PRIM vs CNTM vs PWR Stock Comparison

Primoris Services, ConnectM Technology Solutions and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$66.45 -8.5% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.15B
P/E
65.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 7, ConnectM Technology Solutions 3, Primoris Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRIMCNTMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.68B $24.70M $87.15B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 10.9x 65.7x CNTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x — 35.5x PRIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +23.6% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 6.3% 4.0% CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — 10.1% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 1.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% -47.1% +27.9% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr — +37.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.5% 132.4% 44.8% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 56/100 52/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

PRIMCNTMPWR

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

AxisPRIMCNTMPWR
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 85 #20 of 124 22 #41 of 52
Growth 17 #31 of 37 71 #33 of 113 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 55 #50 of 110 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 45 #32 of 57 12 #114 of 129 50 #29 of 57
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 – 42 #16 of 27
Overall 38 56 52
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRIMCNTMPWRSPY
1 month -8.5%-20.0%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -22.3%-25.7%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months -61.6%-47.2%-11.5% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-68.0%+33.6% +12.2%
1 year -53.3%-47.1%+27.9% +13.0%
3 years +127.9%-98.8%+242.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.6%-77.0%+50.7% +23.1%
5 years +153.3%—+384.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.4%—+37.1% +11.0%
10 years +239.0%—+1,884.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.0%—+34.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRIMCNTMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.5%132.4%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.4%132.1%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.86-0.101.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.360.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-100.0%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.3%-73.8%-28.2% -1.8%
52-week high $202.92$16.00$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $64.99$3.90$413.17 $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.

MultiplePRIMCNTMPWR
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 25.7x 10.2xmedian 38.1x 63.9xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.7xmedian 4.3x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 12.9x —median 35.4x 29.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 22.5x —median 27.1x 37.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 3.4x 8.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.44median 0.56 0.38median 1.27 2.08median 0.56

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 monthsPRIMCNTMPWR
Revenue $7.28B $36.02M $32.91B
Gross profit $627.80M $11.16M $5.09B
Operating income $212.09M -$12.45M $2.04B
Net income $139.54M $2.42M $1.35B
Free cash flow $88.00M – $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $0.03 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $218.20M $2.39M $506.43M
Total debt $797.00M $56.72M $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 54.00M 72.32M 152.44M
Enterprise value $2.13B $14.70M $85.23B

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
MetricPRIMCNTMPWR
P/E 25.7x 10.2x 63.9x
P/FCF 40.6x – 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x – 26.7x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.7x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x – 29.5x
EV/EBIT 19.6x -3.0x 44.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF 47.2x – 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x – 28.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.44 0.38 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRIMCNTMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 23.6% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 35.0% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.8% 19.9% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -62.4% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.1% 108.3% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 31.4% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% 106.0% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 26.7% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.8% – 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% – 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.9% – 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRIMCNTMPWR
Gross margin 8.6% 31.0% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 4.3% – 9.3%
Operating margin 2.9% -34.6% 6.2%
Pretax margin 2.6% -41.0% 5.3%
Net margin 1.9% 6.3% 4.0%
FCF margin 1.2% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.7% – 9.7%
Return on equity 8.5% 27.8% 14.3%
Return on assets 3.2% 5.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – 10.1%
Return on capital employed 8.2% -149.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRIMCNTMPWR
Debt / assets 17.2% 31.1% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 9.1x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 70.1% 65.6%
Equity / assets 34.6% 29.9% 34.4%
Interest coverage – -7.6x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.93 -1.86 4.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRIMCNTMPWR
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.5% – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.8% – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.4% – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 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.

ConsensusPRIMCNTMPWR
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 – 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $-3.87FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.8%FY2026 – +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +117.7% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.78BFY2026 $76.76MFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +114.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +15.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRIMCNTMPWR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 88.9%
Institutions holding 445 – 1,919
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% – +13.5%
Institutions buying 243 – 972
Institutions selling 159 – 703
Buyers to sellers 1.53 – 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.

PRIMCNTMPWR
PRIM 1.00 0.06 0.44
CNTM 0.06 1.00 0.00
PWR 0.44 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRIM, CNTM and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.68B, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $24.70M, Quanta Services (PWR) $87.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRIM, CNTM and PWR?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.4x, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 10.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primoris Services (PRIM) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.4x, 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: Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Primoris Services (PRIM) -53.3%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -47.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest dividend yield: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.5%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.