DY vs FORTY vs RECT Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Formula Systems (1985) and Rectitude Holdings 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
3 wins
RECT Rectitude Holdings Ltd.
$1.28 -1.5% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.56M
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Dycom Industries leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Dycom Industries 3, Formula Systems (1985) 2, Rectitude Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYFORTYRECTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $1.96B $18.56M DY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 3.1x 6.7x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 11.85% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% -9.7% -63.2% FORTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +3.8%/yr — DY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 55.4% 105.4% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 87/100 88/100 RECT

Percentile Scorecard

DYFORTYRECT

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

AxisDYFORTYRECT
Valuation – 98 #2 of 50 84 #8 of 46
Growth – 91 #5 of 45 –
Profitability – 83 #8 of 41 –
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 62 #24 of 62 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 30 100 #1 of 32
Overall – 87 88
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology 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

PeriodDYFORTYRECTSPY
1 month -15.8%+11.3%-1.5% -0.8%
3 months -46.1%+12.3%+13.3% +3.5%
6 months -45.0%-6.1%-12.3% +7.0%
Year to date -32.3%-23.4%-27.3% +12.2%
1 year -21.7%-9.7%-63.2% +13.0%
3 years +170.1%+128.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.3%+31.8%— +23.1%
5 years +187.7%+20.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+3.8%— +11.0%
10 years +215.4%+236.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+12.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDYFORTYRECTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%55.4%105.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%85.0%93.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.640.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.18-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-55.5%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-32.8%-62.8% -1.8%
52-week high $535.20$190.56$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$102.01$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.

MultipleDYFORTYRECT
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.7x 3.1xmedian 17.9x 6.7xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x —median 11.0x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.5x —median 12.1x -10.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.03median 1.49 —median 2.38

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 monthsDYFORTYRECT
Revenue – $2.93B –
Gross profit – $580.29M –
Operating income – $249.80M –
Net income – $697.91M –
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) – $39.97 –
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $863.79M $4.69M
Total debt $5.82B $642.43M $19.48M
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 15.79M 14.50M
Enterprise value $5.80B -$936.49M $1.23M

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
MetricDYFORTYRECT
P/E – 3.1x 6.7x
P/FCF – – -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S – 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 1.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 5.1x –
EV/Revenue – 0.4x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYFORTYRECT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 255.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 61.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 700.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 112.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYFORTYRECT
Gross margin – 19.8% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 8.5% –
Pretax margin – 7.1% –
Net margin – 21.6% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – 40.1% –
Return on assets – 19.5% –
Return on invested capital – 10.1% –
Return on capital employed – 11.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYFORTYRECT
Debt / assets 47.1% 4.8% 12.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 52.8% 42.3%
Equity / assets 31.1% 47.2% 57.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYFORTYRECT
Dividend yield – 11.9% 7.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 11.9% 7.8%
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.

ConsensusDYFORTYRECT
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYFORTYRECT
Held by institutions 92.8% – –
Institutions holding 618 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% – –
Institutions buying 339 – –
Institutions selling 210 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – –

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.

DYFORTYRECT
DY 1.00 0.00 0.02
FORTY 0.00 1.00 0.01
RECT 0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, FORTY and RECT?

Dycom Industries (DY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.67B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) $18.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, DY, FORTY and RECT?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 6.7x). 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 Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -21.7%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -9.7%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) -63.2%. Over five years, Dycom Industries (DY) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +23.6%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.8%/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%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 0.00%. Dycom Industries (DY) and Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 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%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.4%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 105.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DY, FORTY 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.