PWR vs ECG vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Everus Construction and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.91B
P/E
71.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$73.81 +3.8% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 7, Quanta Services 4, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRECGPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.91B $5.46B $4.09B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.5x 21.5x 29.3x ECG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x 20.5x 32.7x ECG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +30.5% +5.1% ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 6.0% 1.9% ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 23.9% 7.0% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.3x 1.8x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% +16.3% -47.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.1%/yr — +22.3%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 62.3% 94.7% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 37/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

PWRECGPRIM

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

AxisPWRECGPRIM
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 71 #16 of 52 55 #24 of 52
Growth 75 #10 of 37 81 #8 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 86 #6 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 55 #26 of 57 82 #11 of 57 46 #31 of 57
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 – 24 #20 of 26
Overall 54 80 37
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPWRECGPRIMSPY
1 month -5.7%-9.3%+3.8% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-3.1%-1.3% +5.9%
6 months -3.4%-21.1%-55.6% +8.5%
Year to date +43.9%+23.7%-40.5% +13.3%
1 year +38.2%+16.3%-47.6% +12.4%
3 years +268.5%—+153.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.5%—+36.3% +23.5%
5 years +400.9%—+173.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.1%—+22.3% +11.0%
10 years +2,027.2%—+273.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.8%—+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePWRECGPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%62.3%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%62.5%120.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.701.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.26-0.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-56.2%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-37.4%-63.6% -0.9%
52-week high $785.24$169.16$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$80.42$64.99 $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.

MultiplePWRECGPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 27.7x 21.2xmedian 27.7x 28.6xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 12.4x 15.0xmedian 12.4x 14.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 23.7x 21.6xmedian 23.7x 45.1xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.5x 7.0xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 0.57 —median 0.57 7.15median 0.57

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 monthsPWRECGPRIM
Revenue $32.91B $4.27B $7.28B
Gross profit $5.09B $555.38M $627.80M
Operating income $2.04B $330.71M $212.09M
Net income $1.35B $254.46M $139.54M
Free cash flow $2.29B $250.37M $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $4.97 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $176.70M $218.20M
Total debt $6.10B $274.50M $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 51.22M 54.00M
Enterprise value $92.99B $4.67B $2.54B

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
MetricPWRECGPRIM
P/E 68.8x 21.2x 28.6x
P/FCF 39.9x 21.6x 45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 28.7x 16.8x 20.4x
P/S 2.8x 1.3x 0.5x
P/B 9.4x 7.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 7.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 31.6x 15.0x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 47.6x 16.6x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 42.4x 22.0x 51.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 17.1x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 – 7.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRECGPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 30.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% 42.9% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 48.2% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 53.5% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 53.1% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% 67.2% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 94.5% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRECGPRIM
Gross margin 15.5% 13.0% 8.6%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 8.6% 4.3%
Operating margin 6.2% 7.8% 2.9%
Pretax margin 5.3% 7.7% 2.6%
Net margin 4.0% 6.0% 1.9%
FCF margin 7.0% 5.9% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 7.5% 2.7%
Return on equity 14.3% 32.6% 8.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 12.2% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 23.9% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 32.3% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 2.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRECGPRIM
Debt / assets 21.6% 13.3% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 1.1x 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 62.4% 65.4%
Equity / assets 34.4% 37.6% 34.6%
Interest coverage 6.9x 16.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.76 5.87 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRECGPRIM
Dividend yield 0.1% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% – 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.7% – 12.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.8% – 19.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.9% – 15.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 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.

ConsensusPWRECGPRIM
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 32.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +8.5% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +16.6% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRECGPRIM
Held by institutions 88.9% 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,920 537 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +2.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 972 262 243
Institutions selling 704 162 159
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.62 1.53

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.

PWRECGPRIM
PWR 1.00 0.72 0.44
ECG 0.72 1.00 0.42
PRIM 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, ECG and PRIM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $94.91B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.46B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, ECG and PRIM?

Everus Construction (ECG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 71.5x, Everus Construction (ECG) 21.5x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Everus Construction (ECG) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, Everus Construction (ECG) 20.5x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 32.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, Everus Construction (ECG) +16.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -47.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Everus Construction (ECG) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. Everus Construction (ECG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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