DY vs ECG vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Everus Construction and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$228.68 -15.8% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$66.45 -8.5% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 7, Dycom Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYECGPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $5.18B $3.72B DY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.4x 26.7x ECG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 19.0x 29.4x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.5% +5.1% ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.0% 1.9% ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.9% 7.0% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 1.8x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% +4.6% -53.3% ECG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr — +20.4%/yr DY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 62.2% 94.5% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 78/100 38/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

DYECGPRIM

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

AxisDYECGPRIM
Valuation – 73 #15 of 52 61 #21 of 52
Growth – 81 #8 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability – 83 #7 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 77 #14 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 27 #20 of 27
Overall – 78 38
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYECGPRIMSPY
1 month -15.8%-16.0%-8.5% -0.8%
3 months -46.1%-23.0%-22.3% +3.5%
6 months -45.0%-30.0%-61.6% +7.0%
Year to date -32.3%+14.7%-46.5% +12.2%
1 year -21.7%+4.6%-53.3% +13.0%
3 years +170.1%—+127.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.3%—+31.6% +23.1%
5 years +187.7%—+153.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%—+20.4% +11.0%
10 years +215.4%—+239.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%—+13.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDYECGPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%62.2%94.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%62.2%120.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.752.691.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.07-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-56.2%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-42.0%-67.3% -1.8%
52-week high $535.20$169.16$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$80.42$64.99 $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.

MultipleDYECGPRIM
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.7x 19.7xmedian 25.7x 25.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 13.9xmedian 12.9x 13.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.5x 20.0xmedian 22.5x 40.6xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 6.5xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 —median 0.56 6.44median 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 monthsDYECGPRIM
Revenue – $4.27B $7.28B
Gross profit – $555.38M $627.80M
Operating income – $330.71M $212.09M
Net income – $254.46M $139.54M
Free cash flow – $250.37M $88.00M
EPS (diluted) – $4.97 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $176.70M $218.20M
Total debt $5.82B $274.50M $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 51.22M 54.00M
Enterprise value $5.80B $4.39B $2.18B

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
MetricDYECGPRIM
P/E – 19.7x 25.7x
P/FCF – 20.0x 40.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.6x 18.4x
P/S – 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 6.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 7.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 15.5x 19.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 20.4x 47.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.9x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 6.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYECGPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.9% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 48.2% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.5% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 53.1% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.2% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.5% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYECGPRIM
Gross margin – 13.0% 8.6%
EBITDA margin – 8.6% 4.3%
Operating margin – 7.8% 2.9%
Pretax margin – 7.7% 2.6%
Net margin – 6.0% 1.9%
FCF margin – 5.9% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% 2.7%
Return on equity – 32.6% 8.5%
Return on assets – 12.2% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 23.9% 7.0%
Return on capital employed – 32.3% 8.2%
Asset turnover – 2.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYECGPRIM
Debt / assets 47.1% 13.3% 17.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 62.4% 65.4%
Equity / assets 31.1% 37.6% 34.6%
Interest coverage – 16.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.69 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYECGPRIM
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.5%
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.

ConsensusDYECGPRIM
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +8.5% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +16.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYECGPRIM
Held by institutions 92.8% 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 618 537 445
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +2.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 339 262 243
Institutions selling 210 162 159
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.62 1.53

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.

DYECGPRIM
DY 1.00 0.56 0.34
ECG 0.56 1.00 0.42
PRIM 0.34 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, ECG and PRIM?

Dycom Industries (DY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.67B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.18B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, DY, ECG and PRIM?

Everus Construction (ECG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everus Construction (ECG) 20.4x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Dycom Industries (DY) 13.9x, Everus Construction (ECG) 19.0x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everus Construction (ECG) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -21.7%, Everus Construction (ECG) +4.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -53.3%. Over five years, Dycom Industries (DY) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +23.6%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dycom Industries (DY) 0.00%, Everus Construction (ECG) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. Dycom Industries (DY) and Everus Construction (ECG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dycom Industries (DY) has been the steadiest (Dycom Industries (DY) 53.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.2%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.