MasTec, Inc. (MTZ): one to watch?

Mixed — a real but modest guidance cut in one division triggered a wildly outsized 19% crash, likely an overreaction, but valuation was already priced for perfection.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals60/100

Fell 27% in 7 trading day(s) — now $263.10

Why MTZ dropped

MasTec beat on revenue, grew backlog 30% to a record $21.4B, and raised full-year guidance — but it also cut communications revenue guidance for the rest of 2026, reflecting wireless timing issues and project delays, and said some wireless work is being delayed until spectrum equipment becomes available in 2027, while wireline projects are being pushed out by permitting and customer timing.

Fwd P/E 20.4Op margin 5.4%Rev growth 23.4%Debt/equity 89.9%Analyst upside 85.4%

How this scored 60/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 3.1%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $-58M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 89.9% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.4 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 8/25

Operating margin 5.4% 2/9

Net profit margin 3.1% 1/8

Return on equity 16.2% 4/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 25/25

Revenue growth 23.4% 9/9

Earnings growth 51.4% 8/8

Expected profit change 104.9% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 19/25

Forward P/E 20.4 6/10

PEG ratio 1.0 6/8

Analyst target upside 85.4% 7/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 8/25

Debt / equity 89.9% 6/10

Current ratio 1.4 2/8

Free cash flow $-58M 0/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-08-03. Research only — not financial advice.