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Primoris Services (PRIM) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Primoris Services (PRIM - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.95 billion, down 10.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.20, compared to $1.88 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.19% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.04 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.75, the EPS surprise was +60%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Primoris Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Total Backlog: $14.07 billion compared to the $13.67 billion average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Total Backlog - Energy: $5.99 billion versus $6.1 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Total Backlog - Utilities: $8.08 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $7.51 billion.
  • Revenue- Energy: $1.22 billion versus $1.26 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -17.6% change.
  • Revenue- Utilities: $770.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $738.23 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.5%.
  • Gross Profit- Energy: $104.5 million compared to the $94.72 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Gross Profit- Utilities: $100.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $87.39 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Primoris Services here>>>

Shares of Primoris Services have returned -8.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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