DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. vs JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DY and J diverge most: on revenue growth, DY reads +29.8% and J reads +12.7%; on altman z (solvency), DY reads 3.55 and J reads 7.35. 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 J's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DY | J |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $430.52 | $134.42 |
| Market cap | $13.1B | $15.8B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +22.4% |
| P/E | 41.1 | 41.9 |
| P/B | 6.90 | 4.79 |
| P/S | 2.09 | 1.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 47.6 | 29.8 |
| Revenue growth | +29.8% | +12.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 21.5% |
| Operating margin | — | -2.2% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 16.4% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 6.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 1.49 | 1.24 |
| Current ratio | 2.58 | 1.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.55 | 7.35 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
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