SMXT vs PRIM vs RUN Stock Comparison

SolarMax Technology, Primoris Services and Sunrun Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$69.05 -4.9% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.46%
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
RUN Sunrun Inc.
$7.53 -7.2% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sunrun leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sunrun 5, Primoris Services 3, SolarMax Technology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMXTPRIMRUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.63M $3.72B $1.81B PRIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x 26.7x 4.5x RUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.6x 5.4x RUN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +284.7% +5.1% +63.2% SMXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.9% 1.9% 11.6% RUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.2% 7.0% 0.5% PRIM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.4x 1.8x 17.3x SMXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.46% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +341.7% -51.3% -63.3% SMXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +20.9%/yr -33.1%/yr PRIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 269.4% 94.4% 82.1% RUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 37/100 44/100 RUN

Percentile Scorecard

SMXTPRIMRUN

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

AxisSMXTPRIMRUN
Valuation 24 #40 of 52 57 #23 of 52 78 #12 of 52
Growth 58 #16 of 37 17 #31 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Profitability 11 #33 of 37 42 #22 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Financial Health 11 #51 of 57 48 #30 of 57 5 #54 of 57
Shareholder Returns 8 #25 of 27 23 #21 of 27 15 #23 of 27
Overall 22 37 44
  • SMXT ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RUN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMXTPRIMRUNSPY
1 month +89.1%-4.9%-7.2% -0.2%
3 months +1,218.2%-12.5%-21.8% +3.9%
6 months +624.2%-59.1%-41.9% +8.2%
Year to date +430.0%-44.4%-59.1% +12.9%
1 year +341.7%-51.3%-63.3% +12.3%
3 years —+136.8%-14.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+33.3%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years —+158.4%-86.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+20.9%-33.1% +10.9%
10 years —+250.9%+40.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.4%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMXTPRIMRUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 269.4%94.4%82.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.9%120.4%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.181.872.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.54-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-68.0%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-66.0%-64.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.54$202.92$21.41 $779.14
52-week low $0.29$64.99$6.89 $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.

MultipleSMXTPRIMRUN
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 26.7x 26.7xmedian 26.7x 4.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x 19.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 23.0x 42.2xmedian 23.0x 6.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 6.69median 0.57 0.08median 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 monthsSMXTPRIMRUN
Revenue $102.25M $7.28B $3.48B
Gross profit $7.67M $627.80M $1.23B
Operating income -$7.73M $212.09M $92.29M
Net income -$8.09M $139.54M -$958.46M
Free cash flow -$4.28M $88.00M $287.45M
R&D – – $38.46M
EPS (diluted) $-1.71 $2.59 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $2.16M $218.20M –
Total debt $43.35M $797.00M $14.53B
Shares (diluted) 4.74M 54.00M 274.00M
Enterprise value $475.75K $2.17B $2.71B

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
MetricSMXTPRIMRUN
P/E -2.5x 26.7x 4.5x
P/FCF -4.8x 42.2x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 19.1x -9.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
P/B -1.3x 2.3x 0.4x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 13.7x 19.4x
EV/EBIT -8.0x 20.3x 177.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.6x 4.7x
EV/FCF -14.5x 48.8x 56.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.5x 22.1x -81.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.69 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMXTPRIMRUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 284.7% 5.1% 63.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 81.9% -20.1% 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 70.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.6% -44.8% 102.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 28.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.6% -42.1% 74.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% -6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.0% -41.2% 115.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -187.4% -70.8% 75.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -187.4% -82.4% 128.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMXTPRIMRUN
Gross margin 7.5% 8.6% 35.3%
EBITDA margin -7.4% 4.3% 24.2%
Operating margin -7.6% 2.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin -8.9% 2.6% -26.4%
Net margin -7.9% 1.9% 11.6%
FCF margin -4.2% 1.2% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% 2.7% -5.8%
Return on equity – 8.5% -22.2%
Return on assets -7.5% 3.2% -4.2%
Return on invested capital -24.2% 7.0% 0.5%
Return on capital employed -13.1% 8.2% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMXTPRIMRUN
Debt / assets 39.2% 17.2% 62.2%
Debt / equity -2.7x 0.5x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.4x 1.8x 17.3x
Debt / FCF -10.1x 9.1x 50.5x
Liabilities / assets 114.6% 65.4% 81.2%
Equity / assets -14.6% 34.6% 18.8%
Interest coverage -5.5x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score -0.68 2.96 0.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMXTPRIMRUN
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -18.9% – -0.7%
Shareholder yield -18.9% 0.5% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusSMXTPRIMRUN
Forward P/E – 30.6xFY2026 5.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.26FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -59.8%FY2026 -18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +117.7% -54.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.78BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.0% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMXTPRIMRUN
Held by institutions 3.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 19 445 396
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.1% +1.5% +4.4%
Institutions buying 8 243 225
Institutions selling 7 159 107
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.53 2.10

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.

SMXTPRIMRUN
SMXT 1.00 0.03 0.04
PRIM 0.03 1.00 0.26
RUN 0.04 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMXT, PRIM and RUN?

Primoris Services (PRIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: SolarMax Technology (SMXT) $20.63M, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.72B, Sunrun (RUN) $1.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMXT, PRIM and RUN?

Sunrun (RUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -2.5x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.7x, Sunrun (RUN) 4.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunrun (RUN) is cheapest (Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.6x, Sunrun (RUN) 5.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SolarMax Technology (SMXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +284.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, Sunrun (RUN) +63.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunrun (RUN) has the highest net margin (SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -7.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Sunrun (RUN) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Primoris Services (PRIM) leads (SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -24.2%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Sunrun (RUN) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SolarMax Technology (SMXT) returned the most: SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +341.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -51.3%, Sunrun (RUN) -63.3%. Over five years, Primoris Services (PRIM) compounded fastest (Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.9%/yr, Sunrun (RUN) -33.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.46%. SolarMax Technology (SMXT) and Sunrun (RUN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunrun (RUN) has been the steadiest (SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 269.4%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Sunrun (RUN) 82.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMXT, PRIM and RUN?

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