PWR vs IESC vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, IES Holdings and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$223.79 -31.0% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.92B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 5, IES Holdings 4, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRIESCPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.45B $8.92B $4.07B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.7x 19.6x 29.2x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.0x 20.6x 33.5x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.1% +22.7% +5.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.4% 1.9% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% — 0.42% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.6% -46.5% -47.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr +35.1%/yr +22.9%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 105.3% 94.7% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 72/100 40/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

PWRIESCPRIM

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

AxisPWRIESCPRIM
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 49 #27 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Growth 78 #9 of 37 86 #6 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 94 #3 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 41 #34 of 57 88 #8 of 57 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns 19 #22 of 27 42 #16 of 27 35 #18 of 27
Overall 46 72 40
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IESC 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

PeriodPWRIESCPRIMSPY
1 month -2.6%-31.0%+1.8% +0.7%
3 months -3.5%-60.8%-11.7% +3.7%
6 months -12.7%-65.3%-58.3% +7.1%
Year to date +50.5%-42.5%-39.1% +12.8%
1 year +41.6%-46.5%-47.6% +11.9%
3 years +285.5%+265.4%+156.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +56.8%+54.1%+36.9% +22.8%
5 years +423.7%+348.9%+180.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +39.3%+35.1%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years +2,124.0%+1,432.8%+282.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +36.4%+31.4%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePWRIESCPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%105.3%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%129.8%120.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.722.981.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.44-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-73.1%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-71.8%-62.7% -1.2%
52-week high $785.24$793.96$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$213.54$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.

MultiplePWRIESCPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 56.7xmedian 28.1x 19.6xmedian 28.1x 29.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.8x 2.2xmedian 0.8x 0.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 15.5xmedian 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 25.0x 39.0xmedian 25.0x 46.2xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 0.60 0.26median 0.60 7.33median 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 monthsPWRIESCPRIM
Revenue $37.29B $3.99B $7.28B
Gross profit $5.88B $1.05B $627.80M
Operating income $2.55B $492.85M $212.09M
Net income – $457.91M $139.54M
Free cash flow – $228.40M $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.04 $11.29 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $2.32B $77.28M $218.20M
Total debt – – $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 40.40M 54.00M
Enterprise value $95.54B $7.78B $2.52B

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
MetricPWRIESCPRIM
P/E 56.7x 19.6x 29.2x
P/FCF 42.8x 39.0x 46.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 20.9x
P/S 2.6x 2.2x 0.6x
P/B 9.0x 7.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 7.6x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.5x 14.8x
EV/EBIT – 17.3x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 2.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 37.3x 52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.0x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 0.26 7.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRIESCPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.1% 22.7% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 19.3% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.6% 29.0% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 37.7% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.2% 39.1% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 55.3% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 66.5% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 67.8% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.2% 69.8% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 74.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.4% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.2% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRIESCPRIM
Gross margin – 26.3% 8.6%
EBITDA margin – 13.8% 4.3%
Operating margin – 12.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin – 14.5% 2.6%
Net margin – 11.4% 1.9%
FCF margin – 5.7% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.3% 2.7%
Return on equity 16.8% 39.8% 8.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 21.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – – 7.0%
Return on capital employed – 41.3% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRIESCPRIM
Debt / assets – – 17.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 46.0% 65.4%
Equity / assets 32.4% 54.0% 34.6%
Interest coverage – 140.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 8.60 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRIESCPRIM
Dividend yield 0.1% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusPWRIESCPRIM
Forward P/E 40.0xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +18.0% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +60.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRIESCPRIM
Held by institutions 88.9% 96.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,921 413 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 972 224 244
Institutions selling 705 144 159
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.56 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.

PWRIESCPRIM
PWR 1.00 0.54 0.44
IESC 0.54 1.00 0.28
PRIM 0.44 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, IESC and PRIM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $95.45B, IES Holdings (IESC) $8.92B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, IESC and PRIM?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 56.7x, IES Holdings (IESC) 19.6x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.6x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 33.5x). 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: Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) -46.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -47.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.1%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, IESC 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, 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.