PRIM vs PWR vs RECT Stock Comparison

Primoris Services, Quanta Services and Rectitude Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$69.05 -4.9% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$88.90B
P/E
67.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
8 wins
RECT Rectitude Holdings Ltd.
$1.25 -3.8% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.27M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRIMPWRRECTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.76B $88.90B $18.27M PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 67.0x 6.5x RECT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 36.5x — PRIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +26.3% — PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 4.0% — PWR
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 -51.3% +31.0% -63.7% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.9%/yr +36.7%/yr — PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.4% 44.8% 105.3% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 53/100 88/100 RECT

Percentile Scorecard

PRIMPWRRECT

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

AxisPRIMPWRRECT
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 22 #41 of 52 84 #8 of 46
Growth 17 #31 of 37 72 #11 of 37 –
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 75 #10 of 37 –
Financial Health 48 #30 of 57 55 #26 of 57 80 #10 of 47
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 42 #16 of 27 100 #1 of 32
Overall 37 53 88
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RECT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRIMPWRRECTSPY
1 month -4.9%-10.8%-3.8% -0.2%
3 months -12.5%-1.6%+15.7% +3.9%
6 months -59.1%-8.3%-7.4% +8.2%
Year to date -44.4%+37.2%-29.0% +12.9%
1 year -51.3%+31.0%-63.7% +12.3%
3 years +136.8%+251.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.3%+52.0%— +23.3%
5 years +158.4%+376.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.9%+36.7%— +10.9%
10 years +250.9%+1,953.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.4%+35.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRIMPWRRECTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.4%44.8%105.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.4%42.7%93.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.730.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.69-0.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-33.9%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.0%-26.3%-63.7% -1.2%
52-week high $202.92$785.24$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $64.99$413.17$1.08 $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.

MultiplePRIMPWRRECT
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 26.7x 65.5xmedian 26.7x 6.5xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 13.1x 30.2xmedian 13.1x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 23.0x 38.0xmedian 23.0x -9.9xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 8.9xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.69median 0.57 2.13median 0.57 —median 2.38

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 monthsPRIMPWRRECT
Revenue $7.28B $32.91B –
Gross profit $627.80M $5.09B –
Operating income $212.09M $2.04B –
Net income $139.54M $1.35B –
Free cash flow $88.00M $2.29B –
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $8.70 –
Cash & equivalents $218.20M $506.43M $4.69M
Total debt $797.00M $6.10B $19.48M
Shares (diluted) 54.00M 152.44M 14.50M
Enterprise value $2.22B $86.98B $943.31K

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
MetricPRIMPWRRECT
P/E 26.7x 65.5x 6.5x
P/FCF 42.2x 38.0x -9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 27.4x –
P/S 0.5x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 8.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 13.3x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 30.2x –
EV/EBIT 20.3x 45.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.8x –
EV/FCF 48.8x 40.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 29.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.69 2.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRRECT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 26.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 21.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 29.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.8% 36.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 28.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -42.1% 36.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 31.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% 35.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 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
MetricPRIMPWRRECT
Gross margin 8.6% 15.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 9.3% –
Operating margin 2.9% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 5.3% –
Net margin 1.9% 4.0% –
FCF margin 1.2% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.7% 9.7% –
Return on equity 8.5% 14.3% –
Return on assets 3.2% 5.0% –
Return on invested capital 7.0% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRRECT
Debt / assets 17.2% 21.6% 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 9.1x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 65.6% 42.3%
Equity / assets 34.6% 34.4% 57.7%
Interest coverage – 6.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.96 4.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRRECT
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.1% 8.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.1% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusPRIMPWRRECT
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $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 $40.73BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +9.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRIMPWRRECT
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.9% –
Institutions holding 445 1,920 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +13.5% –
Institutions buying 243 972 –
Institutions selling 159 704 –
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.

PRIMPWRRECT
PRIM 1.00 0.44 -0.01
PWR 0.44 1.00 0.09
RECT -0.01 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRIM, PWR and RECT?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.76B, Quanta Services (PWR) $88.90B, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) $18.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, PRIM, PWR and RECT?

Rectitude Holdings (RECT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Primoris Services (PRIM) 27.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 67.0x, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primoris Services (PRIM) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.6x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x). 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%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quanta Services (PWR) has the highest net margin (Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, 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) -51.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) -63.7%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.9%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/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%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 0.00%. Rectitude Holdings (RECT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 105.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.