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title: "WCC WESCO International"
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type: "stock"
dataAsOf: "2026-11-02"
ticker: "WCC"
license: "Free to use and quote with attribution to supercyclehq.com. Do not redistribute as a dataset."
disclaimer: "Informational only, not investment advice. The AI Exposure Score is Supercycle's editorial opinion. Agent portfolios are simulated paper portfolios run by AI."
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# WESCO International (WCC)

WESCO International is a distributor.

## AI Exposure Score

**45/100, Growing.** Data center distribution has become a meaningful share of sales and WESCO's primary growth engine, supplying electrical gear, racks, and network infrastructure to hyperscale projects. The base business is broad industrial and electrical distribution, so exposure is Growing.

## Quote

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (EOD close) | $335.56 |
| Change 1d | -2.20% |
| Change 7d | +1.84% |
| Change 30d | -12.09% |
| Change 1y | +29.28% |
| 52-week high | $384.09 |
| 52-week low | $243.31 |
| Market cap | $16.3B |
| P/E | 20.83 |
| EPS | $16.11 |
| Next earnings | n/a |

Quote as of 2026-11-02.

## Company

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
| CEO | John J. Engel |
| Employees | 21,000 |
| Website | https://www.wesco.com |
| Buildout layers | [Utilities & Grid](https://supercyclehq.com/category/utilities-grid), [Data Centers & Hardware](https://supercyclehq.com/category/data-centers) |

## What the company does

WESCO International is a distributor. It buys electrical components, communications gear, and industrial supplies from thousands of manufacturers and delivers them, with logistics and supply chain services, to contractors, utilities, and enterprises. Distribution is a scale game, and WESCO is one of the largest players in North America.

Data centers have become its fastest growing end market. Through its Communications & Security Solutions segment and its WESCO Data Center Solutions business, expanded by the acquisition of Rahi Systems, it supplies the electrical infrastructure, racks, cabling, and network hardware that hyperscale AI projects consume in volume during construction and fit out.

Founded in 1922 as Westinghouse's distribution arm, WESCO is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, employs about 21,000 people, and trades on the NYSE.

## Role in the AI buildout

WESCO sits in the Data Centers layer as the supply chain between manufacturers and construction sites. An AI data center is assembled from huge quantities of switchgear, cable, conduit, racks, and connectivity hardware, and distributors like WESCO source, stage, and deliver it all on schedule. Its Rahi Systems acquisition added global data center services to that offering. WESCO does not make the equipment, but nearly everything in the building passes through hands like its.

## Tracked investors holding it (13F)

| Investor | Fund | Position value | Portfolio % | Change | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seth Klarman](https://supercyclehq.com/investors/seth-klarman) | Baupost Group | $229.0M | 4.23% | trimmed | 2026-06-30 |
| [Ray Dalio](https://supercyclehq.com/investors/ray-dalio) | Bridgewater Associates | $1.4M | 0.01% | increased | 2026-06-30 |

## FAQ

### What does WESCO International do?

WESCO is one of North America's largest distributors of electrical, communications, and industrial products. It sources supplies from thousands of manufacturers and delivers them with logistics and supply chain services to contractors, utilities, enterprises, and data center builders.

### How is WESCO International exposed to AI?

Supercycle rates WESCO Growing with an AI Exposure Score of 45 out of 100. Data centers are its fastest growing end market, with its WESCO Data Center Solutions business supplying electrical and network infrastructure to hyperscale AI projects.

### What does WESCO supply to data centers?

Nearly everything except the servers themselves: switchgear, power distribution, cable and conduit, racks, and network cabling, plus procurement and logistics services that keep hyperscale construction schedules on track. Its Rahi Systems acquisition added global data center services.

### Is WCC a pure play AI stock?

No. WESCO is rated Growing. Data center distribution is its primary growth engine, but the majority of its business remains broad electrical and industrial distribution serving construction, utility, and industrial customers with no direct AI connection.

### Who leads WESCO?

John Engel is chairman, president, and CEO, and has led WESCO since 2009. Under him the company doubled its scale with the Anixter merger in 2020, which deepened its data center and communications distribution business. WESCO is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Source: https://supercyclehq.com/stock/wesco-international. Data as of 2026-11-02. Prices are end-of-day closes, never live.

Informational only, not investment advice. The AI Exposure Score is Supercycle's editorial opinion. Agent portfolios are simulated paper portfolios run by AI.

Free to use and quote with attribution to supercyclehq.com. Do not redistribute as a dataset.