DY vs PRIM vs SMXT Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Primoris Services and SolarMax Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$229.88 -15.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$69.05 -4.9% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dycom Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dycom Industries 4, SolarMax Technology 3, Primoris Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYPRIMSMXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.79B $3.97B $21.01M DY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.4x -2.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 30.6x — DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.1% +284.7% SMXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.9% -7.9% PRIM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% -24.2% PRIM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -5.4x SMXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% -51.3% +341.7% SMXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr +20.9%/yr — DY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 94.4% 269.4% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 37/100 22/100 PRIM

Percentile Scorecard

DYPRIMSMXT

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

AxisDYPRIMSMXT
Valuation – 57 #23 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Growth – 17 #31 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Profitability – 42 #22 of 37 11 #33 of 37
Financial Health 59 #24 of 57 48 #30 of 57 11 #51 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 23 #21 of 27 8 #25 of 27
Overall – 37 22
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SMXT ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYPRIMSMXTSPY
1 month -15.3%-4.9%+89.1% -0.2%
3 months -42.8%-12.5%+1,218.2% +3.9%
6 months -43.0%-59.1%+624.2% +8.2%
Year to date -32.0%-44.4%+430.0% +12.9%
1 year -19.1%-51.3%+341.7% +12.3%
3 years +171.5%+136.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +39.5%+33.3%— +23.3%
5 years +180.1%+158.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.9%+20.9%— +10.9%
10 years +207.4%+250.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.9%+13.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDYPRIMSMXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%94.4%269.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%120.4%107.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.872.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.541.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-68.0%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.0%-66.0%-21.5% -1.2%
52-week high $535.20$202.92$5.54 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$64.99$0.29 $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.

MultipleDYPRIMSMXT
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x 26.7xmedian 26.7x -2.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x -8.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 42.2xmedian 23.0x -4.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x -1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 6.69median 0.57 —median 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 monthsDYPRIMSMXT
Revenue – $7.28B $102.25M
Gross profit – $627.80M $7.67M
Operating income – $212.09M -$7.73M
Net income – $139.54M -$8.09M
Free cash flow – $88.00M -$4.28M
EPS (diluted) – $2.59 $-1.71
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $218.20M $2.16M
Total debt $5.82B $797.00M $43.35M
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 54.00M 4.74M
Enterprise value $5.92B $2.42B $855.12K

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
MetricDYPRIMSMXT
P/E – 26.7x -2.5x
P/FCF – 42.2x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.1x -4.8x
P/S – 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 3.7x 2.3x -1.3x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 3.0x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.7x -8.1x
EV/EBIT – 20.3x -8.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 48.8x -14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.1x -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYPRIMSMXT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.1% 284.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -20.1% 81.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -44.8% 47.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -42.1% 51.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -41.2% 61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -70.8% -187.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -82.4% -187.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYPRIMSMXT
Gross margin – 8.6% 7.5%
EBITDA margin – 4.3% -7.4%
Operating margin – 2.9% -7.6%
Pretax margin – 2.6% -8.9%
Net margin – 1.9% -7.9%
FCF margin – 1.2% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.7% -4.2%
Return on equity – 8.5% –
Return on assets – 3.2% -7.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% -24.2%
Return on capital employed – 8.2% -13.1%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYPRIMSMXT
Debt / assets 47.1% 17.2% 39.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.5x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -5.4x
Debt / FCF – 9.1x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 65.4% 114.6%
Equity / assets 31.1% 34.6% -14.6%
Interest coverage – – -5.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.96 -0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYPRIMSMXT
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – -18.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% -18.9%
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.

ConsensusDYPRIMSMXT
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 30.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $2.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +117.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +13.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYPRIMSMXT
Held by institutions 92.8% 100.0% 3.2%
Institutions holding 618 445 19
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.5% -11.1%
Institutions buying 339 243 8
Institutions selling 210 159 7
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.53 1.14

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.

DYPRIMSMXT
DY 1.00 0.34 0.05
PRIM 0.34 1.00 0.03
SMXT 0.05 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, PRIM and SMXT?

Dycom Industries (DY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.79B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.97B, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) $21.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

SolarMax Technology (SMXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +284.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest net margin (Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -7.9%). On return on invested capital, Primoris Services (PRIM) leads (Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -24.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SolarMax Technology (SMXT) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -19.1%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -51.3%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +341.7%. Over five years, Dycom Industries (DY) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +22.9%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.9%/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%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 0.00%. Dycom Industries (DY) and SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 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%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 269.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.