DY vs ECG vs APG Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Everus Construction and APi Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DY Dycom Industries Inc
$239.71 -10.9% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
APG APi Group Corp
$45.00 +16.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 5, APi 4, Dycom Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYECGAPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $5.18B $19.01B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.3x -82.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 20.9x 26.6x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.5% +16.4% ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.0% -2.6% ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.9% 6.8% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 3.2x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +17.6% +30.6% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr — +25.4%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 62.3% 31.2% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 44/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

DYECGAPG

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

AxisDYECGAPG
Valuation – 69 #17 of 52 24 #86 of 113
Growth – 81 #8 of 37 78 #22 of 96
Profitability – 89 #5 of 37 54 #42 of 91
Financial Health 63 #22 of 57 82 #11 of 57 40 #74 of 122
Shareholder Returns – – 26 #49 of 66
Overall – 80 44
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYECGAPGSPY
1 month -10.9%-8.3%+16.1% +0.7%
3 months -42.5%-12.1%+14.7% +3.7%
6 months -42.1%-26.7%-1.6% +7.1%
Year to date -29.1%+26.3%+17.6% +12.8%
1 year -16.9%+17.6%+30.6% +11.9%
3 years +190.0%—+162.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +42.6%—+38.0% +22.8%
5 years +201.8%—+209.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.7%—+25.4% +10.9%
10 years +217.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDYECGAPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%62.3%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%62.5%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.701.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.280.98 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-56.2%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-36.1%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $535.20$169.16$49.40 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$80.42$34.46 $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.

MultipleDYECGAPG
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.1x 21.7xmedian 28.1x -84.3xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 15.3xmedian 12.7x 22.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.0x 22.0xmedian 25.0x 28.4xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 —median 0.60 1.42median 0.97

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 monthsDYECGAPG
Revenue – $4.27B $8.91B
Gross profit – $555.38M $2.77B
Operating income – $330.71M $644.00M
Net income – $254.46M $367.00M
Free cash flow – $250.37M $673.00M
EPS (diluted) – $4.97 $-0.53
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $176.70M $373.00M
Total debt $5.82B $274.50M $3.57B
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 51.22M 432.00M
Enterprise value $5.71B $4.39B $16.23B

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
MetricDYECGAPG
P/E – 21.7x -84.3x
P/FCF – 22.0x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.2x 24.7x
P/S – 1.3x 2.1x
P/B 3.9x 7.1x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 7.9x 12.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x 22.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.0x 34.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 22.4x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYECGAPG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.5% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.9% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 48.2% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.5% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 53.1% -246.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -59.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.2% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.5% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYECGAPG
Gross margin – 13.0% 31.1%
EBITDA margin – 8.6% 11.3%
Operating margin – 7.8% 7.2%
Pretax margin – 7.7% 5.5%
Net margin – 6.0% -2.6%
FCF margin – 5.9% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% 8.7%
Return on equity – 32.6% 10.5%
Return on assets – 12.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 23.9% 6.8%
Return on capital employed – 32.3% 8.9%
Asset turnover – 2.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYECGAPG
Debt / assets 47.1% 13.3% 34.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 62.4% 66.1%
Equity / assets 31.1% 37.6% 33.9%
Interest coverage – 16.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.93 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYECGAPG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield – – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusDYECGAPG
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $1.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +8.5% +16.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +16.6% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYECGAPG
Held by institutions 92.8% 84.9% 84.5%
Institutions holding 618 538 582
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +2.3% +5.1%
Institutions buying 339 263 307
Institutions selling 210 162 205
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.62 1.50

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.

DYECGAPG
DY 1.00 0.57 0.39
ECG 0.57 1.00 0.48
APG 0.39 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, ECG and APG?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.58B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.18B, APi (APG) $19.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, APi (APG) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, APi (APG) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%, APi (APG) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -16.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) +17.6%, APi (APG) +30.6%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +24.7%/yr, APi (APG) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%, APi (APG) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DY, ECG and APG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Everus Construction (ECG) leads on 5. 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.