PWR vs MTZ vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Mastec and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$546.35 -13.9% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$84.69B
P/E
63.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$171.09 -21.4% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.48B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$64.99 -12.4% 1M -52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Mastec 4, Primoris Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRMTZPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.69B $13.48B $3.58B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.8x 27.3x 25.7x PRIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 18.1x 28.8x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +23.5% +5.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 3.1% 1.9% PWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 11.6% 7.0% MTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x MTZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% -16.5% -52.3% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr +14.1%/yr +19.0%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 53.5% 94.4% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 38/100 MTZ

Percentile Scorecard

PWRMTZPRIM

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

AxisPWRMTZPRIM
Valuation 26 #39 of 52 59 #22 of 52 61 #21 of 52
Growth 72 #11 of 37 78 #9 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 64 #14 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 50 #29 of 57 43 #33 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns 42 #16 of 27 – 27 #20 of 27
Overall 52 61 38
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MTZ 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

PeriodPWRMTZPRIMSPY
1 month -13.9%-21.4%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -12.7%-49.3%-24.9% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%-54.5%-62.1% +6.4%
Year to date +29.4%-21.3%-47.6% +11.4%
1 year +27.8%-16.5%-52.3% +13.1%
3 years +226.7%+181.2%+115.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.4%+41.2%+29.3% +21.5%
5 years +362.8%+93.2%+138.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +35.9%+14.1%+19.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,832.6%+486.9%+227.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +34.5%+19.4%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePWRMTZPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%53.5%94.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%60.7%119.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.761.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.31-0.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-61.0%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-60.9%-68.0% -2.5%
52-week high $785.24$437.51$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$171.09$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.

MultiplePWRMTZPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 61.8xmedian 25.6x 27.0xmedian 25.6x 25.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 12.7x 11.9xmedian 12.7x 13.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 22.4x 56.1xmedian 22.4x 39.8xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 0.57 0.11median 0.57 6.30median 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 monthsPWRMTZPRIM
Revenue $32.91B $16.11B $7.28B
Gross profit $5.09B $2.08B $627.80M
Operating income $2.04B $895.00M $212.09M
Net income $1.35B $534.95M $139.54M
Free cash flow $2.29B $244.81M $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $6.27 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $315.64M $218.20M
Total debt $6.10B $9.89B $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 78.87M 54.00M
Enterprise value $82.77B $12.26B $2.04B

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
MetricPWRMTZPRIM
P/E 61.8x 27.0x 25.1x
P/FCF 35.9x 56.1x 39.8x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 23.6x 18.0x
P/S 2.5x 0.9x 0.5x
P/B 8.4x 3.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 4.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 28.6x 11.9x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 18.1x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 38.3x 66.0x 46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 27.8x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 0.11 6.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRMTZPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 23.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 13.6% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% 26.4% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.0% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 53.0% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 43.4% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 82.8% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 267.8% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 85.3% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 242.4% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% -30.2% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 32.0% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -61.2% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 59.6% 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRMTZPRIM
Gross margin 15.5% 12.9% 8.6%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 8.4% 4.3%
Operating margin 6.2% 5.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin 5.3% 4.2% 2.6%
Net margin 4.0% 3.1% 1.9%
FCF margin 7.0% 1.5% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 3.6% 2.7%
Return on equity 14.3% 15.2% 8.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.0% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 11.6% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 12.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRMTZPRIM
Debt / assets 21.6% 25.1% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 11.2x 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 67.0% 65.4%
Equity / assets 34.4% 33.0% 34.6%
Interest coverage 6.9x 5.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.46 3.40 2.91

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusPWRMTZPRIM
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.87FY2026 $9.47FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.6%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +23.9% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.74BFY2026 $19.13BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +18.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRMTZPRIM
Held by institutions 88.9% 74.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,919 908 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +2.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 972 513 243
Institutions selling 703 290 159
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.77 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.

PWRMTZPRIM
PWR 1.00 0.73 0.43
MTZ 0.73 1.00 0.41
PRIM 0.43 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, MTZ and PRIM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $84.69B, Mastec (MTZ) $13.48B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, MTZ and PRIM?

Primoris Services (PRIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 63.8x, Mastec (MTZ) 27.3x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 34.4x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.1x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.8x). 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) +26.3%, Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quanta Services (PWR) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Mastec (MTZ) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +27.8%, Mastec (MTZ) -16.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -52.3%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +35.9%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.1%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +19.0%/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%, Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 44.7%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, MTZ 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 6. 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.