PRIM vs MTZ vs PWR Stock Comparison

Primoris Services, Mastec and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$75.61 +1.8% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.42%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$177.63 -15.5% 1M -19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.26B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.30B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.45B
P/E
56.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.07%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRIMMTZPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.07B $14.26B $95.45B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 29.0x 56.7x MTZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 18.8x 40.0x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +25.7% +37.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 2.8% — MTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 9.5% — MTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.6x — PRIM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.42% — 0.07% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.6% -19.8% +41.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr +14.8%/yr +39.3%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.7% 53.4% 45.2% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 65/100 46/100 MTZ

Percentile Scorecard

PRIMMTZPWR

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

AxisPRIMMTZPWR
Valuation 53 #25 of 52 73 #15 of 52 20 #42 of 52
Growth 17 #31 of 37 75 #10 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 67 #13 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 55 #26 of 57 45 #32 of 57 41 #34 of 57
Shareholder Returns 35 #18 of 27 – 19 #22 of 27
Overall 40 65 46
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • 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

PeriodPRIMMTZPWRSPY
1 month +1.8%-15.5%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -11.7%-45.3%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months -58.3%-54.9%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date -39.1%-18.3%+50.5% +12.8%
1 year -47.6%-19.8%+41.6% +11.9%
3 years +156.5%+203.7%+285.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.9%+44.9%+56.8% +22.8%
5 years +180.6%+99.3%+423.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +22.9%+14.8%+39.3% +10.9%
10 years +282.8%+529.9%+2,124.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+20.2%+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRIMMTZPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.7%53.4%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.9%60.6%42.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.781.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.370.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-61.0%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-59.4%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $202.92$437.51$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $64.99$171.09$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.

MultiplePRIMMTZPWR
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 28.1x 29.0xmedian 28.1x 56.7xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.2xmedian 25.0x 35.3xmedian 25.0x 42.8xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 2.5x 9.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.33median 0.60 0.22median 0.60 1.71median 0.60

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 monthsPRIMMTZPWR
Revenue $7.28B $17.30B $37.29B
Gross profit $627.80M $2.20B $5.88B
Operating income $212.09M $886.16M $2.55B
Net income $139.54M $536.18M –
Free cash flow $88.00M $404.62M –
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $6.07 $11.04
Cash & equivalents $218.20M $481.82M $2.32B
Total debt $797.00M $4.17B –
Shares (diluted) 54.00M 79.82M 152.44M
Enterprise value $2.52B $12.94B $95.54B

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
MetricPRIMMTZPWR
P/E 29.2x 29.0x 56.7x
P/FCF 46.2x 35.3x 42.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 18.8x –
P/S 0.6x 0.8x 2.6x
P/B 2.5x 3.4x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 5.8x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 21.9x 20.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 52.8x 44.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 23.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.33 0.22 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 25.7% 37.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 13.8% 24.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 28.1% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.1% 27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.8% 42.8% 61.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 43.7% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.1% 51.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 140.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% 44.1% 64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 129.1% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.8% 18.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 20.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% -2.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZPWR
Gross margin 8.6% 12.7% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 8.2% –
Operating margin 2.9% 5.1% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 3.9% –
Net margin 1.9% 2.8% –
FCF margin 1.2% 2.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.7% 4.4% –
Return on equity 8.5% 13.7% 16.8%
Return on assets 3.2% 4.3% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 9.5% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZPWR
Debt / assets 17.2% 29.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 9.1x 10.3x –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 70.3% 67.6%
Equity / assets 34.6% 29.7% 32.4%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.03 2.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRIMMTZPWR
Dividend yield 0.4% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% – 0.1%
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.

ConsensusPRIMMTZPWR
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 40.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $9.46FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.8%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +117.7% +23.8% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.78BFY2026 $19.11BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +18.8% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRIMMTZPWR
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 446 909 1,921
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.8% +13.5%
Institutions buying 244 514 972
Institutions selling 159 290 705
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.77 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.

PRIMMTZPWR
PRIM 1.00 0.41 0.44
MTZ 0.41 1.00 0.72
PWR 0.44 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRIM, MTZ and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Primoris Services (PRIM) $4.07B, Mastec (MTZ) $14.26B, Quanta Services (PWR) $95.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRIM, MTZ and PWR?

Mastec (MTZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.2x, Mastec (MTZ) 29.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 56.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 33.5x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.8x, Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x). 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%, Mastec (MTZ) +25.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Primoris Services (PRIM) -47.6%, Mastec (MTZ) -19.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +22.9%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.8%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest dividend yield: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.42%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.07%. Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.7%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRIM, MTZ 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 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.