PWR vs WM vs CTRI Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Waste Management and Centuri Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.30B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.07%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$225.20 +9.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.62%
Solid Waste Industrials
6 wins
CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc.
$20.98 +5.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.12B
P/E
73.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPWRWMCTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.30B $89.56B $2.12B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.8x 29.3x 73.4x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x 26.0x 31.8x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +5.2% +25.2% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 11.8% 0.9% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 11.4% 5.8% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.0x 2.9x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 1.62% — WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% +10.3% +3.3% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.1%/yr +7.0%/yr — PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 21.4% 53.7% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 53/100 48/100 PWR

Percentile Scorecard

PWRWMCTRI

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

AxisPWRWMCTRI
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 53 #8 of 16 47 #28 of 52
Growth 75 #10 of 37 62 #6 of 14 61 #15 of 37
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 92 #2 of 14 36 #24 of 37
Financial Health 55 #26 of 57 7 #15 of 16 48 #30 of 57
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 – –
Overall 54 53 48
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CTRI ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPWRWMCTRISPY
1 month -5.7%+9.1%+5.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-4.8%-13.7% +5.9%
6 months -3.4%-2.2%-40.4% +8.5%
Year to date +43.9%+2.5%-16.9% +13.3%
1 year +38.2%+10.3%+3.3% +12.4%
3 years +268.5%+39.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.5%+11.8%— +23.5%
5 years +400.9%+40.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.1%+7.0%— +11.0%
10 years +2,027.2%+252.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.8%+13.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePWRWMCTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%21.4%53.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%20.8%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.74-0.421.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.480.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-18.7%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-8.6%-49.8% -0.9%
52-week high $785.24$246.51$41.80 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$196.77$19.13 $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.

MultiplePWRWMCTRI
P/E now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 27.7x 29.3xmedian 31.3x 73.4xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.8x 3.4xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 12.4x 14.5xmedian 14.3x 11.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 23.7x 23.9xmedian 16.9x -139.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.5x 9.1xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 0.57 2.79median 2.37 —median 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 monthsPWRWMCTRI
Revenue $32.91B $26.07B $3.39B
Gross profit $5.09B $10.53B $263.34M
Operating income $2.04B $4.80B $92.78M
Net income $1.35B $3.07B $29.17M
Free cash flow $2.29B $3.74B -$15.22M
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $7.68 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $247.00M $40.46M
Total debt $6.10B $23.37B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 399.80M 101.48M
Enterprise value $89.48B $88.40B $1.88B

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
MetricPWRWMCTRI
P/E 68.8x 29.3x 73.4x
P/FCF 39.9x 23.9x -139.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.7x 13.6x 28.6x
P/S 2.8x 3.4x 0.6x
P/B 9.4x 9.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 14.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 31.6x 14.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 47.6x 23.5x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 42.4x 30.1x -183.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 17.2x 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 2.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRWMCTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 5.2% 25.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% -21.0% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 17.9% -2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 10.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 19.7% 1,018%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 10.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 21.1% 880.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 10.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% 12.1% -67.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 14.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 55.7% -111.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 30.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRWMCTRI
Gross margin 15.5% 40.4% 7.8%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 29.8% 6.9%
Operating margin 6.2% 18.4% 2.7%
Pretax margin 5.3% 14.9% 0.8%
Net margin 4.0% 11.8% 0.9%
FCF margin 7.0% 14.3% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 25.2% 2.2%
Return on equity 14.3% 31.0% 3.4%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.6% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 11.4% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 12.0% 5.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRWMCTRI
Debt / assets 21.6% 50.2% 29.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.0x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 6.2x -47.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 78.8% 63.8%
Equity / assets 34.4% 21.2% 36.2%
Interest coverage 6.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.76 2.89 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRWMCTRI
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.7% 48.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.8% 39.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.9% 13.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusPWRWMCTRI
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +53.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +9.5% +54.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +12.0% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRWMCTRI
Held by institutions 88.9% 82.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,920 2,349 254
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.8% -1.2%
Institutions buying 972 1,095 166
Institutions selling 704 901 68
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.22 2.44

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.

PWRWMCTRI
PWR 1.00 -0.31 0.53
WM -0.31 1.00 -0.19
CTRI 0.53 -0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, WM and CTRI?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $91.30B, Waste Management (WM) $89.56B, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) $2.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, WM and CTRI?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 68.8x, Waste Management (WM) 29.3x, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 73.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, Waste Management (WM) 26.0x, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 31.8x). 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%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +25.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, Waste Management (WM) +10.3%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +3.3%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.07%, Waste Management (WM) 1.62%. Centuri Holdings (CTRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 53.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, WM and CTRI?

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.