concentrated in North America, particularly in U.S. commercial construction and infrastructure-this geographic concentration leaves the company vulnerable to regional economic slowdowns, construction cycle downturns, or delayed infrastructure spending, impacting long-term revenue growth and stability.
  
• While secular trends like data center expansion and decarbonization are tailwinds, the overall market for HVAC and detection equipment is facing increasing competition, potential product commoditization, and accelerating regulatory/tariff changes; these factors could pressure pricing power, erode net margins, and constrain sustainable earnings growth if SPX fails to innovate or defend its competitive position.

Valuation

• The analysts have a consensus price target of $201.643 for SPX Technologies based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $227.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $167.5.
  
• In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be $2.6 billion, earnings will come to $388.1 million, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 31.6x, assuming you use a discount rate of 8.2%.
  
• Given the current share price of $203.53, the analyst price target of $201.64 is 0.9% lower. The relatively low difference between the current share price and the analyst consensus price target indicates that they believe on average, the company is fairly priced.
  
• We always encourage you to reach your own conclusions though. So sense check these analyst numbers against your own assumptions and expectations based on your understanding of the business and what you believe is probable.