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Q1 2026 was a major upside catalyst: sales rose 54.3% to a record $496.9M, backlog reached a record $2.1B, and 2026 revenue guidance was raised to 40%-45%. Data-center demand and higher throughput support visibility, with the stock up about 44% over 21 trading days.
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AI Analyst Overview
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Valuation Metrics
Fundamental Analysis
Key Financial Insights: ⢠Strong Liquidity ⢠Negative Free Cash Flow ⢠Rising Working Capital AAON offers solid profitability and strong liquidity, but negative free cash flow, rising working capital, and elevated valuation warrant caution.
Price Behavior
Key Price Behavior Insights: ⢠Lower highs ⢠Support rebound ⢠Resistance test Support Level: $74.62â$75.00 Resistance Level: $80.84â$82.06 AAON remains in a last-month downtrend despite a 6% rebound from $74.62 support; reclaiming $80.84â$82.06 is key for recovery, while a break below $74.62 would signal renewed weakness.
Sentiment & News
Key News Insights: ⢠Record revenue growth ⢠Backlog expansion ⢠Margin concerns AAON delivered record Q2 growth and raised sales guidance, but margin pressure and lowered analyst forecasts may temper investor enthusiasm.
AI Summary
AAON's $2.0B backlog and BASX/data-center exposure create a compelling capacity-driven growth runway, but at a premium valuation investors should require proof that expansion converts into recovering margins and sustainably positive free cash flowânot just revenue growth.
Description
AAON, Inc. engineers, manufactures and sells heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment across the United States and Canada through its AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products and BasX segments. Its product range includes packaged and modular systems, chillers, coils and controls designed for commercial, institutional and industrial settings such as retail, manufacturing, education, lodging, supermarkets, data centers and healthcare. The company distributes via independent representative firms and an internal sales organization and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, having been incorporated in 1987.
Idea History
| Date | Close | Ticker | Company | Summary | Status | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 | May 22 | AAON | AAON, Inc. | Q1 2026 was a major upside catalyst: sales rose 54.3% to a record $496.9M, backlog reached a record $2.1B, and 2026 revenue guidance was raised to 40%-45%. Data-center demand and higher throughput support visibility, with the stock up about 44% over 21 trading days. | Closed | -0.7% |
| May 8 | May 15 | AAON | AAON, Inc. | Major Q1 2026 beat and guidance reset: record net sales rose 54.3% YoY to $496.9M, EPS rose 37.1% to $0.48, backlog hit a record $2.1B, and 2026 revenue growth guidance was raised to 40%-45%. Data-center demand and a 49% 21-day stock gain support near-term strength. | Closed | -3.0% |