CNTM vs DY vs SOUN Stock Comparison

ConnectM Technology Solutions, Dycom Industries and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$229.88 -15.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.37 -27.8% 1M -76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Dycom Industries leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Dycom Industries 3, ConnectM Technology Solutions 2, Soundhound Ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTMDYSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.48M $6.76B $1.86B DY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x — -13.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.6% — +54.6% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% — -67.5% CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.6% -19.1% -76.2% DY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 132.4% 52.9% 68.8% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 37/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

CNTMDYSOUN

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

AxisCNTMDYSOUN
Valuation 82 #23 of 124 – 20 #99 of 124
Growth 71 #34 of 113 – 62 #44 of 113
Profitability 56 #49 of 109 – 25 #82 of 109
Financial Health 12 #112 of 127 59 #24 of 57 67 #43 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 13 #57 of 65
Overall 55 – 37
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNTMDYSOUNSPY
1 month -13.9%-15.3%-27.8% -0.2%
3 months -28.3%-42.8%-30.0% +3.9%
6 months -31.0%-43.0%-45.8% +8.2%
Year to date -65.5%-32.0%-56.2% +12.9%
1 year -38.6%-19.1%-76.2% +12.3%
3 years -98.7%+171.5%+178.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -76.4%+39.5%+40.7% +23.3%
5 years —+180.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+22.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+207.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNTMDYSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 132.4%52.9%68.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 132.1%50.8%64.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.071.752.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.36-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-58.0%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.8%-57.0%-76.2% -1.2%
52-week high $16.00$535.20$18.33 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$224.52$4.24 $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.

MultipleCNTMDYSOUN
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 38.6x —median 26.7x -13.7xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.4x —median 0.8x 8.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x —median 13.1x -16.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.4x —median 23.0x -12.4xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.3x 3.7xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.28 —median 0.57 -0.67median 1.28

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 monthsCNTMDYSOUN
Revenue $36.02M – $203.20M
Gross profit $11.16M – $85.94M
Operating income -$12.45M – -$139.29M
Net income $2.42M – -$137.06M
Free cash flow – – -$142.38M
R&D – – $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $0.03 – $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $2.39M $709.17M $202.80M
Total debt $56.72M $5.82B –
Shares (diluted) 72.32M 29.33M 438.65M
Enterprise value $14.48M $5.90B $920.24M

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
MetricCNTMDYSOUN
P/E 10.9x – -13.7x
P/FCF – – -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – -15.4x
P/S 0.7x – 8.7x
P/B 1.6x 3.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 7.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – – -16.1x
EV/EBIT -3.2x – -11.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 7.7x
EV/FCF – – -11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 – -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTMDYSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.6% – 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.0% – 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% – 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.4% – -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 108.3% – 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 106.0% – 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTMDYSOUN
Gross margin 31.0% – 42.3%
EBITDA margin – – -47.7%
Operating margin -34.6% – -68.5%
Pretax margin -41.0% – -64.7%
Net margin 6.3% – -67.5%
FCF margin – – -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – -56.4%
Return on equity 27.8% – -28.8%
Return on assets 5.4% – -20.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -149.0% – -23.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTMDYSOUN
Debt / assets 31.1% 47.1% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 68.9% 26.6%
Equity / assets 29.9% 31.1% 73.4%
Interest coverage -7.6x – -350.0x
Current ratio 0.2x 2.7x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 2.4x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 2.9x
Altman Z-score -1.83 – 3.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTMDYSOUN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -10.6%
Shareholder yield – – -10.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCNTMDYSOUN
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.87FY2026 $16.42FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +28.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.76MFY2026 $7.06BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +114.2%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +26.8% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTMDYSOUN
Held by institutions – 92.8% 39.0%
Institutions holding – 618 441
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.1% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 339 229
Institutions selling – 210 121
Buyers to sellers – 1.61 1.89

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.

CNTMDYSOUN
CNTM 1.00 0.04 0.00
DY 0.04 1.00 0.23
SOUN 0.00 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTM, DY and SOUN?

Dycom Industries (DY) is the largest by market capitalisation: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $24.48M, Dycom Industries (DY) $6.76B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.86B.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dycom Industries (DY) returned the most: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -38.6%, Dycom Industries (DY) -19.1%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dycom Industries (DY) has been the steadiest (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.4%, Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTM, DY and SOUN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dycom Industries (DY) leads on 3. 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.