DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. vs Quanta Services, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DY and PWR diverge most: on debt / equity, DY reads 1.49 and PWR reads 0.07; on current ratio, DY reads 2.58 and PWR reads 1.10. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PWR'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 | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $400.92 | $667.40 |
| Market cap | $12.2B | $101.7B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.6% | — |
| P/E | 38.3 | 76.5 |
| P/B | 6.43 | 10.44 |
| P/S | 1.95 | 3.09 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.8 | 47.4 |
| Revenue growth | +29.8% | +26.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 16.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.4% | 13.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 4.7% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 14.5% |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.49 | 0.07 |
| Current ratio | 2.58 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.42 | 4.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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