DY vs MAGH vs STRL Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Magnitude International and Sterling Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$233.88 -12.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Sterling Infrastructure leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Sterling Infrastructure 2, Dycom Industries 2, Magnitude International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYMAGHSTRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.01B $236.60M $11.94B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -127.4x 21.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x — 20.8x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +93.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% +304.8% +2.4% MAGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr — +74.6%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 62.0% 85.8% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 67/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

DYMAGHSTRL

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

AxisDYMAGHSTRL
Valuation – 8 #48 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth – – 92 #4 of 37
Profitability – – 81 #8 of 37
Financial Health 61 #23 of 57 59 #24 of 57 57 #25 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – – 67
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MAGH ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYMAGHSTRLSPY
1 month -12.3%0.0%-22.0% +0.9%
3 months -37.1%0.0%-21.3% +5.9%
6 months -40.1%0.0%-17.2% +8.5%
Year to date -30.8%0.0%+27.0% +13.3%
1 year -18.1%+304.8%+2.4% +12.4%
3 years +176.2%—+448.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.3%—+76.4% +23.5%
5 years +194.5%—+1,517.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +24.1%—+74.6% +11.0%
10 years +210.0%—+4,989.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.0%—+48.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDYMAGHSTRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%62.0%85.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%61.9%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.75-0.533.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.344.920.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-74.9%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.3%0.0%-60.9% -0.9%
52-week high $535.20$6.76$993.74 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$1.37$283.57 $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.

MultipleDYMAGHSTRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 27.7x -127.4xmedian 27.7x 21.5xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 15.8xmedian 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.7x -155.2xmedian 23.7x 32.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 61.0xmedian 2.5x 7.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 —median 0.57 0.16median 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 monthsDYMAGHSTRL
Revenue – – $4.31B
Gross profit – – $1.03B
Operating income – – $783.88M
Net income – – $593.79M
EPS (diluted) – – $17.80
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $890.32K $216.94M
Total debt $5.82B $1.59M –
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 34.53M 31.14M
Enterprise value $6.15B $231.66M $11.98B

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
MetricDYMAGHSTRL
P/E – -127.4x 21.5x
P/FCF – -155.2x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 19.5x
P/S – 15.8x 2.8x
P/B 3.8x 61.0x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 61.0x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – 2.8x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYMAGHSTRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 93.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 99.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 125.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 61.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 77.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 137.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 43.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYMAGHSTRL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.2%
Return on equity – – 41.0%
Return on assets – – 17.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYMAGHSTRL
Debt / assets 47.1% 15.4% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 62.5% 55.3%
Equity / assets 31.1% 37.5% 43.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYMAGHSTRL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusDYMAGHSTRL
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 – 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 – $18.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 – +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% – +43.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 – $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 – +68.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% – +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYMAGHSTRL
Held by institutions 92.8% – 85.7%
Institutions holding 618 – 888
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% – -6.1%
Institutions buying 339 – 456
Institutions selling 210 – 366
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 1.25

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.

DYMAGHSTRL
DY 1.00 0.07 0.58
MAGH 0.07 1.00 -0.10
STRL 0.58 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, MAGH and STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $7.01B, Magnitude International (MAGH) $236.60M, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.94B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnitude International (MAGH) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -18.1%, Magnitude International (MAGH) +304.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +2.4%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +24.1%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +74.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dycom Industries (DY) has been the steadiest (Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%, Magnitude International (MAGH) 62.0%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DY, MAGH and STRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads on 2. 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.