DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. vs EMCOR Group, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DY and EME diverge most: on debt / equity, DY reads 1.49 and EME reads 0.00; on return on assets, DY reads 5.0% and EME reads 14.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DY's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What EME's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DY | EME |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $430.52 | $743.46 |
| Market cap | $13.1B | $33.2B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +12.1% |
| P/E | 41.1 | 25.0 |
| P/B | 6.90 | 8.59 |
| P/S | 2.09 | 1.87 |
| EV/EBITDA | 47.6 | 17.3 |
| Revenue growth | +29.8% | +18.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.7% |
| Operating margin | — | 8.7% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 16.4% | 34.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 14.1% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 34.6% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.49 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.58 | 1.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.55 | 6.63 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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