PWR vs WM vs PRIM Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Waste Management and Primoris Services Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$580.43 -15.1% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$87.43B
P/E
51.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.08%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$238.23 +15.3% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$94.74B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.53%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$68.36 -15.2% 1M -46.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.47%
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Waste Management 5, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRWMPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.43B $94.74B $3.68B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.8x 31.0x 26.4x PRIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 27.5x 30.2x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.1% +5.2% +5.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 11.8% 1.9% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 11.4% 7.0% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.0x 1.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 1.53% 0.47% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +18.7% -46.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.7%/yr +8.3%/yr +19.2%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.2% 21.3% 95.6% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 39/100 PWR

Percentile Scorecard

PWRWMPRIM

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

AxisPWRWMPRIM
Valuation 29 #37 of 52 53 #8 of 16 59 #22 of 52
Growth 87 #6 of 38 62 #6 of 14 16 #32 of 38
Profitability 78 #9 of 38 92 #2 of 14 46 #21 of 38
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 7 #15 of 16 46 #31 of 57
Shareholder Returns 43 #17 of 29 71 #3 of 8 29 #21 of 29
Overall 59 57 39
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • 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

PeriodPWRWMPRIMSPY
1 month -15.1%+15.3%-15.2% -1.0%
3 months -15.0%+6.2%-18.1% -0.4%
6 months -26.1%+8.0%-32.5% +4.5%
Year to date +37.5%+8.4%-44.9% +12.4%
1 year +32.3%+18.7%-46.6% +13.6%
3 years +243.1%+41.7%+122.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +50.9%+12.3%+30.6% +20.8%
5 years +394.3%+49.0%+140.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +37.7%+8.3%+19.2% +10.4%
10 years +1,967.1%+275.9%+260.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +35.4%+14.2%+13.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePWRWMPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.2%21.3%95.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%20.4%122.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.59-0.401.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.88-0.49 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-18.7%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.1%-3.4%-66.3% -1.6%
52-week high $785.24$246.51$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$199.62$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.

MultiplePWRWMPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 51.8xmedian 25.8x 31.0xmedian 31.0x 26.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 11.7x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 13.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 21.6x 25.3xmedian 18.1x 41.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.4x 9.6xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.57median 0.65 2.95median 2.82 6.63median 0.65

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 monthsPWRWMPRIM
Revenue $37.29B $26.07B $7.28B
Gross profit $5.88B $10.53B $627.80M
Operating income $2.55B $4.80B $212.09M
Net income $1.71B $3.07B $139.54M
Free cash flow $3.05B $3.74B $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.04 $7.68 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $2.32B $247.00M $218.20M
Total debt $6.99B $23.37B $797.00M
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 399.80M 54.00M
Enterprise value $83.89B $93.58B $2.13B

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
MetricPWRWMPRIM
P/E 51.8x 31.0x 26.4x
P/FCF 28.6x 25.3x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 14.4x 18.9x
P/S 2.3x 3.6x 0.5x
P/B 8.2x 9.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 11.7x 15.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 15.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 36.2x 24.6x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF 30.2x 31.5x 48.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 18.0x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.57 2.95 6.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRWMPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.1% 5.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 9.0% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.6% -21.0% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 11.5% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.2% 17.9% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 10.5% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.6% 19.7% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 10.0% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.2% 21.1% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 10.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 124.2% 12.1% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 14.4% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.8% 55.7% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% 30.8% 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRWMPRIM
Gross margin 15.8% 40.4% 8.6%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 29.8% 4.3%
Operating margin 6.8% 18.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin 6.0% 14.9% 2.6%
Net margin 4.5% 11.8% 1.9%
FCF margin 8.2% 14.3% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 25.2% 2.7%
Return on equity 16.8% 31.0% 8.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 11.4% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 12.0% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRWMPRIM
Debt / assets 21.3% 50.2% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 6.2x 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 78.8% 65.4%
Equity / assets 32.4% 21.2% 34.6%
Interest coverage 8.3x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.19 2.98 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRWMPRIM
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.2% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.8% 48.0% 12.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.2% 39.4% 19.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% 13.2% 15.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 9.6% 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.

ConsensusPWRWMPRIM
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +9.5% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +12.0% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRWMPRIM
Held by institutions 88.9% 82.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,923 2,352 447
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 974 1,097 244
Institutions selling 705 902 160
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.22 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.

PWRWMPRIM
PWR 1.00 -0.30 0.46
WM -0.30 1.00 -0.16
PRIM 0.46 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, WM and PRIM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $87.43B, Waste Management (WM) $94.74B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, WM and PRIM?

Primoris Services (PRIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 51.8x, Waste Management (WM) 31.0x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 36.6x, Waste Management (WM) 27.5x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.2x). 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%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +32.3%, Waste Management (WM) +18.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -46.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +37.7%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.3%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.08%, Waste Management (WM) 1.53%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 47.2%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 95.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, WM 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.