MTZ vs STRL vs MYRG Stock Comparison

Mastec, Sterling Infrastructure and Myr 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
2 wins
MYRG Myr Group Inc.
$266.64 -8.9% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTZSTRLMYRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.19B $11.90B $4.32B MTZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 27.6x 26.2x MYRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 19.6x 20.6x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.5% +60.8% +16.1% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 12.5% 4.1% STRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 29.2% 22.7% STRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x -0.4x MYRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -2.5% +21.5% MYRG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +72.8%/yr +20.8%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 85.6% 49.5% MYRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 71/100 80/100 MYRG

Percentile Scorecard

MTZSTRLMYRG

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

AxisMTZSTRLMYRG
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 49 #27 of 52 80 #11 of 52
Growth 78 #9 of 37 86 #6 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Profitability 67 #13 of 37 97 #2 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Financial Health 46 #31 of 57 75 #15 of 57 86 #9 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 46 #15 of 27 –
Overall 63 71 80
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MYRG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTZSTRLMYRGSPY
1 month -17.0%-28.3%-8.9% -0.2%
3 months -43.5%-31.7%-21.7% +3.9%
6 months -53.0%-22.1%-19.4% +8.2%
Year to date -18.8%+20.0%+22.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.7%-2.5%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years +198.3%+418.5%+138.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+73.1%+33.6% +23.3%
5 years +96.8%+1,435.7%+156.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+72.8%+20.8% +10.9%
10 years +535.9%+4,685.2%+813.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.3%+47.2%+24.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTZSTRLMYRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%85.6%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%81.7%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.773.391.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.030.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.0%-64.2%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.7%-63.0%-46.8% -1.2%
52-week high $437.51$993.74$501.13 $779.14
52-week low $171.09$283.57$203.61 $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.

MultipleMTZSTRLMYRG
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 26.7x 26.1xmedian 26.7x 25.1xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x 13.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.9xmedian 23.0x 23.4xmedian 23.0x 21.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 8.1xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.57 0.14median 0.57 0.97median 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 monthsMTZSTRLMYRG
Revenue $16.11B $3.44B $4.01B
Gross profit $2.08B $818.59M $500.29M
Operating income $895.00M $602.35M $225.46M
Net income $534.95M $460.44M $165.29M
Free cash flow $244.81M $482.00M $193.36M
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $13.85 $10.51
Cash & equivalents $315.64M $464.45M $137.87M
Total debt $2.74B $283.88M $9.37M
Shares (diluted) 78.87M 31.14M 15.73M
Enterprise value $12.98B $10.23B $3.80B

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
MetricMTZSTRLMYRG
P/E 27.9x 26.1x 25.1x
P/FCF 57.9x 23.4x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 18.9x 13.9x
P/S 0.9x 3.3x 1.0x
P/B 3.9x 8.1x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 15.4x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 16.0x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 18.4x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 67.8x 23.0x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 18.6x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.14 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTZSTRLMYRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.5% 60.8% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 22.6% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.4% 72.5% 37.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 39.4% 11.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.0% 94.1% 81.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% 49.7% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 51.3% 116.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 267.8% 55.4% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 49.5% 114.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 242.4% 183.9% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% 20.3% 72.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 18.6% 34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -61.2% 10.6% 78.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 18.8% 77.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTZSTRLMYRG
Gross margin 12.9% 23.8% 12.5%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 20.2% 7.4%
Operating margin 5.6% 17.5% 5.6%
Pretax margin 4.2% 17.5% 5.5%
Net margin 3.1% 12.5% 4.1%
FCF margin 1.5% 14.0% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 17.4% 7.5%
Return on equity 15.2% 35.6% 22.7%
Return on assets 5.0% 15.4% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 29.2% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 35.5% 25.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTZSTRLMYRG
Debt / assets 25.1% 8.9% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 11.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 67.0% 56.5% 54.9%
Equity / assets 33.0% 43.5% 45.1%
Interest coverage 5.0x 36.1x 61.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.43 6.00 6.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTZSTRLMYRG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 0.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMTZSTRLMYRG
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.46FY2026 $18.73FY2026 $12.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 +72.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +43.6% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.11BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $4.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +12.4% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTZSTRLMYRG
Held by institutions 74.0% 85.7% 99.3%
Institutions holding 908 888 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -6.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 513 456 255
Institutions selling 290 366 170
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.25 1.50

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.

MTZSTRLMYRG
MTZ 1.00 0.57 0.67
STRL 0.57 1.00 0.66
MYRG 0.67 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTZ, STRL and MYRG?

Mastec (MTZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mastec (MTZ) $14.19B, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.90B, Myr (MYRG) $4.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTZ, STRL and MYRG?

Myr (MYRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mastec (MTZ) 28.7x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 27.6x, Myr (MYRG) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Mastec (MTZ) 18.7x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 19.6x, Myr (MYRG) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%, Myr (MYRG) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has the highest net margin (Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%, Myr (MYRG) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads (Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 29.2%, Myr (MYRG) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Myr (MYRG) returned the most: Mastec (MTZ) -16.7%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -2.5%, Myr (MYRG) +21.5%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Mastec (MTZ) +14.5%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +72.8%/yr, Myr (MYRG) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Myr (MYRG) has been the steadiest (Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.6%, Myr (MYRG) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTZ, STRL and MYRG?

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