April 30 (Reuters) - Energy contractor Quanta Services PWR.N on Thursday forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street estimates after reporting better-than-expected quarterly profit as strong demand from large load industries such as AI data centers boosted earnings, sending its shares up 14.5%.

• The Houston, Texas-based company now sees 2026 adjusted profit between $13.55 and $14.25 per share, which is above analysts' average estimate of $13.09 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

• The company — which provides infrastructure services for utility, renewable energy, power generation, communications, pipeline and energy industries — benefited from robust investments in artificial intelligence data centers from hyperscalers.

• Quanta's adjusted profit rose to $2.68 per share in the quarter ended March 31, up from $1.78 per share a year ago.

• Analysts, on average, expected a profit of $2.06 per share.

• Quanta's first-quarter revenue rose to $7.87 billion, from $6.23 billion a year earlier.