AI vs CNTM vs PRIM Stock Comparison

C3.ai, ConnectM Technology Solutions and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.28 +15.2% 1M -33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$69.05 -4.9% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

ConnectM Technology Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ConnectM Technology Solutions 4, Primoris Services 2, C3.ai 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAICNTMPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.89B $24.48M $3.94B PRIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.2x 10.8x 28.2x CNTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 30.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -37.5% +23.6% +5.1% CNTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -192.1% 6.3% 1.9% CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -38.6% -51.3% AI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.8%/yr — +20.9%/yr PRIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 132.4% 94.4% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 37/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

AICNTMPRIM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAICNTMPRIM
Valuation 17 #103 of 124 82 #23 of 124 57 #23 of 52
Growth 7 #105 of 113 71 #34 of 113 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 13 #95 of 109 56 #49 of 109 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 85 #20 of 127 12 #112 of 127 48 #30 of 57
Shareholder Returns 19 #53 of 65 – 23 #21 of 27
Overall 28 55 37
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAICNTMPRIMSPY
1 month +15.2%-13.9%-4.9% -0.2%
3 months +38.0%-28.3%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months +36.9%-31.0%-59.1% +8.2%
Year to date -8.9%-65.5%-44.4% +12.9%
1 year -33.1%-38.6%-51.3% +12.3%
3 years -50.6%-98.7%+136.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.0%-76.4%+33.3% +23.3%
5 years -72.5%—+158.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -22.8%—+20.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+250.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAICNTMPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%132.4%94.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.8%132.1%120.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.07-0.071.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.29-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-100.0%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-71.8%-66.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.36$16.00$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$3.90$64.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAICNTMPRIM
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 38.6x 10.9xmedian 38.6x 26.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 4.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x 13.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x 42.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.3x 1.6xmedian 3.3x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.28 0.41median 1.28 6.69median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAICNTMPRIM
Revenue $232.38M $36.02M $7.28B
Gross profit $67.61M $11.16M $627.80M
Operating income -$471.95M -$12.45M $212.09M
Net income -$446.41M $2.42M $139.54M
Free cash flow -$155.78M – $88.00M
R&D $210.99M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.88 $0.03 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $2.39M $218.20M
Total debt – $56.72M $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 72.32M 54.00M
Enterprise value -$633.26M $14.48M $2.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAICNTMPRIM
P/E -4.3x 10.9x 26.7x
P/FCF -12.2x – 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow -12.3x – 19.1x
P/S 8.2x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 2.7x 1.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x – 13.7x
EV/EBIT -2.7x -3.2x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF -8.0x – 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x – 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.41 6.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAICNTMPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -37.5% 23.6% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% 35.0% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.3% 19.9% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -62.4% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% 108.3% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.5% 31.4% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.8% 106.0% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 26.7% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.3% – -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.4% – -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% – 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAICNTMPRIM
Gross margin 29.1% 31.0% 8.6%
EBITDA margin -197.3% – 4.3%
Operating margin -203.1% -34.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin -191.8% -41.0% 2.6%
Net margin -192.1% 6.3% 1.9%
FCF margin -67.0% – 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin -66.5% – 2.7%
Return on equity -66.2% 27.8% 8.5%
Return on assets -52.8% 5.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – – 7.0%
Return on capital employed -65.5% -149.0% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 111.1% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAICNTMPRIM
Debt / assets – 31.1% 17.2%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 70.1% 65.4%
Equity / assets 79.4% 29.9% 34.6%
Interest coverage – -7.6x –
Current ratio 6.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 6.0x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 5.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.61 -1.83 2.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAICNTMPRIM
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield -4.6% – –
Shareholder yield -4.6% – 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAICNTMPRIM
Forward P/E – – 30.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $-3.87FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.24MFY2026 $76.76MFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +114.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% +15.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAICNTMPRIM
Held by institutions 62.6% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 320 – 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.5% – +1.5%
Institutions buying 179 – 243
Institutions selling 72 – 159
Buyers to sellers 2.49 – 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AICNTMPRIM
AI 1.00 -0.01 0.00
CNTM -0.01 1.00 0.06
PRIM 0.00 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AI, CNTM and PRIM?

Primoris Services (PRIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: C3.ai (AI) $1.89B, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $24.48M, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AI, CNTM and PRIM?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C3.ai (AI) -4.2x, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 10.8x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C3.ai (AI) -37.5%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (C3.ai (AI) -192.1%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year C3.ai (AI) returned the most: C3.ai (AI) -33.1%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -38.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -51.3%. Over five years, Primoris Services (PRIM) compounded fastest (C3.ai (AI) -22.8%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: C3.ai (AI) 0.00%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. C3.ai (AI) and ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C3.ai (AI) has been the steadiest (C3.ai (AI) 59.6%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.4%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AI, CNTM and PRIM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.