CRH vs PRIM vs PWR Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Primoris Services and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.43 +0.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$57.26B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$66.45 -8.5% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.69B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.11B
P/E
65.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Crh Public 5, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHPRIMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.26B $3.69B $87.11B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 26.4x 65.6x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 29.4x 35.5x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +5.1% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 1.9% 4.0% CRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 7.0% 10.1% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 1.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% -53.3% +27.9% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr +20.4%/yr +37.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 94.5% 44.8% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 38/100 52/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHPRIMPWR

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

AxisCRHPRIMPWR
Valuation 67 #4 of 10 61 #21 of 52 22 #41 of 52
Growth – 17 #31 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 42 #22 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 45 #32 of 57 50 #29 of 57
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 27 #20 of 27 42 #16 of 27
Overall 58 38 52
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHPRIMPWRSPY
1 month +0.5%-8.5%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.9%-22.3%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months -26.8%-61.6%-11.5% +7.0%
Year to date -31.5%-46.5%+33.6% +12.2%
1 year -28.9%-53.3%+27.9% +13.0%
3 years +63.2%+127.9%+242.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+31.6%+50.7% +23.1%
5 years +77.9%+153.3%+384.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.2%+20.4%+37.1% +11.0%
10 years +158.1%+239.0%+1,884.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+13.0%+34.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRHPRIMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%94.5%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%120.4%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.861.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-0.560.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-68.0%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-67.3%-28.2% -1.8%
52-week high $131.38$202.92$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$64.99$413.17 $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.

MultipleCRHPRIMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 19.6x 25.7xmedian 25.7x 63.9xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.3x 13.2xmedian 12.9x 29.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 31.4x 40.6xmedian 22.5x 37.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.78 6.44median 0.56 2.08median 0.56

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 monthsCRHPRIMPWR
Revenue $38.63B $7.28B $32.91B
Gross profit $14.00B $627.80M $5.09B
Operating income $5.53B $212.09M $2.04B
Net income $3.89B $139.54M $1.35B
Free cash flow $2.77B $88.00M $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $2.59 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $3.03B $218.20M $506.43M
Total debt $17.93B $797.00M $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 54.00M 152.44M
Enterprise value $42.70B $2.15B $85.19B

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
MetricCRHPRIMPWR
P/E 14.9x 25.7x 63.9x
P/FCF 20.6x 40.6x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 18.4x 26.7x
P/S 1.5x 0.5x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 2.2x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.9x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 13.2x 29.5x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 19.6x 44.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.6x 2.7x
EV/FCF 26.0x 47.2x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 21.4x 28.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.44 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHPRIMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 5.1% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% -20.1% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% -44.8% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% -42.1% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% -41.2% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% -70.8% 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% -82.4% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHPRIMPWR
Gross margin 36.2% 8.6% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 4.3% 9.3%
Operating margin 14.3% 2.9% 6.2%
Pretax margin 13.3% 2.6% 5.3%
Net margin 9.9% 1.9% 4.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 1.2% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 2.7% 9.7%
Return on equity 15.8% 8.5% 14.3%
Return on assets 6.7% 3.2% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 7.0% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 8.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHPRIMPWR
Debt / assets 30.6% 17.2% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 9.1x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 65.4% 65.6%
Equity / assets 42.9% 34.6% 34.4%
Interest coverage 6.5x – 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.73 2.93 4.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHPRIMPWR
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 0.5% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.8% 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.4% 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 12.6%

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.

ConsensusCRHPRIMPWR
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +117.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +13.0% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHPRIMPWR
Held by institutions 84.4% 100.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,029 445 1,919
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.5% +13.5%
Institutions buying 554 243 972
Institutions selling 355 159 703
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.53 1.38

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.

CRHPRIMPWR
CRH 1.00 0.11 0.19
PRIM 0.11 1.00 0.44
PWR 0.19 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, PRIM and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $57.26B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.69B, Quanta Services (PWR) $87.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, PRIM and PWR?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -28.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -53.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +12.2%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, PRIM and PWR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quanta Services (PWR) leads on 6. 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.