Quanta Services (PWR)
NYSEIndustrialsEngineering & ConstructionSnapshot 2026-10-29
$635.18+4.66%
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NYSEIndustrialsEngineering & ConstructionSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Construction & Engineering is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Achieve EPS of $9.17-$9.87: Diluted EPS: $4.55 per share.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 33% growth a year, above the roughly 19% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 30% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskQuanta's thesis rests on sustained infrastructure growth, supported by strong recent financial performance and cash-backed profits. Revenue growth reached 41% in Q2 FY2026 after no growth in Q1; Q3 earnings beat estimates. PWR trades at 40× earnings versus a 40× peer median, yet expectations price in more growth than our forecast. The primary pillar is under pressure: diluted EPS of $4.55 trails the $9.17-$9.87 objective. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 17%. Peer multiples imply a price about 33% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. PWR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 31 analysts currently covering PWR (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for PWR in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction & Engineering — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Increase revenue to $34.7-$35.2 billion
2026 revenue guidance substantially exceeds the tracked $34.7-$35.2 billion objective, supported by record backlog.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $635.18
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $635.18.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive double-digit revenue and earnings growth in 2026
Official earnings-call disclosure is material to 2026 growth objectives; headline provides no further details.
Advances: Drive double-digit revenue and earnings growth in 2026
Upgrade suggests positive outlook for revenue and earnings growth.
Advances: Increase revenue to $34.7-$35.2 billion
Full-year outlook upgrade supports revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Increase revenue to $34.7-$35.2 billion
Q1 beat and outlook supports revenue growth target.
Advances: Drive double-digit revenue and earnings growth in 2026
Strong results support double-digit growth objective.
Advances: Increase revenue to $34.7-$35.2 billion
Earnings beat and revenue topping estimates boosts growth outlook.
Advances: Increase revenue to $34.7-$35.2 billion
Increased backlog supports revenue growth objective.