Data Center Cooling CDU Pumps Market To Reach USD 5,500.47 Million By 2035 As AI Racks Move To Liquid Cooling And Megawatt-Scale Cdus

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Segment Intelligence: Dominant and Fastest-Growing Segments

Values below apply the 2026 shares published by Precedence Research to the 2026 market size of USD 425.28 million. Where published shares do not cover every segment, the remainder is shown as "other" so each group adds to 100%.

Figure 2: CDU Pumps Market Segment Shares, 2026

Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

CDU Pumps Market by Cooling Technology

CDU Pumps Market by CDU Type

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CDU Pumps Market by Application and End User

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Regional and Country Analysis

CDU Pumps Market by Region, 2026

Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

North America. North America leads with 39% of 2026 revenue because the largest AI campuses are being built in the U.S. by hyperscalers and AI developers. Vertiv, the largest U.S.-listed data center thermal supplier, reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of USD 4.31 billion, up 61%, with organic orders more than doubling, a direct signal of liquid cooling demand.

Asia Pacific. Asia Pacific grows fastest as China, India, Japan and Southeast Asia build AI data centers. Chinese pump makers such as GuangDong Shenpeng Technology and Changsha TOPS compete on cost, while Japanese suppliers such as EBARA and Panasonic bring precision pump technology.

Europe. Europe holds 24%. The region's focus on energy efficiency and heat reuse favors liquid cooling, and European pump makers lead the supply side: Grundfos, WILO and SPP Pumps are all active in data centers. WILO signed a cooperation agreement with Polish CDU maker DCX in April 2026, enabling 8 MW of cooling capacity from a single facility CDU.

Latin America and Middle East & Africa. Both regions are small but growing, led by colocation in Brazil and Mexico and large AI campuses in the Gulf states.

Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

What Is Changing in the Industry

CDUs are scaling to megawatts. Schneider Electric's Motivair launched the MCDU-70 in January 2026, a 2.5 MW CDU that can scale beyond 10 MW in centralized systems and is designed around NVIDIA's GPU roadmap. DCX launched its ECDU platform with three models from 600 kW to 2.6 MW in March 2026, and its facility CDU with WILO pumps reaches 8 MW.

What it indicates: Larger CDUs need larger, redundant pumps with variable-speed control. Pump value per unit rises, and suppliers that can deliver high-flow, high-reliability pumps gain share.

Thermal companies are buying capacity. Eaton completed its USD 9.5 billion acquisition of Boyd Thermal in March 2026, adding liquid cooling expertise and more than 6,000 employees. Vertiv completed its USD 1 billion acquisition of PurgeRite, a liquid cooling services company, in December 2025.

What it indicates: Power and cooling suppliers want to offer complete liquid cooling systems, which concentrates CDU demand among fewer, larger buyers of pumps.

New entrants are joining the CDU market. LG Electronics showcased data center cooling products, including CDUs, at AHR Expo 2026 in February. Appliance, HVAC and electronics companies are using their pump and motor know-how to enter the market.

What it indicates: Competition will increase, but so will demand for pump components from established manufacturers.

Demand signals are accelerating. Vertiv raised its 2026 sales guidance to USD 14.45–14.85 billion in October 2026 after organic orders more than doubled year over year.

What it indicates: Orders placed in 2026 will become installed liquid cooling capacity in 2027 and 2028, supporting pump demand well into the forecast period.

Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

Key Market Drivers

• Rising rack power density from artificial intelligence high performance computing
• Construction of hyperscale data center
• Energy-efficiency goals, since liquid cooling cuts cooling energy compared with air.
• Growth of cloud computing cloud services that need dense, efficient capacity
• Server makers shipping liquid-cooled systems as standard for top-end GPUs.
  

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Major Challenges

  • Leak risk near IT equipment, which raises reliability and seal requirements.
  • High upfront cost of CDUs, pumps and facility water loops.
  • Retrofit difficulty in existing air-cooled data centers.
  • Lack of common standards for coolant, connectors and CDU interfaces.
  • Supply constraints for motors, drives and specialty components as demand surges.
    

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Emerging Opportunities

  • Magnetic drive pumps, the fastest-growing pump type, for leak-free operation.
  • Modular CDUs, the fastest-growing CDU type, for phased AI build-outs.
  • Megawatt-scale facility CDUs that need high-flow redundant pump sets.
  • Healthcare and research computing, the fastest-growing end user.
  • Service and monitoring, including predictive pump maintenance and flow analytics.
    

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Company and Competitive Intelligence

  
  
  

  Figure 3: Liquid Cooling Leaders, Company Signals 2026

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  The supply chain has two layers. Pump and motor manufacturers, including Grundfos, Xylem, WILO, EBARA, Flowserve, Johnson Electric, Panasonic, AMETEK, Gates, Gorman-Rupp, SPP Pumps and Speck, supply pumps to CDU builders. CDU and thermal system companies, including Vertiv, Schneider Electric (Motivair), Eaton (Boyd Thermal), nVent, CoolIT Systems, DCX, Delta and LG Electronics, integrate pumps into CDUs and sell them to data center operators. Specialist and Chinese suppliers such as SPAL Automotive, GuangDong Shenpeng Technology and Changsha TOPS compete in compact and cost-focused pumps.

