PRIM vs MTZ vs FIX Stock Comparison

Primoris Services, Mastec and Comfort Systems Usa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$64.99 -12.4% 1M -52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$171.09 -21.4% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.48B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,160.00 -28.6% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$43.65B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRIMMTZFIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.58B $13.48B $43.65B FIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 27.3x 26.8x PRIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 18.1x 25.4x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +23.5% -36.6% MTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 3.1% 30.9% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 11.6% 16.0% FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x -2.0x FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.3% -16.5% +40.6% FIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +14.1%/yr +69.1%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.4% 53.5% 59.0% MTZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 61/100 72/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

PRIMMTZFIX

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

AxisPRIMMTZFIX
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 59 #22 of 52 39 #34 of 55
Growth 17 #31 of 37 78 #9 of 37 86 #8 of 51
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 64 #14 of 37 80 #11 of 51
Financial Health 45 #32 of 57 43 #33 of 57 76 #15 of 59
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 – 80 #9 of 41
Overall 38 61 72
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRIMMTZFIXSPY
1 month -12.4%-21.4%-28.6% -1.0%
3 months -24.9%-49.3%-33.0% +2.9%
6 months -62.1%-54.5%-32.8% +6.4%
Year to date -47.6%-21.3%+24.3% +11.4%
1 year -52.3%-16.5%+40.6% +13.1%
3 years +115.9%+181.2%+649.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%+41.2%+95.8% +21.5%
5 years +138.5%+93.2%+1,278.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.0%+14.1%+69.1% +10.9%
10 years +227.9%+486.9%+4,163.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+19.4%+45.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePRIMMTZFIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.4%53.5%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 119.9%60.7%62.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.851.762.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.310.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-61.0%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.0%-60.9%-43.9% -2.5%
52-week high $202.92$437.51$2,066.51 $779.14
52-week low $64.99$171.09$825.00 $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.

MultiplePRIMMTZFIX
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 25.6x 27.0xmedian 25.6x 25.0xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 7.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.7x 11.9xmedian 12.7x 36.7xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 22.4x 56.1xmedian 22.4x 16.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 12.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.30median 0.57 0.11median 0.57 0.31median 0.98

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 monthsPRIMMTZFIX
Revenue $7.28B $16.11B $5.27B
Gross profit $627.80M $2.08B $1.42B
Operating income $212.09M $895.00M $989.51M
Net income $139.54M $534.95M $1.63B
Free cash flow $88.00M $244.81M $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $6.27 $46.42
Cash & equivalents $218.20M $315.64M $2.16B
Total debt $2.21B $9.89B $287.92M
Shares (diluted) 54.00M 78.87M 35.15M
Enterprise value $2.04B $12.26B $37.61B

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
MetricPRIMMTZFIX
P/E 25.1x 27.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 39.8x 56.1x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 23.6x 13.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.9x 7.7x
P/B 2.2x 3.8x 12.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.8x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 11.9x 36.7x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 18.1x 38.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.0x 7.3x
EV/FCF 46.3x 66.0x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 27.8x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.30 0.11 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZFIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 23.5% -36.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 13.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 26.4% -27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.0% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.8% 53.0% -11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 43.4% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.1% 82.8% 94.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 267.8% 78.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% 85.3% 96.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 242.4% 79.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.8% -30.2% 223.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 32.0% 71.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% -61.2% 205.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 59.6% 67.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZFIX
Gross margin 8.6% 12.9% 26.8%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 8.4% 19.9%
Operating margin 2.9% 5.6% 18.8%
Pretax margin 2.6% 4.2% 19.3%
Net margin 1.9% 3.1% 30.9%
FCF margin 1.2% 1.5% 46.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.7% 3.6% 57.0%
Return on equity 8.5% 15.2% 16.7%
Return on assets 3.2% 5.0% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 11.6% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 12.5% 30.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZFIX
Debt / assets 17.2% 25.1% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x -2.0x
Debt / FCF 9.1x 11.2x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 67.0% 66.0%
Equity / assets 34.6% 33.0% 34.0%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 125.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.91 3.40 5.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZFIX
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.5% – 6.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.8% – 4.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.4% – 75.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 57.9%

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.

ConsensusPRIMMTZFIX
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 25.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $9.47FY2026 $45.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +117.7% +23.9% +25.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.78BFY2026 $19.13BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +18.7% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRIMMTZFIX
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 445 908 1,352
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 243 513 741
Institutions selling 159 290 486
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.77 1.52

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.

PRIMMTZFIX
PRIM 1.00 0.41 0.43
MTZ 0.41 1.00 0.72
FIX 0.43 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRIM, MTZ and FIX?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.58B, Mastec (MTZ) $13.48B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $43.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRIM, MTZ and FIX?

Primoris Services (PRIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Primoris Services (PRIM) 25.7x, Mastec (MTZ) 27.3x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.8x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.1x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 25.4x). 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: Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) returned the most: Primoris Services (PRIM) -52.3%, Mastec (MTZ) -16.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +40.6%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +19.0%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.1%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +69.1%/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%, Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%. Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastec (MTZ) has been the steadiest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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