← Bottleneck Solvers
BN · rank #10 · 2026-07-24
LR
PARIS · EUR · $40.24B (USD)
SignalSell
verdict · CAUTION
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
AI data center power grid bottleneck
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | -0.27 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +9.4% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +13.5% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +13.2% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.3% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.95 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 4.79× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +20.6% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | -5% |
| Market cap (USD) | $40.24B |
The AI research card
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Summary
Legrand SA (LR@PARIS) makes electrical and digital building infrastructure, with outsized exposure to data center power and energy-transition demand.
Rationale
The stock fits bottleneck_solvers because Q1 showed ~30% like-for-like data center growth, strong North American demand, and management kept 2026 guidance for 10–15% sales growth and 20.5–21% operating margin.
Material risks
- 1The thesis breaks if hyperscaler/data center capex slows or shifts in-house, since Legrand lacks a sole-source moat and its growth is heavily tied to continued external demand.
- 2Europe and Rest-of-World are already contracting organically, so a regional mix deterioration or tighter financing for bolt-on M&A could pressure margins and returns.
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 1 of 3 voted to proceed.
OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Error