MTZ vs. VRT: MasTec vs. Vertiv Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but MTZ is classified in Construction & Engineering while VRT is classified in Electrical Equipment.

Company profile comparison for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Profile Item	MTZ	VRT
Name	MasTec, Inc.	Vertiv Holdings Co Class A Common Stock
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Construction & Engineering	Electrical Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Construction & Engineering	Electrical Components & Equipment
Market Capitalization	13.98 billion USD	70.41 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	February 21, 1973	August 2, 2018
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

MTZ

VRT

GSPC

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Total Return (1Y)	-7.45%	11.12%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	57.37%	71.14%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	13.96%	49.38%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

MTZ

VRT

GSPC

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	55.99%	71.11%
Beta (5Y)	1.91	2.15
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-63.67%	-69.52%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.63M	5.90M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

MTZ and VRT are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.21	0.10
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.28	0.14

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 46.57% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than MasTec (MTZ) at 14.53%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

14.53%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
MTZ: 14.53%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

46.57%

VRT: 46.57%
Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 16.00% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of MasTec (MTZ) at 2.80%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

2.80%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
MTZ: 2.80%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

16.00%

Max: 27.47%
VRT: 16.00%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Vertiv (VRT) at 23.77% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of MasTec (MTZ) at 5.64%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

5.64%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
MTZ: 5.64%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

23.77%

Max: 36.60%
VRT: 23.77%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
ROE (TTM)	14.53%	46.57%
ROA (TTM)	4.43%	11.94%
Net Margin (TTM)	2.80%	16.00%
Operating Margin (TTM)	5.64%	23.77%
Gross Margin (TTM)	12.74%	38.12%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Vertiv (VRT) at 27.69% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while MasTec (MTZ) at 16.22% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for VRT.

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both MasTec (MTZ) at 146.12% and Vertiv (VRT) at 166.41% grew per-share earnings faster than their entire industry benchmark ranges for EPS growth — a strong showing on both sides, though a depressed base year can exaggerate the percentage, so the level of earnings matters too.

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	16.22%	27.69%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	13.51%	21.59%
EPS Growth (YoY)	146.12%	166.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	129.40%	340.11%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both MasTec (MTZ) at 1.39 and Vertiv (VRT) at 1.39 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

1.39

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
MTZ: 1.39
Min: 0.36

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

1.39

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
VRT: 1.39
Min: 0.36

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Vertiv (VRT) at 0.61 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while MasTec (MTZ) at 1.12 uses more debt funding than most peers.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

1.12

Max: 2.33
MTZ: 1.12
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

0.61

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
VRT: 0.61
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.39	1.39
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.12	0.61
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.08	-0.11

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

MasTec (MTZ) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Vertiv (VRT) reports a yield of 0.11%, ranking against industry peers normally.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
MTZ: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

0.11%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
VRT: 0.11%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

MasTec (MTZ) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Vertiv (VRT) reports a payout of 4.67%, ranking against industry peers normally.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
MTZ: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

4.67%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
VRT: 4.67%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.11%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	4.67%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both MasTec (MTZ) at 28.40 and Vertiv (VRT) at 34.18 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

28.40

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
MTZ: 28.40
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

34.18

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
VRT: 34.18
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

MasTec (MTZ) at 0.81 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while Vertiv (VRT) at 5.37 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

0.81

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
MTZ: 0.81
Min: 0.03

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

5.37

Max: 7.54
VRT: 5.37
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

MasTec (MTZ) at 3.35 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Vertiv (VRT) at 12.80 prices above its benchmark range — VRT looks rich relative to book.

MTZ

Capital Goods industry group

3.35

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
MTZ: 3.35
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

VRT

Capital Goods industry group

12.80

VRT: 12.80
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

MasTec (MTZ) vs. Vertiv (VRT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for MasTec (MTZ) and Vertiv (VRT)
Metric	MTZ	VRT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	28.40	34.18
P/S Ratio (TTM)	0.81	5.37
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	3.35	12.80
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	1.00%	4.21%