AGX vs PWR
Argan Inc. and Quanta Services, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AGX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $944.6M | $28.5B |
| Net income | $137.8M | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 15.0% |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 33.8% | 12.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.74 | $6.80 |
| Dividend / share | $1.75 | $0.41 |
| Payout ratio | 17.6% | 5.9% |
| Free cash flow | $410.8M | $1.6B |
| Equity | $462.3M | $8.9B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.62× |
| Current ratio | 1.59× | 1.14× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 19.2% | 20.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 42.0% | 18.2% |
PWR bills 30.1× the revenue of AGX, and AGX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.6% against 3.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AGX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $944.6M | $28.5B |
| FY2024 | $874.2M | $23.7B |
| FY2023 | $573.3M | $20.9B |
| FY2022 | $455.0M | $17.1B |
| FY2021 | $509.4M | $13.0B |
| FY2020 | $392.2M | $11.2B |
| FY2019 | $239.0M | $12.1B |
| FY2018 | $482.2M | $11.2B |
| FY2017 | $892.8M | $9.5B |
| FY2016 | $675.0M | $7.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AGX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $137.8M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $85.5M | $904.8M |
| FY2023 | $32.4M | $744.7M |
| FY2022 | $33.1M | $491.2M |
| FY2021 | $38.2M | $486.0M |
| FY2020 | $23.9M | $445.6M |
| FY2019 | $-42.7M | $402.0M |
| FY2018 | $52.0M | $293.3M |
| FY2017 | $72.0M | $315.0M |
| FY2016 | $70.3M | $200.1M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$27,535,091,000 | PWR |
| FY2024 | −$22,798,616,000 | PWR |
| FY2023 | −$20,308,873,000 | PWR |
| FY2022 | −$16,618,863,000 | PWR |
| FY2021 | −$12,470,843,000 | PWR |
| FY2020 | −$10,810,466,000 | PWR |
| FY2019 | −$11,873,156,000 | PWR |
| FY2018 | −$10,689,270,000 | PWR |
| FY2017 | −$8,573,663,000 | PWR |
| FY2016 | −$6,976,272,000 | PWR |
| FY2014 | −$7,364,119,000 | PWR |
| FY2013 | −$6,184,122,000 | PWR |
| FY2012 | −$5,641,634,000 | PWR |
| FY2011 | −$4,051,914,000 | PWR |
| FY2010 | −$3,446,841,000 | PWR |
PWR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +10.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2024 | +5.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2023 | +2.0 pp | AGX |
| FY2022 | +4.6 pp | AGX |
| FY2021 | +3.2 pp | AGX |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | AGX |
| FY2019 | −20.4 pp | PWR |
| FY2018 | +8.1 pp | AGX |
| FY2017 | +4.7 pp | AGX |
| FY2016 | +8.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2014 | +7.3 pp | AGX |
| FY2013 | +12.5 pp | AGX |
| FY2012 | +2.4 pp | AGX |
| FY2011 | +2.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2010 | −0.0 pp | PWR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AGX and PWR over this period.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AGX's net margin has been more volatile than PWR's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 7.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AGX and PWR over these 15 fiscal years — AGX led in 13 and PWR in 2.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AGX's return on equity has been more volatile than PWR's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.6.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AGX and PWR over these 16 fiscal years — AGX led in 13 and PWR in 3.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.