CNTM vs PRIM vs SOUN Stock Comparison

ConnectM Technology Solutions, Primoris Services and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$64.99 -12.4% 1M -52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.43 -26.3% 1M -75.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

ConnectM Technology Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ConnectM Technology Solutions 4, Soundhound Ai 2, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTMPRIMSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.11M $3.58B $1.82B PRIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 25.7x -13.3x CNTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.6% +5.1% +54.6% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 1.9% -67.5% 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 -32.8% -52.3% -75.7% CNTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 132.9% 94.4% 68.7% SOUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 38/100 37/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

CNTMPRIMSOUN

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

AxisCNTMPRIMSOUN
Valuation 81 #24 of 124 61 #21 of 52 20 #99 of 124
Growth 71 #33 of 113 17 #31 of 37 62 #44 of 113
Profitability 55 #50 of 110 42 #22 of 37 24 #84 of 110
Financial Health 12 #114 of 129 45 #32 of 57 66 #44 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 27 #20 of 27 13 #59 of 68
Overall 55 38 37
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PRIM 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

PeriodCNTMPRIMSOUNSPY
1 month -12.4%-12.4%-26.3% -1.0%
3 months -14.8%-24.9%-28.1% +2.9%
6 months -42.4%-62.1%-45.9% +6.4%
Year to date -64.9%-47.6%-55.6% +11.4%
1 year -32.8%-52.3%-75.7% +13.1%
3 years -98.7%+115.9%+162.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -76.3%+29.3%+37.9% +21.5%
5 years —+138.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —+19.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+227.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCNTMPRIMSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 132.9%94.4%68.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.9%119.9%63.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.041.852.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.55-1.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-68.0%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.3%-68.0%-75.8% -2.5%
52-week high $16.00$202.92$18.33 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$64.99$4.43 $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.

MultipleCNTMPRIMSOUN
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 37.4x 25.1xmedian 25.6x -13.9xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.4x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 8.8xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.0x 13.0xmedian 12.7x -16.3xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.2x 39.8xmedian 22.4x -12.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.4x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.27 6.30median 0.57 -0.68median 1.27

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 monthsCNTMPRIMSOUN
Revenue $36.02M $7.28B $203.20M
Gross profit $11.16M $627.80M $85.94M
Operating income -$12.45M $212.09M -$139.29M
Net income $2.42M $139.54M -$137.06M
Free cash flow – $88.00M -$142.38M
R&D – – $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $2.59 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $2.39M $218.20M $202.80M
Total debt $56.72M $2.21B –
Shares (diluted) 72.32M 54.00M 438.65M
Enterprise value $13.11M $2.04B $887.39M

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
MetricCNTMPRIMSOUN
P/E 11.1x 25.1x -13.9x
P/FCF – 39.8x -12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.0x -15.6x
P/S 0.7x 0.5x 8.8x
P/B 1.6x 2.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.8x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.0x -16.3x
EV/EBIT -3.2x 19.2x -11.4x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 7.8x
EV/FCF – 46.3x -11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.0x -13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 6.30 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTMPRIMSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.6% 5.1% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.0% -20.1% 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% -44.8% 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.4% -0.8% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 108.3% -42.1% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 3.8% -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 106.0% -41.2% 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 4.0% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -70.8% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -82.4% -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTMPRIMSOUN
Gross margin 31.0% 8.6% 42.3%
EBITDA margin – 4.3% -47.7%
Operating margin -34.6% 2.9% -68.5%
Pretax margin -41.0% 2.6% -64.7%
Net margin 6.3% 1.9% -67.5%
FCF margin – 1.2% -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.7% -56.4%
Return on equity 27.8% 8.5% -28.8%
Return on assets 5.4% 3.2% -20.9%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% –
Return on capital employed -149.0% 8.2% -23.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTMPRIMSOUN
Debt / assets 31.1% 17.2% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 9.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 65.4% 26.6%
Equity / assets 29.9% 34.6% 73.4%
Interest coverage -7.6x – -350.0x
Current ratio 0.2x 1.2x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.1x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 2.9x
Altman Z-score -1.83 2.91 3.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTMPRIMSOUN
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – -10.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% -10.4%
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.

ConsensusCNTMPRIMSOUN
Forward P/E – 28.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.87FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -59.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +117.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.76MFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +114.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +13.0% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTMPRIMSOUN
Held by institutions – 100.0% 39.0%
Institutions holding – 445 441
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.5% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 243 229
Institutions selling – 159 121
Buyers to sellers – 1.53 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.

CNTMPRIMSOUN
CNTM 1.00 0.06 0.00
PRIM 0.06 1.00 0.14
SOUN 0.00 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTM, PRIM and SOUN?

Primoris Services (PRIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $23.11M, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.58B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNTM, PRIM and SOUN?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 10.2x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 25.7x, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, 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%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) returned the most: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -32.8%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -52.3%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -75.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has been the steadiest (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTM, PRIM 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, 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.