CTRI vs DY vs EME Stock Comparison

Centuri Holdings, Dycom Industries and Emcor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc.
$20.64 +0.6% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$229.88 -15.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.24%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, Centuri Holdings 2, Dycom Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRIDYEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $6.89B $29.49B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.2x — 20.6x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 14.0x 19.2x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.2% — +18.9% CTRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% — 7.7% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.24% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% -19.1% -11.7% CTRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.9%/yr +39.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.7% 52.9% 45.4% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 65/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

CTRIDYEME

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

AxisCTRIDYEME
Valuation 45 #29 of 52 – 59 #22 of 52
Growth 53 #18 of 37 – 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 36 #24 of 37 – 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 50 #29 of 57 59 #24 of 57 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 54 #13 of 27
Overall 46 – 65
  • CTRI ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTRIDYEMESPY
1 month +0.6%-15.3%-12.6% -0.2%
3 months -20.7%-42.8%-5.6% +3.9%
6 months -41.8%-43.0%-22.8% +8.2%
Year to date -18.3%-32.0%+9.0% +12.9%
1 year +0.3%-19.1%-11.7% +12.3%
3 years —+171.5%+224.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+39.5%+48.1% +23.3%
5 years —+180.1%+435.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+22.9%+39.9% +10.9%
10 years —+207.4%+1,015.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+27.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTRIDYEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.7%52.9%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.9%50.8%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.751.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.36-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-58.0%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-57.0%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $41.80$535.20$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $19.13$224.52$581.58 $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.

MultipleCTRIDYEME
P/E now vs peer median 72.2xmedian 26.7x —median 26.7x 20.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 13.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -136.9xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x 25.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 —median 0.57 0.44median 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 monthsCTRIDYEME
Revenue $3.39B – $18.60B
Gross profit $263.34M – $3.61B
Operating income $92.78M – $1.93B
Net income $29.17M – $1.44B
Free cash flow -$15.22M – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $0.28 – $32.30
Cash & equivalents $40.46M $709.17M $924.41M
Total debt $3.11B $5.82B –
Shares (diluted) 101.48M 29.33M 44.55M
Enterprise value $1.85B $6.03B $25.88B

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
MetricCTRIDYEME
P/E 72.2x – 20.6x
P/FCF -136.9x – 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x – 22.9x
P/S 0.6x – 1.6x
P/B 2.4x 3.7x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 7.4x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – 13.4x
EV/EBIT 29.8x – 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 1.5x
EV/FCF -181.4x – 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.3x – 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRIDYEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.2% – 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% – 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.4% – 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,018% – 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 880.2% – 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.8% – -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -111.5% – -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRIDYEME
Gross margin 7.8% – 19.4%
EBITDA margin 6.9% – 11.5%
Operating margin 2.7% – 10.4%
Pretax margin 0.8% – 10.5%
Net margin 0.9% – 7.7%
FCF margin -0.4% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% – 6.9%
Return on equity 3.4% – 36.2%
Return on assets 1.2% – 14.6%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – –
Return on capital employed 5.0% – 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRIDYEME
Debt / assets 29.9% 47.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF -47.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 68.9% 59.8%
Equity / assets 36.2% 31.1% 40.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.48 – 6.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRIDYEME
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – – 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

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.

ConsensusCTRIDYEME
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $16.42FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.5%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +28.1% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +26.8% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRIDYEME
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.8% 93.1%
Institutions holding 254 618 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -2.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 166 339 659
Institutions selling 68 210 419
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.61 1.57

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.

CTRIDYEME
CTRI 1.00 0.46 0.49
DY 0.46 1.00 0.56
EME 0.49 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRI, DY and EME?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) $2.08B, Dycom Industries (DY) $6.89B, Emcor (EME) $29.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRI, DY and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 72.2x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 31.3x, Dycom Industries (DY) 14.0x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +25.2%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 0.9%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centuri Holdings (CTRI) returned the most: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +0.3%, Dycom Industries (DY) -19.1%, Emcor (EME) -11.7%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +22.9%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emcor (EME) 0.24%. Centuri Holdings (CTRI) and Dycom Industries (DY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 53.7%, Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRI, DY and EME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emcor (EME) 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.