MTZ vs PRIM vs APG Stock Comparison

Mastec, Primoris Services and APi Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTZ Mastec Inc
$167.73 -23.5% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.47B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.30B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$68.36 -15.2% 1M -46.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.47%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
APG APi Group Corp
$44.01 +8.2% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastec leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mastec 5, APi 4, Primoris Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTZPRIMAPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.47B $3.68B $18.72B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 26.4x -82.5x PRIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 30.2x 26.0x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.7% +5.1% +16.4% MTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 1.9% -2.6% MTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 7.0% 6.8% MTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.8x 3.2x PRIM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.47% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.2% -46.6% +24.2% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +19.2%/yr +23.3%/yr APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 95.6% 31.4% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 39/100 46/100 MTZ

Percentile Scorecard

MTZPRIMAPG

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

AxisMTZPRIMAPG
Valuation 65 #19 of 52 59 #22 of 52 27 #83 of 114
Growth 70 #12 of 38 16 #32 of 38 80 #20 of 98
Profitability 62 #15 of 38 46 #21 of 38 55 #43 of 95
Financial Health 43 #33 of 57 46 #31 of 57 40 #76 of 126
Shareholder Returns – 29 #21 of 29 26 #52 of 70
Overall 60 39 46
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTZPRIMAPGSPY
1 month -23.5%-15.2%+8.2% -1.0%
3 months -37.1%-18.1%+5.4% -0.4%
6 months -61.3%-32.5%-5.0% +4.5%
Year to date -22.8%-44.9%+15.0% +12.4%
1 year -14.2%-46.6%+24.2% +13.6%
3 years +225.2%+122.5%+138.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +48.2%+30.6%+33.7% +20.8%
5 years +78.7%+140.2%+185.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.3%+19.2%+23.3% +10.4%
10 years +470.5%+260.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.0%+13.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMTZPRIMAPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%95.6%31.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.4%122.4%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.641.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.490.77 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-68.0%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.7%-66.3%-10.9% -1.6%
52-week high $437.51$202.92$49.40 $779.14
52-week low $167.73$64.99$35.43 $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.

MultipleMTZPRIMAPG
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 25.8x 26.4xmedian 25.8x -82.5xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.7x 13.5xmedian 11.7x 21.8xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 21.6x 41.8xmedian 21.6x 27.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.65 6.63median 0.65 1.39median 1.13

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 monthsMTZPRIMAPG
Revenue $17.30B $7.28B $8.91B
Gross profit $2.20B $627.80M $2.77B
Operating income $886.16M $212.09M $644.00M
Net income $536.18M $139.54M $367.00M
Free cash flow $404.62M $88.00M $673.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.07 $2.59 $-0.53
Cash & equivalents $481.82M $218.20M $373.00M
Total debt $4.17B $797.00M $3.57B
Shares (diluted) 79.82M 54.00M 432.00M
Enterprise value $12.15B $2.13B $15.93B

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
MetricMTZPRIMAPG
P/E 27.4x 26.4x -82.5x
P/FCF 33.3x 41.8x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 18.9x 24.1x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 2.1x
P/B 3.2x 2.3x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 3.0x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 13.5x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 20.1x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF 42.4x 48.4x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 21.9x 28.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 6.63 1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMAPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.7% 5.1% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 11.3% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.1% -20.1% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 3.6% 13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.8% -44.8% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.7% -0.8% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.6% -42.1% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 140.3% 3.8% 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.1% -41.2% -246.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.1% 4.0% -59.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.0% -70.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 27.6% 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% -82.4% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 57.9% 27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMAPG
Gross margin 12.7% 8.6% 31.1%
EBITDA margin 8.2% 4.3% 11.3%
Operating margin 5.1% 2.9% 7.2%
Pretax margin 3.9% 2.6% 5.5%
Net margin 2.8% 1.9% -2.6%
FCF margin 2.3% 1.2% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 2.7% 8.7%
Return on equity 13.7% 8.5% 10.5%
Return on assets 4.3% 3.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 7.0% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 8.2% 8.9%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMAPG
Debt / assets 29.5% 17.2% 34.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 9.1x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 65.4% 66.1%
Equity / assets 29.7% 34.6% 33.9%
Interest coverage 4.5x – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.69 2.95 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMAPG
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusMTZPRIMAPG
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.46FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $1.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +117.7% +16.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.11BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +13.0% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTZPRIMAPG
Held by institutions 74.0% 100.0% 84.5%
Institutions holding 911 447 583
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.5% +5.0%
Institutions buying 515 244 307
Institutions selling 290 160 206
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.53 1.49

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.

MTZPRIMAPG
MTZ 1.00 0.43 0.45
PRIM 0.43 1.00 0.26
APG 0.45 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTZ, PRIM and APG?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastec (MTZ) $13.47B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.68B, APi (APG) $18.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTZ, PRIM and APG?

Primoris Services (PRIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastec (MTZ) 27.4x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.4x, APi (APG) -82.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Mastec (MTZ) 17.7x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.2x, APi (APG) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastec (MTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastec (MTZ) +25.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, APi (APG) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastec (MTZ) has the highest net margin (Mastec (MTZ) 2.8%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, APi (APG) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Mastec (MTZ) leads (Mastec (MTZ) 9.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, APi (APG) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: Mastec (MTZ) -14.2%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -46.6%, APi (APG) +24.2%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (Mastec (MTZ) +12.3%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +19.2%/yr, APi (APG) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.47%. Mastec (MTZ) and APi (APG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (Mastec (MTZ) 56.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 95.6%, APi (APG) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTZ, PRIM and APG?

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