Stock

Quanta Services

PWR
54
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Also trades as: 0KSR.L GBP 5.55 (+0.39%)
Price
$546.43
-6.01 (-1.09%)
Market Cap
$82.15B
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
11/30
Growth
Exceptional
20/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

54 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 54.

Share count rising — dilution

+4.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 145.4M (2021) → 151.7M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Quanta Services builds and repairs the infrastructure that delivers electricity, natural gas, and internet to homes and businesses. The company sends crews to construct power lines, pipelines, and fiber-optic cables across North America. Its main customers are electric utilities, pipeline operators, and telecom companies — the large businesses that own and maintain these networks.

Quanta earns money by winning contracts to complete specific construction and repair projects, so revenue depends on a steady flow of new work. It operates mostly in the United States and Canada, with some international projects, and employs roughly 50,000 skilled workers. Its large, trained workforce and deep relationships with utility customers make it difficult for smaller competitors to take its place. The biggest growth driver is the massive wave of spending utilities are planning to upgrade the electric grid and connect new renewable energy sources — though project delays or a slowdown in utility budgets remain real risks.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+41.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

Reported EPS Growth

+95.5% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $1.54

30 Jun 2026: $3.01

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$506M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Quanta Services grew revenue 41% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
16.2%
Thin — 16.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.3%
Modest — 7.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.5%
Good — 12.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+25.8%
Fast-growing sales (+25.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+34.8%
Earnings growing fast (+34.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
238%
Turns 238% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.3%
Modest free cash flow (7.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.69
Moderate — manageable debt (0.69)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.90x
Adequate interest coverage (6.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
61.8x
Expensive — P/E 61.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+33.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (61.8 → 28.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.07%
Small dividend — 0.07% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.0%
Dividend growing modestly (10.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
5%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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