ECG vs PWR vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Everus Construction, Quanta Services and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.05B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$75.61 +1.8% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 6, Quanta Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECGPWRPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.28B $94.05B $4.00B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 55.9x 28.6x ECG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 40.0x 33.5x ECG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +37.1% +5.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% — 1.9% ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.9% — 7.0% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 1.8x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +41.6% -47.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.3%/yr +22.9%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 45.2% 94.7% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 46/100 40/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

ECGPWRPRIM

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

AxisECGPWRPRIM
Valuation 69 #17 of 52 20 #42 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Growth 81 #8 of 37 78 #9 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 89 #5 of 37 72 #11 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 82 #11 of 57 41 #34 of 57 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 19 #22 of 27 35 #18 of 27
Overall 80 46 40
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECGPWRPRIMSPY
1 month -8.3%-2.6%+1.8% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%-3.5%-11.7% +3.7%
6 months -26.7%-12.7%-58.3% +7.1%
Year to date +26.3%+50.5%-39.1% +12.8%
1 year +17.6%+41.6%-47.6% +11.9%
3 years —+285.5%+156.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+56.8%+36.9% +22.8%
5 years —+423.7%+180.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+39.3%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years —+2,124.0%+282.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+36.4%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECGPWRPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%45.2%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.5%42.8%120.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.701.721.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.92-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-33.9%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.1%-19.1%-62.7% -1.2%
52-week high $169.16$785.24$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $80.42$413.17$64.99 $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.

MultipleECGPWRPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 28.1x 56.7xmedian 28.1x 29.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 0.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 25.0x 42.8xmedian 25.0x 46.2xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.5x 9.0xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 1.71median 0.60 7.33median 0.60

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 monthsECGPWRPRIM
Revenue $4.27B $37.29B $7.28B
Gross profit $555.38M $5.88B $627.80M
Operating income $330.71M $2.55B $212.09M
Net income $254.46M – $139.54M
Free cash flow $250.37M – $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $11.04 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $176.70M $2.32B $218.20M
Total debt $274.50M – $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 51.22M 152.44M 54.00M
Enterprise value $4.49B $94.05B $2.45B

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
MetricECGPWRPRIM
P/E 21.7x 56.7x 29.2x
P/FCF 22.0x 42.8x 46.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x – 20.9x
P/S 1.3x 2.6x 0.6x
P/B 7.1x 9.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 12.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x – 14.8x
EV/EBIT 17.0x – 21.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 22.4x – 52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.71 7.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECGPWRPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 37.1% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.9% 42.6% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.2% 61.2% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.5% – -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 64.2% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% – -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.5% – -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECGPWRPRIM
Gross margin 13.0% – 8.6%
EBITDA margin 8.6% – 4.3%
Operating margin 7.8% – 2.9%
Pretax margin 7.7% – 2.6%
Net margin 6.0% – 1.9%
FCF margin 5.9% – 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% – 2.7%
Return on equity 32.6% 16.8% 8.5%
Return on assets 12.2% 5.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 23.9% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 32.3% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECGPWRPRIM
Debt / assets 13.3% – 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 67.6% 65.4%
Equity / assets 37.6% 32.4% 34.6%
Interest coverage 16.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.93 – 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECGPWRPRIM
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusECGPWRPRIM
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 40.0xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +27.0% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.57BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +9.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECGPWRPRIM
Held by institutions 84.9% 88.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 538 1,921 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +13.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 263 972 244
Institutions selling 162 705 159
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.38 1.53

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.

ECGPWRPRIM
ECG 1.00 0.72 0.42
PWR 0.72 1.00 0.44
PRIM 0.42 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECG, PWR and PRIM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everus Construction (ECG) $5.28B, Quanta Services (PWR) $94.05B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $4.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECG, PWR and PRIM?

Everus Construction (ECG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everus Construction (ECG) 20.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 55.9x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Everus Construction (ECG) is cheapest (Everus Construction (ECG) 20.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 33.5x). 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: Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Everus Construction (ECG) +17.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -47.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Everus Construction (ECG) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. Everus Construction (ECG) and Quanta Services (PWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECG, PWR and PRIM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Everus Construction (ECG) leads on 6. 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.