MTZ vs PRIM vs ZEO Stock Comparison

Mastec, Primoris Services and Zeo Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTZ Mastec Inc
$176.46 -17.0% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.19B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
8 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
2 wins
ZEO Zeo Energy Corp.
$0.25 -34.2% 1M -87.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$71.82M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastec leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastec 8, Primoris Services 2, Zeo Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTZPRIMZEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.19B $3.97B $9.14M MTZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 28.4x -0.8x PRIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 30.6x — MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.5% +5.1% +10.2% MTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 1.9% -15.4% MTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 7.0% -67.1% MTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x -0.4x ZEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -51.3% -87.4% MTZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +20.9%/yr — PRIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 94.4% 119.6% MTZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 37/100 34/100 MTZ

Percentile Scorecard

MTZPRIMZEO

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

AxisMTZPRIMZEO
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 57 #23 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Growth 78 #9 of 37 17 #31 of 37 8 #34 of 37
Profitability 67 #13 of 37 42 #22 of 37 14 #32 of 37
Financial Health 46 #31 of 57 48 #30 of 57 32 #39 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 23 #21 of 27 89 #4 of 27
Overall 63 37 34
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ZEO ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTZPRIMZEOSPY
1 month -17.0%-4.9%-34.2% -0.2%
3 months -43.5%-12.5%-51.9% +3.9%
6 months -53.0%-59.1%-72.8% +8.2%
Year to date -18.8%-44.4%-77.1% +12.9%
1 year -16.7%-51.3%-87.4% +12.3%
3 years +198.3%+136.8%-97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+33.3%-71.9% +23.3%
5 years +96.8%+158.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+20.9%— +10.9%
10 years +535.9%+250.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.3%+13.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTZPRIMZEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%94.4%119.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%120.4%112.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.872.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.54-0.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.0%-68.0%-98.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.7%-66.0%-87.4% -1.2%
52-week high $437.51$202.92$1.99 $779.14
52-week low $171.09$64.99$0.21 $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.

MultipleMTZPRIMZEO
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 26.7x 26.7xmedian 26.7x -0.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x -2.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.9xmedian 23.0x 42.2xmedian 23.0x -3.1xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.57 6.69median 0.57 0.02median 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 monthsMTZPRIMZEO
Revenue $16.11B $7.28B $71.82M
Gross profit $2.08B $627.80M $36.70M
Operating income $895.00M $212.09M -$11.92M
Net income $534.95M $139.54M -$11.05M
Free cash flow $244.81M $88.00M -$6.29M
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $2.59 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $315.64M $218.20M $2.50M
Total debt $2.74B $797.00M $17.94M
Shares (diluted) 78.87M 54.00M 35.84M
Enterprise value $12.98B $2.42B -$5.15M

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
MetricMTZPRIMZEO
P/E 27.9x 26.7x -0.8x
P/FCF 57.9x 42.2x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 19.1x -3.6x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 3.9x 2.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 3.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 13.7x -2.3x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 20.3x -2.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 67.8x 48.8x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 22.1x -4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 6.69 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMZEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.5% 5.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.4% -20.1% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.0% -44.8% 41.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% -0.8% -144.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% -42.1% 44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 267.8% 3.8% -47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% -41.2% 29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 242.4% 4.0% -39.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% -70.8% -497.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 27.6% -44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -61.2% -82.4% -257.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 57.9% -46.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMZEO
Gross margin 12.9% 8.6% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 4.3% -14.0%
Operating margin 5.6% 2.9% -16.6%
Pretax margin 4.2% 2.6% -15.5%
Net margin 3.1% 1.9% -15.4%
FCF margin 1.5% 1.2% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 2.7% -7.6%
Return on equity 15.2% 8.5% -96.1%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.2% -19.6%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 7.0% -67.1%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 8.2% -27.3%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMZEO
Debt / assets 25.1% 17.2% 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 11.2x 9.1x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 67.0% 65.4% 83.4%
Equity / assets 33.0% 34.6% 16.6%
Interest coverage 5.0x – -60.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.43 2.96 -0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTZPRIMZEO
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 5.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusMTZPRIMZEO
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 30.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.46FY2026 $2.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +117.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.11BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +13.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTZPRIMZEO
Held by institutions 74.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 908 445 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 513 243 –
Institutions selling 290 159 –
Buyers to sellers 1.77 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.

MTZPRIMZEO
MTZ 1.00 0.41 0.16
PRIM 0.41 1.00 0.12
ZEO 0.16 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTZ, PRIM and ZEO?

Mastec (MTZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastec (MTZ) $14.19B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.97B, Zeo Energy (ZEO) $9.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, MTZ, PRIM and ZEO?

Primoris Services (PRIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastec (MTZ) 28.7x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.4x, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Mastec (MTZ) 18.7x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.6x). 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) +23.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastec (MTZ) has the highest net margin (Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -15.4%). On return on invested capital, Mastec (MTZ) leads (Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -67.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastec (MTZ) returned the most: Mastec (MTZ) -16.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -51.3%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -87.4%. Over five years, Primoris Services (PRIM) compounded fastest (Mastec (MTZ) +14.5%/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: Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) 0.00%. Mastec (MTZ) and Zeo Energy (ZEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastec (MTZ) has been the steadiest (Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) 119.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.