Manufacturing & Industrial · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Earnings and data center demand: the week in manufacturing
Third-quarter results led the week, with data center demand cited by several suppliers, alongside deals in chips, defense research and supply chain data.
Earnings dominated the week. Regal Rexnord reported third quarter sales of $1,588 million and a GAAP net loss of $12 million after a $119 million goodwill impairment, and said it is exploring a sale of its autonomous mobile solutions business. Solstice Advanced Materials raised its full-year 2026 guidance on Net Sales of $1,046 million, and Hanon Systems reported operating profit up 26.6% despite a 1.8% revenue decline. Smart Sand declared a special dividend of $0.05 per share.
Data center infrastructure ran through several releases. Regal Rexnord says its Data Center sales rose 307%, Analog Devices lists data center infrastructure among the markets its Alif Semiconductor acquisition opens up, and EPG Modular Data Center topped out a US$120 million factory in Malaysia. Defense also featured: Velo3D signed a five-year research agreement with Sandia National Laboratories, and Accrete is adding TenderAlpha data to a supply chain risk product for federal customers.
Regal Rexnord Corporation
REGAL REXNORD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Regal Rexnord reported third quarter 2026 sales of $1,588 million, up 6%, and a GAAP net loss of $12 million that included a $119 million goodwill impairment tied mainly to its autonomous mobile solutions business, which it says it is exploring selling. The company lowered GAAP EPS guidance to $3.76 to $4.06 and raised Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance to $10.60 to $10.90, and says Data Center sales rose 307%.
Solstice Advanced Materials US, Inc.
Solstice Advanced Materials Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Alif Semiconductor
Smart Sand, Inc.
SMART SAND, INC. DECLARES SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.05 PER SHARE
EPG Global Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
EPG Modular Data Center Marks Topping-Out of Its US$120 Million Malaysia FIZ Factory
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