Dycom Industries (DY Quick QuoteDY - Free Report) reported $2.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 45.6%. EPS of $5.29 for the same period compares to $3.33 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.97 billion, representing a surprise of +1.65%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +14.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.62.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dycom Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Backlog: $12.24 billion versus $13.43 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenues- Building Systems: $397.48 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $375.74 million.
• Revenues- Communications: $1.61 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.6 billion.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Building Systems: $97.21 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $61.63 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Communications: $218.31 million versus $220.35 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Dycom Industries have returned -12.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.