  Company	Role	Positioning	Relevant Development
  Grundfos	Pump manufacturer	Global leader in building and industrial pumps	Dedicated data center pump portfolio
  WILO	Pump manufacturer	Pumps and drives already used in data centers worldwide	Cooperation with DCX enabling 8 MW CDUs (Apr 2026)
  Xylem / EBARA / Flowserve	Pump manufacturers	Industrial and building pump scale	Named key players in the report
  Johnson Electric / Panasonic / AMETEK	Motor and pump makers	Compact, precision motors and pumps	Supply rack-level CDUs
  Vertiv	CDU and thermal systems	Largest data center thermal supplier	Q3 2026 sales USD 4.31B (+61%); PurgeRite deal
  Schneider Electric (Motivair)	CDU and liquid cooling	MW-scale CDUs for AI factories	MCDU-70, 2.5 MW (Jan 2026)
  Eaton (Boyd Thermal)	Thermal systems	Power plus liquid cooling	USD 9.5B Boyd Thermal deal completed (Mar 2026)
  DCX Liquid Cooling Systems	CDU maker	High-capacity facility CDUs	ECDU platform, 600 kW–2.6 MW (Mar 2026)
  Shenpeng / Changsha TOPS	Chinese pump makers	Cost-competitive pumps	Serve fast-growing Asia Pacific demand

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Customer and Buyer Intelligence

  Target Account Group	Decision-Makers	Purchase Signals	Commercial Opportunity
  CDU and thermal system makers	VP Engineering, Procurement Director	New CDU platforms, capacity expansions	Pump supply contracts and co-design
  Hyperscale cloud providers	Head of Data Center Design, Thermal Lead	AI campus announcements	Direct specification of pumps and CDUs
  Colocation operators	VP Construction, Engineering Director	AI-ready halls, liquid cooling retrofits	Modular CDUs and service contracts
  AI and HPC server OEMs	Thermal Engineering Lead	Liquid-cooled server launches	Rack-level CDU pumps
  Research and healthcare computing	IT Infrastructure Director	Supercomputer and imaging upgrades	Compact, high-reliability CDUs

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  How Precedence Research Supports Decision-Making

  Master Dataset provides segment, regional and company data for CDU pumps and adjacent markets such as the data center liquid cooling data center server markets

  Precedence Quadrant compares pump and CDU suppliers on capacity, technology, reliability and customer reach, helping buyers select suppliers and helping vendors benchmark rivals.

  Interactive Intelligence Dashboard tracks CDU launches, acquisitions, supplier agreements and data center projects, so sales teams can target new capacity early.

  Quality & Manufacturing Intelligence maps pump production capacity, motor and drive supply, and component lead times, supporting sourcing and supply-chain planning.

  Customized Research answers specific questions, such as magnetic drive versus centrifugal pump economics, CDU pump content per megawatt, or market entry in Asia Pacific.

  Solution	What It Provides	How It Helps
  Master Dataset	Segment, region and company data on CDU pumps	Sizes pump demand by technology and application
  Precedence Quadrant	Pump and CDU supplier comparison	Selects suppliers and benchmarks rivals
  Interactive Dashboard	Live tracking of launches, deals and projects	Targets new capacity early
  Quality & Manufacturing Intelligence	Production capacity and component lead times	Supports sourcing and supply planning
  Customized Research	Pump economics and market-entry studies	Answers decision-specific questions

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Why Continuously Updated Intelligence Matters

  Liquid cooling products and orders change every few months. Monthly updates suit sales and product teams tracking CDU launches and supplier agreements. Quarterly updates match thermal suppliers' earnings and order trends. Six-monthly updates help strategy teams follow technology shifts such as magnetic drive and modular CDU adoption, and annual updates support investors reviewing market size and share. Precedence Research offers all four update cycles.

  Strategic Outlook

  • CEOs and CXOs: the market grows more than twelve-fold to USD 5,500.47 million by 2035; secure positions with CDU makers now.
  • Strategy and business development teams: North America (39%) leads, but Asia Pacific grows fastest; AI computing is both the largest and fastest-growing application.
  • R&D leaders: prioritize seal-less magnetic drive designs, variable-speed control and redundancy for MW-scale CDUs.
  • Procurement teams: lock in motors, drives and pump capacity early, as thermal suppliers' orders have more than doubled.
  • Investors: consolidation by Eaton, Vertiv and Schneider shows strategic value in liquid cooling assets.
  • Pump manufacturers and suppliers: partner with CDU makers, as WILO has with DCX, to secure design-in positions.

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

  Company Ecosystem

  
  
  

  Figure 4: Data Center Cooling CDU Pumps Company Ecosystem, 2026

  Sources: Expert Interview, Secondary Sources, Precedence Research Database, Precedence Research Analysts and Researcher

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