DY vs IESC vs PWR Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, IES Holdings and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$229.88 -15.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$227.40 -29.8% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.94B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$90.21B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 5, IES Holdings 3, Dycom Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYIESCPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.73B $8.94B $90.21B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 19.6x 68.0x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 21.0x 36.5x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +22.7% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.4% 4.0% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% -44.9% +31.0% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr +35.4%/yr +36.7%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 105.3% 44.8% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 53/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

DYIESCPWR

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

AxisDYIESCPWR
Valuation – 41 #31 of 52 22 #41 of 52
Growth – 83 #7 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Profitability – 92 #4 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 59 #24 of 57 88 #8 of 57 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 27 #20 of 27 42 #16 of 27
Overall – 66 53
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYIESCPWRSPY
1 month -15.3%-29.8%-10.8% -0.2%
3 months -42.8%-58.2%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -43.0%-62.2%-8.3% +8.2%
Year to date -32.0%-41.5%+37.2% +12.9%
1 year -19.1%-44.9%+31.0% +12.3%
3 years +171.5%+271.9%+251.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +39.5%+55.0%+52.0% +23.3%
5 years +180.1%+355.3%+376.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.9%+35.4%+36.7% +10.9%
10 years +207.4%+1,457.5%+1,953.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.9%+31.6%+35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDYIESCPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%105.3%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%130.3%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.752.981.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.430.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-73.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.0%-71.4%-26.3% -1.2%
52-week high $535.20$793.96$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$213.54$413.17 $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.

MultipleDYIESCPWR
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x 19.9xmedian 26.7x 65.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 2.3xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 15.7xmedian 13.1x 30.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 39.7xmedian 23.0x 38.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.4x 8.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.27median 0.57 2.13median 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 monthsDYIESCPWR
Revenue – $3.99B $32.91B
Gross profit – $1.05B $5.09B
Operating income – $492.85M $2.04B
Net income – $457.91M $1.35B
Free cash flow – $228.40M $2.29B
EPS (diluted) – $11.29 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $77.28M $506.43M
Total debt $5.82B – $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 40.40M 152.44M
Enterprise value $5.87B $7.79B $88.29B

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
MetricDYIESCPWR
P/E – 19.9x 65.5x
P/FCF – 39.7x 38.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.4x 27.4x
P/S – 2.3x 2.6x
P/B 3.7x 7.4x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 7.7x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.7x 30.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.6x 45.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF – 38.0x 40.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.4x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYIESCPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 22.7% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.0% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 37.7% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 39.1% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 55.3% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 66.5% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 67.8% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 69.8% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 74.5% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.4% 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.2% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYIESCPWR
Gross margin – 26.3% 15.5%
EBITDA margin – 13.8% 9.3%
Operating margin – 12.4% 6.2%
Pretax margin – 14.5% 5.3%
Net margin – 11.4% 4.0%
FCF margin – 5.7% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.3% 9.7%
Return on equity – 39.8% 14.3%
Return on assets – 21.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – – 10.1%
Return on capital employed – 41.3% 12.6%
Asset turnover – 1.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYIESCPWR
Debt / assets 47.1% – 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 46.0% 65.6%
Equity / assets 31.1% 54.0% 34.4%
Interest coverage – 140.8x 6.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 8.68 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYIESCPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.2% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%

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.

ConsensusDYIESCPWR
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +18.0% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +60.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYIESCPWR
Held by institutions 92.8% 96.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 618 412 1,920
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.6% +13.5%
Institutions buying 339 224 972
Institutions selling 210 144 704
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.56 1.38

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.

DYIESCPWR
DY 1.00 0.38 0.61
IESC 0.38 1.00 0.54
PWR 0.61 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, IESC and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.73B, IES Holdings (IESC) $8.94B, Quanta Services (PWR) $90.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, DY, IESC and PWR?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.6x, Quanta Services (PWR) 68.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Dycom Industries (DY) 14.0x, IES Holdings (IESC) 21.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -19.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) -44.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +22.9%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/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%, IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Dycom Industries (DY) and IES Holdings (IESC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DY, IESC and PWR?

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