{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/data-center-demand-is-showing-up-in-more-earnings-filings",
  "title": "Data-Center Demand Is Showing Up in More Earnings Filings",
  "summary": "The topic appeared in 13.5% of companies' filings this quarter, up from 11.1% in the same window last quarter. The receipts range from power equipment to utility approvals and real-estate costs.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T23:47:35.143271+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
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    "ticker": null,
    "cik": null,
    "sector": null,
    "industry": null
  },
  "source_filing": null,
  "comparison_filing": null,
  "reported_figures": [
    {
      "group": "Data-center and AI demand appeared in a larger share of filings",
      "label": "This quarter",
      "value": 0.1348747591522158,
      "display": "13.5%",
      "unit": "ratio",
      "period": null,
      "detail": "70 filers",
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_evidence",
        "label": "Share of filers · matched filing windows",
        "as_of": "2026-08-04"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "Data-center and AI demand appeared in a larger share of filings",
      "label": "Prior quarter",
      "value": 0.1111111111111111,
      "display": "11.1%",
      "unit": "ratio",
      "period": null,
      "detail": "78 filers",
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_evidence",
        "label": "Share of filers · matched filing windows",
        "as_of": "2026-08-04"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Eaton linked stronger organic sales and order activity to data-center end-markets, alongside machine OEM demand.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Organic change in backlog 33 % 6 % Organic change in customer orders 41 % 2 % Book-to-bill 1.3 1.1 The increase in organic sales in the second quarter of 2026 was due to strength in data center and machine OEM end-markets, partially offset by weakness in residential and industrial end-markets.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-04"
    },
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Cummins attributed higher North American power-generation equipment demand partly to data center and commercial applications.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Distribution segment sales for the six months ended June 30, 2026, increased $494 million versus the comparable period in 2025, mainly due to increased demand in power generation equipment in North America, especially in data center and commercial applications.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-04"
    },
    {
      "type": "input_costs",
      "statement": "Equinix tied EMEA cost increases to data-center expansion depreciation, utilities, and compensation.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The increase in our EMEA cost of revenues was primarily due to: $24 million of higher depreciation expense driven by IBX data center expansions; $11 million of higher utilities expense, primarily due to increases in renewable energy costs; and $9 million of higher compensation costs.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-04"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}