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BN · rank #9 · 2026-10-23

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PARIS · EUR · $149.02B (USD)

SignalBuy2.1strength 2.1 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
Eu grid cable transformer capacity
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
-0.19
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+10.8%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+12.1%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+11.3%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
+0.9%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
1.56
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
1.85×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+38.5%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
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Market cap (USD)$149.02B

The AI research card

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Summary

Schneider Electric S.E. is a global industrial leader supplying low- and medium-voltage electrical distribution, UPS systems, prefabricated power modules, liquid cooling, and EcoStruxure software to data centers, infrastructure, and industrial markets.

Rationale

The quant signal captures Schneider's critical role in relieving AI-data-center power grid bottlenecks, which drove 19% Q3 organic growth in Energy Management and a second 2026 guidance upgrade.

Material risks

  • 1Hyperscalers standardizing open power architectures or developing in-house power, cooling, and management tools, bypassing Schneider's integrated hardware and software stack.
  • 2Rapid capacity expansion by major peers such as Eaton, Vertiv, and ABB causing margin-compressing price competition if AI-data-center capital expenditure slows.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed