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ABM Industries Posts 9.8% Revenue Growth on Data Center Maintenance Contracts

Facility-services provider captures margin expansion as hyperscalers outsource critical infrastructure upkeep.

Published June 10, 2026 Source MSN Money From the chopped neck
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LOUIS XIII · June 10, 2026

ABM Industries Posts 9.8% Revenue Growth on Data Center Maintenance Contracts

Facility-services provider captures margin expansion as hyperscalers outsource critical infrastructure upkeep.

Source MSN Money ↗

ABM Industries logged 9.8% year-over-year revenue growth in its fiscal second quarter, the fastest clip since Q3 2021, driven by long-term maintenance contracts with AI data-center operators. Shares rose 7.2% Friday morning before settling at $54.18, up 4.9% on the session. The company reaffirmed full-year fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.85 to $4.05 per share.

The New York-based facilities manager reported Q2 revenue of $2.14 billion, ahead of consensus estimates by $47 million. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $183 million, representing an 8.6% margin, up 110 basis points year-over-year. Management attributed the beat to multi-year contracts signed in late 2025 with three unnamed hyperscale cloud providers, covering HVAC maintenance, electrical systems monitoring, and emergency dispatch services across 22 U.S. data-center campuses. ABM's Technical Solutions segment, which houses these contracts, grew revenue 18.3% year-over-year to $487 million.

The margin expansion matters more than the topline surprise. Data-center facilities work carries lower labor intensity than ABM's legacy office-janitorial business, and the contracts structure payment around uptime guarantees rather than hourly rates. That shift allows ABM to deploy predictive-maintenance software and reduce on-site headcount per square foot by an estimated 30% compared to traditional commercial real estate accounts. The company disclosed that its data-center contracts now represent 14% of total revenue, up from 7% two years ago, and management expects that figure to reach 20% by fiscal year-end 2027. Contract renewals in this vertical have averaged 94% over the past eighteen months, compared to 76% across ABM's broader book.

Allocators should track three near-term indicators. First, watch for ABM's fiscal Q3 guidance in late July, particularly any commentary on contract pipeline conversion rates for the second half of calendar 2025. Second, monitor capex allocation—management signaled a $65 million investment in IoT sensor infrastructure and dispatch software over the next twelve months, suggesting confidence in sustained demand. Third, observe whether competitors like CBRE Group or JLL begin disclosing data-center facilities revenue as a separate line item; if they do, pricing pressure could emerge by early 2026.

ABM's backlog stood at $9.8 billion as of quarter-end, with $1.7 billion attributed to data-center work scheduled to commence over the next sixteen months.

The takeaway
ABM's **18.3%** growth in Technical Solutions reflects hyperscaler preference for outsourced uptime guarantees over in-house facilities teams.
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