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PRIM (Primoris Services) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Primoris Services Moat Score?

Primoris Services has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Primoris Services has No Moat: Primoris Services has a very weak moat with limited market leadership and no significant intellectual property. It operates in a competitive construction industry with low switching costs and lacks durable cost advantages or regulatory barriers.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Primoris Services might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.


Competitive Comparison of Primoris Services's Moat Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Primoris Services's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Primoris Services's Moat Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Primoris Services's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Primoris Services's Moat Score falls into.


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Primoris Services  (NYSE:PRIM) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Primoris Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2300 N. Field Street, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Primoris Services Corp is a provider of infrastructure services operating mainly in the United States and Canada. It provides a wide range of construction services, maintenance, replacement, fabrication and engineering services to a diversified base of customers. The reportable segments are the Utilities segment and the Energy segment. The Utilities segment operates in a range of services, including the installation and maintenance of new and existing natural gas and electric utility distribution and transmission systems, and communication systems. The Energy segment operates in a range of services that include engineering, procurement, and construction, retrofits, highway and bridge construction, demolition, site work, outages, pipeline construction and maintenance, and others.
Executives
Thomas Edward Mccormick officer: Chief Operating Officer 2100 MCKINNEY AVE, SUITE 1500, DALLAS TX 75201
Stephen C. Cook director 7500 SAN FELIPE, STE. 600, HOUSTON TX 77063
Travis L Stricker officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2103 RESEARCH FOREST DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David Lee King officer: Chief Operating Officer 2100 MCKINNEY AVE, SUITE 1500, DALLAS TX 75201
John Schauerman director, officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Member - see remark 26000 COMMERCENTRE DR., LAKE FOREST CA 92630
John M. Perisich officer: Senior VP and General Counsel, other: Member - see remark 26000 COMMERCENTRE DR., LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Carla S Mashinski director 8200 S. UNIT DRIVE, TULSA OK 74132
Moreno John F Jr officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION, 2300 NORTH FIELD ST, SUITE 1900, DALLAS TX 75201
Michael E. Ching director C/O PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION, 2300 N FIELD STREET, SUITE 1900, DALLAS TX 75201
Terry D Mccallister director 1100 H ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20080
Jose Ramon Rodriguez director PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION, 2300 NORTH FIELD STREET, SUITE 1900, DALLAS TX 75201
Thomas E. Tucker director 3 UPPER NEWPORT PLAZA DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Patricia K Wagner director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95020
Kenneth Morris Dodgen officer: Corporate Controller 2100 MCKINNEY AVE, SUITE 1500, DALLAS TX 75201
Brian Pratt director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO & President, other: Member - see remark 5950 BERKSHIRE LANE, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225