PWRUtility & energy infrastructure contracting
Quanta Services
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By Kevin Amado
Updated
- Price
- $591.48
- Analysts view
- Analysts Bullish
- Discount category
- Far above intrinsic value
- Top pick
- Research only
- Next earnings
- Earnings Feb 18 · · estimated
- Market cap
- $89B
- Shares of Oct 26, 2026
- P/E (trailing)
- 53.5
- Price of Nov 10, 2026
- EPS (trailing)
- $11.05
- 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- 52-week range
- $408.36 – $788.75
- To Nov 9, 2026
- Beta
- 1.30
- Vs S&P 500, 5 years monthly, to Oct 30, 2026
- Average volume
- 1.2M
- 3 months, to Nov 9, 2026
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In short
- Thesis
- Investors pay a premium for the record backlog of Quanta in grid, power and data center work, and only several years of fast earnings growth after 2026 can earn it.
- Gap
- Slow. The Q4 2026 report with the 2027 guidance, expected in February 2027, shows whether growth stays high, but the premium needs several years of fast earnings growth.
Company guidance: Revenues of $41.3 billion to $41.6 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $17.90 to $18.30 for 2026 (, Q3 2026 earnings release (8-K))
Price history
About
Quanta Services (Quanta) designs, builds, repairs and maintains infrastructure for electric and gas utilities, power generation, large load centers such as data centers, manufacturing, communications, pipeline and energy customers. It works in the United States, Canada, Australia and other markets. It has two segments. Electric gave $24.11 billion of the $29.45 billion of revenues in the first nine months of 2026, and Underground and Infrastructure gave $5.34 billion.
Revenues were $28.48 billion in 2025. At December 31, 2025, Quanta had about 69,500 employees, most of them hourly field workers, and its ten largest customers gave 30% of 2025 revenues. The head office is in Houston, Texas, and Duke Austin is its president and chief executive officer.
Thesis
Quanta trades at a premium because investors pay for fast growth from utility grid spending, power generation and data center construction, and for a record backlog. Total backlog was $63.7 billion at September 30, 2026, against $44.0 billion at the end of 2025, and adjusted diluted EPS rose to $6.06 in Q3 2026 from $3.33. The company expects 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $17.90 to $18.30, against $10.75 in 2025, and it says that it sees an opportunity for strong double-digit adjusted EPS growth in 2027. Acquisitions add part of the growth: Quanta bought five businesses in the first nine months of 2026 for about $1.29 billion in cash and 481,909 shares.
For the premium to be earned, three things must be true. The backlog must turn into revenues at the higher margins of 2026: the Electric segment operating margin was 12.6% in Q3 2026, against 11.4% a year earlier. Utilities and data center customers must keep their capital plans, and permits, supply chains and the supply of skilled workers must not delay projects. Earnings must keep growing at a high rate for several years after 2027.
The Q4 2026 report with the 2027 guidance, expected in February 2027, is the next test. A slowdown in data center or utility spending can shrink the premium quickly.
Checkpoints
- Oct 29, 2026PassedQ3 2026 results and 2026 guidanceResults above guidance and higher 2026 guidance pass; lower guidance fails.Outcome: Adjusted diluted EPS rose to $6.06 from $3.33, backlog reached $63.7 billion, and Quanta raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $17.90 to $18.30.
- Feb 18, 2027 · est.PendingQ4 2026 results and 2027 guidance2027 guidance with strong growth in adjusted EPS and a higher backlog pass; flat EPS guidance or a lower backlog fails.
- Apr 2027 · est.PendingQ1 2027 results: backlog and marginsBacklog above $63.7 billion and a stable Electric segment margin pass; a lower backlog or margin fails.
Recent events
- October 29, 2026Quanta reported Q3 2026 results. Revenues rose to $12.01 billion from $7.63 billion. Diluted EPS was $4.55, and adjusted diluted EPS was $6.06, against $3.33. Remaining performance obligations were $41.8 billion and total backlog was a record $63.7 billion. Quanta raised its 2026 guidance to revenues of $41.3 billion to $41.6 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $17.90 to $18.30. In September and October 2026, it bought two more businesses for about $245 million in cash and shares.
- September 1, 2026Quanta prepaid the full $618.8 million term loan under its senior credit facility. In August 2026, it issued $2.00 billion of senior notes: $500 million of 4.85% notes due 2029, $750 million of 5.30% notes due 2033 and $750 million of 5.55% notes due 2036. In July 2026, it raised the revolving commitments of the credit facility to $2.98 billion and extended them to July 31, 2031.
- July 30, 2026Quanta reported Q2 2026 results. Revenues rose to $9.56 billion from $6.77 billion, diluted EPS was $2.96 and adjusted diluted EPS was $4.24. Total backlog was $53.4 billion. Quanta raised its 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $16.45 to $16.95. It had bought Phalcon, an electrical contractor with about 4,100 employees, Percheron and PSD in Q2 2026, and Enerfab, a fabrication and construction company with about 2,100 employees, in July 2026. It expected these four businesses to add about $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion of revenues in 2026.
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- May 21, 2026Quanta's board approved a new share repurchase program of up to $1.00 billion. The prior program expired on June 30, 2026. Quanta bought back no shares in the first nine months of 2026.
