Net income attributable to common stockholders surged 143% to $96 million.
Gross margin increased to 23.5% from 22.0% year-over-year.
CEC acquisition contributed $156.1 million in revenue in its first quarter.
Repurchased $12.3 million of common stock during the quarter.
The Q1 2026 filing presents a company at a critical inflection point, successfully scaling its E-Infrastructure segment to offset weaknesses in residential building solutions. The sheer scale of revenue growth and the expansion of operating margins to 16.7% suggest that the strategic pivot is working. However, the transition has introduced new risks, including a heavier reliance on a few large-scale tech customers and a more complex balance sheet burdened by significant goodwill. Investors are essentially weighing the certainty of the current AI-driven demand against the risks of aggressive acquisition accounting and the volatility of 'unsigned' backlog. While the cash position remains strong at $511.9 million, the sustainability of this growth trajectory will depend on the company's ability to convert its massive pipeline of unsigned awards into firm contracts while managing the amortization of its recent acquisitions.