DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. vs Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DY and STRL diverge most: on debt / equity, DY reads 1.49 and STRL reads 0.24; on p/s, DY reads 2.07 and STRL reads 7.34. 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 STRL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (segment-resolved basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DY | STRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $425.77 | $682.13 |
| Market cap | $12.9B | $21.2B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 40.7 | 61.0 |
| P/B | 6.82 | 17.71 |
| P/S | 2.07 | 7.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 47.1 | 36.7 |
| Revenue growth | +29.8% | +41.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 23.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 12.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.4% | 29.0% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 26.0% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.49 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | 2.58 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.53 | 7.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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