- April 30, 2026Quanta reported Q1 2026 results. Revenues rose to $7.87 billion from $6.23 billion, diluted EPS was $1.45 and adjusted diluted EPS was $2.68. Total backlog was a record $48.5 billion. Quanta raised its 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $13.55 to $14.25.
- February 19, 2026Quanta reported 2025 results. Revenues were $28.48 billion, diluted EPS was $6.80 and adjusted diluted EPS was $10.75. Total backlog was a record $43.98 billion at year end. Quanta first guided 2026 revenues of $33.25 billion to $33.75 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $12.65 to $13.35.
Latest news and filings
- Last earnings
- October 29, 2026 (8-K on sec.gov)
- Next earnings
- Expected about February 18, 2027. The company has not confirmed the date.
- 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Sep 30, 2026Filed · pwr-20260930
- 8-KEarnings release and Investor disclosureFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 8-KChange of directors or officers and Investor disclosureFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 8-KNew material agreement and New debt or financial obligationFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 8-KNew material agreement and Investor disclosureFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Jun 30, 2026Filed · pwr-20260630
- 8-KEarnings release and Investor disclosureFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 8-KShareholder vote results and Other company newsFiled · Read it on sec.gov
- 10-QQuarterly report for the period ended Mar 31, 2026Filed · pwr-20260331
- 8-KEarnings release and Investor disclosureFiled · Read it on sec.gov
Risks
- The stock already prices fast growth. Slower orders, a lower backlog or a small miss against guidance can move the price a lot.
- Demand depends on the capital spending of utilities, power producers and data center builders. Under master service agreements, customers do not commit to specific volumes, so a pause in spending can cut new work quickly.
- Large projects and fixed-price contracts carry the risk of cost overruns. Weather, permits, supply chain problems and the supply of skilled workers can delay projects and lower margins.
- Quanta grows partly through acquisitions. At September 30, 2026, goodwill was $8.08 billion and other intangible assets were $3.17 billion. If an acquired business does not perform, the company can record impairments.
- A few customers give a large part of revenues: the largest customer gave 8% and the ten largest gave 30% of 2025 revenues.
Balance sheet
- Cash
- $2.3B
- Debt
- $7.0B
- Net debt
- $4.7B
- Interest cover
- 9.6×
- times profit pays interest
- Credit line
- $2.9B
- undrawn, to July 2031
Cash against debt
debt covered by cashnet debt $4.7B
When the debt is due
Quanta funds itself with senior notes, a revolving credit facility and commercial paper. At September 30, 2026, total long-term debt obligations were $6.99 billion, of which $639 million was due within one year, including $600 million of 4.75% notes due August 2027. Cash was $2.32 billion. In August 2026, Quanta issued $2.00 billion of senior notes due 2029, 2033 and 2036, and on September 1, 2026, it prepaid the full $618.8 million term loan. The revolving commitments of the senior credit facility are $2.98 billion and mature on July 31, 2031, and $2.90 billion remained available at September 30, 2026. No commercial paper was outstanding. Interest cover is operating income divided by interest and other financing expenses less interest income for the first nine months of 2026 ($2,060 million against $215 million). Total equity was $10.62 billion, and goodwill was $8.08 billion. In the first nine months of 2026, Quanta paid a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share and bought back no shares; $1.00 billion remained under the repurchase program. There were 150,677,145 shares outstanding on October 26, 2026.
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 0.1% (last 12 months, at today’s price of $591.48)
- Paid per share
- $0.44 in the last 12 months (4 payments)
- Current annual rate
- $0.44 ($0.11 × 4 a year)
- Payout ratio
- 6% of the last fiscal year’s earnings (the year that ended December 31, 2025)
- Latest ex-dividend date
- October 1, 2026, $0.11 per share
Dividends per share by year
| 2016 | $0.00 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $0.00 | |
| 2018 | $0.04 | |
| 2019 | $0.17 | |
| 2020 | $0.21 | |
| 2021 | $0.18 | |
| 2022 | $0.36 | |
| 2023 | $0.33 | |
| 2024 | $0.27 | |
| 2025 | $0.40 |
Over the last 5 years, the dividend grew by about 12.9% a year.
Source: company filings and market data, read on November 10, 2026. The ex-dividend date is the first day a buyer no longer gets the next payment.
Questions about Quanta Services
What does Quanta Services do?
Quanta Services (Quanta) designs, builds, repairs and maintains infrastructure for electric and gas utilities, power generation, large load centers such as data centers, manufacturing, communications, pipeline and energy customers. It works in the United States, Canada, Australia and other markets. Its market cap is $89B at the current price of $591.48.
When does Quanta Services report earnings next?
This is an estimate: Quanta Services may report on February 18, 2027. It last reported results on October 29, 2026.
Is Quanta Services stock below its intrinsic value?
Quanta Services stock is far above intrinsic value. This is general information, not advice.
What changed recently at Quanta Services?
The latest update is from October 29, 2026. Quanta reported Q3 2026 results.
What are the main risks for Quanta Services?
The stock already prices fast growth. Demand depends on the capital spending of utilities, power producers and data center builders. Large projects and fixed-price contracts carry the risk of cost overruns.
How much debt and cash does Quanta Services have?
At September 30, 2026, Quanta Services had $7.0B of debt and $2.3B of cash.
Does Quanta Services pay a dividend?
Yes. Quanta Services paid $0.44 per share in the last 12 months. That is a dividend yield of 0.1% at the current price of $591.48. The latest ex-dividend date was October 1, 2026.
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