DY vs PWR vs APWC Stock Comparison

Dycom Industries, Quanta Services and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$228.68 -15.8% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.76B
P/E
63.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.08%
Utility Construction Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 7, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 2, Dycom Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDYPWRAPWCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $84.76B $24.95M PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 63.9x 3.7x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 35.5x — DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.3% +9.0% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.0% 1.3% PWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 4.1% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% +27.9% -36.0% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +37.1%/yr -16.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 44.8% 59.0% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 59/100 APWC

Percentile Scorecard

DYPWRAPWC

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

AxisDYPWRAPWC
Valuation – 22 #41 of 52 70 #62 of 203
Growth – 72 #11 of 37 65 #67 of 187
Profitability – 72 #11 of 37 25 #140 of 185
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 50 #29 of 57 79 #47 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 42 #16 of 27 –
Overall – 52 59
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDYPWRAPWCSPY
1 month -15.8%-13.1%-9.0% -0.8%
3 months -46.1%-9.1%-20.4% +3.5%
6 months -45.0%-11.5%-17.7% +7.0%
Year to date -32.3%+33.6%-35.1% +12.2%
1 year -21.7%+27.9%-36.0% +13.0%
3 years +170.1%+242.1%-3.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.3%+50.7%-1.1% +23.1%
5 years +187.7%+384.3%-58.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+37.1%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years +215.4%+1,884.6%-43.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+34.8%-5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDYPWRAPWCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%44.8%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%42.7%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.720.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.62-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.0%-33.9%-65.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-28.2%-42.1% -1.8%
52-week high $535.20$785.24$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $224.52$413.17$1.21 $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.

MultipleDYPWRAPWC
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.7x 63.9xmedian 25.7x 3.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 0.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 29.5xmedian 12.9x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.5x 37.0xmedian 22.5x -3.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 2.08median 0.56 —median 1.26

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 monthsDYPWRAPWC
Revenue – $32.91B $529.68M
Gross profit – $5.09B $43.84M
Operating income – $2.04B $13.32M
Net income – $1.35B $11.40M
Free cash flow – $2.29B -$6.69M
EPS (diluted) – $8.70 $0.33
Cash & equivalents $709.17M $506.43M $64.58M
Total debt $5.82B $6.10B $194.37M
Shares (diluted) 29.33M 152.44M 20.62M
Enterprise value $5.99B $82.94B -$129.87M

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
MetricDYPWRAPWC
P/E – 63.9x 3.7x
P/FCF – 37.0x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 26.7x -3.7x
P/S – 2.6x 0.0x
P/B 3.7x 8.7x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 13.0x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 29.5x –
EV/EBIT – 44.4x 1.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 0.0x
EV/FCF – 39.5x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.4x -2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDYPWRAPWC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.3% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.8% 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 36.3% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 36.2% 101.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 35.2% 119.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 59.6% -138.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.4% -138.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDYPWRAPWC
Gross margin – 15.5% 8.3%
EBITDA margin – 9.3% –
Operating margin – 6.2% 2.5%
Pretax margin – 5.3% 2.8%
Net margin – 4.0% 1.3%
FCF margin – 7.0% -1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.7% -1.3%
Return on equity – 14.3% 4.2%
Return on assets – 5.0% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 4.1%
Return on capital employed – 12.6% –
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDYPWRAPWC
Debt / assets 47.1% 21.6% 13.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.7x -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 65.6% 38.6%
Equity / assets 31.1% 34.4% 61.4%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 7.7x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 4.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDYPWRAPWC
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDYPWRAPWC
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.42FY2026 $15.87FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.2%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $40.74BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +9.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDYPWRAPWC
Held by institutions 92.8% 88.9% –
Institutions holding 618 1,919 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +13.5% –
Institutions buying 339 972 –
Institutions selling 210 703 –
Buyers to sellers 1.61 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.

DYPWRAPWC
DY 1.00 0.61 0.06
PWR 0.61 1.00 0.05
APWC 0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DY, PWR and APWC?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dycom Industries (DY) $6.85B, Quanta Services (PWR) $84.76B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $24.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, DY, PWR and APWC?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 63.9x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Dycom Industries (DY) 13.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x). 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: Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quanta Services (PWR) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Dycom Industries (DY) -21.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -36.0%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Dycom Industries (DY) +23.6%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.08%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%. Dycom Industries (DY) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Dycom Industries (DY) 53.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.