PRIM
Primoris Services Corporation
PRIM's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PRIM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PRIM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
PRIM's profitability and balance sheet are currently stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PRIM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $18.84 | -74% |
| Fair | 14x | $23.96 | -67% |
| Forward | 15x | $71.55 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $44.94 | -37% |
| Current | 40x | $71.55 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRIM's PE is in its expensive range at 40x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over PRIM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PRIM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PRIM, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
PRIM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.67 | +164% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.77 | -65% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.54 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.03 | +52% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.07 | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.41 | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.78 | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.32 | +43% |
PRIM's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.77 over the past year, against $5.07 in late 2025.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRIM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | -5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2B | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +15% |
PRIM's revenue is shrinking: $2B last quarter, down 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6% | -8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.7% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5% | +0.1 points |
PRIM's operating margin was 4.9% last quarter, down 1.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PRIM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.1M | -34% |
| Q2 2026 | -$31.2M | -169% |
| Q1 2026 | -$150.4M | -688% |
| Q4 2025 | $121.1M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | $148.4M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.3M | +$53.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $25.6M | +$64.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $270M | +46% |
PRIM still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $38M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRIM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -703K shares |
| 3 years | -0.5% | -251K shares |
| 5 years | -0.5% | -267K shares |
| Available history | +6.7% | +3.4M shares |
PRIM has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2020 | $494,000 |
| Q3 2020 | $2.6M |
| Q2 2020 | $950,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $7.4M |
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
PRIM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
PRIM's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PRIM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.3 | Neutral |
PRIM's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
PRIM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PRIM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 24x | 68% above |
| PE % | 100 | 58 | 42 pts above |
PRIM is trading at 40x earnings, a 68% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on valuation relative to its sector.
PRIM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.9 | 1.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.9 | 8.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $113.4 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $102.4 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $71.7 | 0.1% below |
PRIM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.1% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PRIM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.9 | $27.8 | +27% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $24.3 | -12% |
| 2022 | $24.3 | $21.9 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | $21.9 | $33.2 | +52% |
| 2024 | $33.2 | $77.7 | +134% |
| 2025 | $77.7 | $129.2 | +66% |
| 2026 YTD | $129.2 | $71.6 | -45% |
PRIM is down 45% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over PRIM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.