DY vs ECG vs RECT Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Everus Construction and Rectitude Holdings 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
$7.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
RECT Rectitude Holdings Ltd.
$1.21 -6.2% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.55M
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
8.26%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Dycom Industries leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Dycom Industries 3, Rectitude Holdings 2, Everus Construction 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYECGRECTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.18B $5.52B $17.55M DY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 21.7x 6.3x RECT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 20.9x — DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 8.26% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +17.6% -47.6% ECG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 62.3% 100.9% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 88/100 RECT

Percentile Scorecard

DYECGRECT

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

AxisDYECGRECT
Valuation – 69 #17 of 52 84 #8 of 46
Growth – 81 #8 of 37 –
Profitability – 89 #5 of 37 –
Financial Health 63 #22 of 57 82 #11 of 57 80 #10 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 31
Overall – 80 88
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RECT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYECGRECTSPY
1 month -10.9%-8.3%-6.2% +0.7%
3 months -42.5%-12.1%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months -42.1%-26.7%-11.7% +7.1%
Year to date -29.1%+26.3%-31.3% +12.8%
1 year -16.9%+17.6%-47.6% +11.9%
3 years +190.0%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +42.6%—— +22.8%
5 years +201.8%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.7%—— +10.9%
10 years +217.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDYECGRECTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%62.3%100.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%62.5%83.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.700.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.28-0.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-56.2%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-36.1%-48.3% -1.2%
52-week high $535.20$169.16$2.34 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$80.42$1.08 $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.

MultipleDYECGRECT
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.1x 21.7xmedian 28.1x 6.3xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 15.3xmedian 12.7x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.0x 22.0xmedian 25.0x -9.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 —median 0.60 —median 2.55

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 monthsDYECGRECT
Revenue – $4.27B –
Gross profit – $555.38M –
Operating income – $330.71M –
Net income – $254.46M –
Free cash flow – $250.37M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.97 –
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $176.70M $4.69M
Total debt $5.82B $274.50M $4.52M
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 51.22M 14.50M
Enterprise value $6.32B $4.73B $219.76K

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
MetricDYECGRECT
P/E – 21.7x 6.3x
P/FCF – 22.0x -9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.2x –
P/S – 1.3x 0.4x
P/B 3.9x 7.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 7.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x –
EV/EBIT – 17.0x –
EV/Revenue – 1.3x –
EV/FCF – 22.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYECGRECT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 48.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 53.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYECGRECT
Gross margin – 13.0% –
EBITDA margin – 8.6% –
Operating margin – 7.8% –
Pretax margin – 7.7% –
Net margin – 6.0% –
FCF margin – 5.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% –
Return on equity – 32.6% –
Return on assets – 12.2% –
Return on invested capital – 23.9% –
Return on capital employed – 32.3% –
Asset turnover – 2.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYECGRECT
Debt / assets 47.1% 13.3% 12.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 62.4% 42.3%
Equity / assets 31.1% 37.6% 57.7%
Interest coverage – 16.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 5.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYECGRECT
Dividend yield – – 8.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 8.3%
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.

ConsensusDYECGRECT
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $5.16FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +8.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +16.6% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

DYECGRECT
DY 1.00 0.57 0.02
ECG 0.57 1.00 0.08
RECT 0.02 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, ECG and RECT?

Dycom Industries (DY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $7.18B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.52B, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) $17.55M.

Which stock is cheaper, DY, ECG and RECT?

Rectitude Holdings (RECT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everus Construction (ECG) 21.7x, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Dycom Industries (DY) 14.6x, Everus Construction (ECG) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everus Construction (ECG) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -16.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) +17.6%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) -47.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 8.26%. 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) 52.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 100.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dycom Industries (DY) leads on 3. 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.