PRIM vs PWR vs VST Stock Comparison

Primoris Services, Quanta Services and Vistra Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$66.45 -8.5% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.91B
P/E
65.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$141.77 +2.4% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.42B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vistra leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vistra 7, Quanta Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRIMPWRVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $86.91B $49.42B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 65.5x 24.4x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 35.5x 16.1x VST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +26.3% +3.8% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 4.0% 10.6% VST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 10.1% 11.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% VST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +27.9% -29.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +37.1%/yr +48.5%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.5% 44.8% 50.9% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 52/100 68/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

PRIMPWRVST

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

AxisPRIMPWRVST
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 22 #41 of 52 74 #7 of 24
Growth 17 #31 of 37 72 #11 of 37 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 42 #22 of 37 72 #11 of 37 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 45 #32 of 57 50 #29 of 57 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 42 #16 of 27 74 #6 of 20
Overall 38 52 68
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRIMPWRVSTSPY
1 month -8.5%-13.1%+2.4% -0.8%
3 months -22.3%-9.1%-9.8% +3.5%
6 months -61.6%-11.5%-14.9% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%+33.6%-12.1% +12.2%
1 year -53.3%+27.9%-29.6% +13.0%
3 years +127.9%+242.1%+342.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.6%+50.7%+64.3% +23.1%
5 years +153.3%+384.3%+621.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.4%+37.1%+48.5% +11.0%
10 years +239.0%+1,884.6%+817.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.0%+34.8%+24.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRIMPWRVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.5%44.8%50.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.4%42.7%55.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.861.721.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.62-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-33.9%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.3%-28.2%-28.9% -1.8%
52-week high $202.92$785.24$199.37 $779.14
52-week low $64.99$413.17$134.71 $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.

MultiplePRIMPWRVST
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 25.7x 63.9xmedian 25.7x 23.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 2.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 12.9x 29.5xmedian 12.9x 10.3xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 22.5x 37.0xmedian 22.5x 21.1xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 6.44median 0.56 2.08median 0.56 1.48median 0.59

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 monthsPRIMPWRVST
Revenue $7.28B $32.91B $19.21B
Gross profit $627.80M $5.09B –
Operating income $212.09M $2.04B $3.56B
Net income $139.54M $1.35B $2.22B
Free cash flow $88.00M $2.29B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $2.59 $8.70 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $218.20M $506.43M $435.00M
Total debt $797.00M $6.10B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 54.00M 152.44M 339.23M
Enterprise value $2.18B $84.98B $42.60B

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
MetricPRIMPWRVST
P/E 25.7x 63.9x 23.6x
P/FCF 40.6x 37.0x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 26.7x 9.3x
P/S 0.5x 2.6x 2.5x
P/B 2.2x 8.7x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 13.0x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 29.5x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 44.4x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF 47.2x 39.5x 29.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 28.4x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.44 2.08 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 26.3% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 21.5% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.1% 29.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.8% 36.3% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 28.9% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.1% 36.2% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 31.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.2% 35.2% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 30.7% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.8% 59.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 42.8% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% 68.4% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 47.7% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRVST
Gross margin 8.6% 15.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 9.3% 33.0%
Operating margin 2.9% 6.2% 18.5%
Pretax margin 2.6% 5.3% 14.6%
Net margin 1.9% 4.0% 10.6%
FCF margin 1.2% 7.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.7% 9.7% 26.7%
Return on equity 8.5% 14.3% 40.0%
Return on assets 3.2% 5.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 10.1% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 12.6% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRVST
Debt / assets 17.2% 21.6% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 9.1x 2.7x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 65.6% 87.1%
Equity / assets 34.6% 34.4% 12.9%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.93 4.55 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRIMPWRVST
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.1% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.5% 4.7% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.8% 2.8% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.4% 10.9% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 12.6% 0.5%

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.

ConsensusPRIMPWRVST
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $8.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.8%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +305.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +117.7% +27.0% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.78BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $21.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +9.6% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRIMPWRVST
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.9% 84.4%
Institutions holding 445 1,919 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +13.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 243 972 852
Institutions selling 159 703 415
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.38 2.05

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.

PRIMPWRVST
PRIM 1.00 0.44 0.32
PWR 0.44 1.00 0.49
VST 0.32 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRIM, PWR and VST?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.72B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.91B, Vistra (VST) $49.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRIM, PWR and VST?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.5x, Vistra (VST) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vistra (VST) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x, Vistra (VST) 16.1x). 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%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vistra (VST) has the highest net margin (Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Primoris Services (PRIM) -53.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%, Vistra (VST) -29.6%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr, Vistra (VST) +48.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vistra (VST) has the highest dividend yield: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Vistra (VST) 50.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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