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MasTec, Inc. · MTZ · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
MasTec raises 2026 outlook as backlog and demand accelerate
MasTec's current results support a constructive growth case: record first-quarter performance, a $20.3 billion backlog and stronger full-year guidance indicate sustained demand across data-center, grid, broadband, renewable and pipeline work. The case still depends on converting backlog into revenue and managing labor and cash-conversion demands.
Reported After market closeNYSEIndustrials
$14.94B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.39
Consensus $0.99
EPS surprise
+40.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.83B
Consensus $3.47B
Revenue surprise
+10.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+5.9%
Event window
SPY move
+0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
+5.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-13.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did MTZ rise 5.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in MTZ's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for MTZ after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Management raised full-year 2026 guidance after record first-quarter results and highlighted AI-driven data-center fiber demand, grid modernization, broadband, renewable construction and pipeline work as growth drivers. The company also signaled greater M&A activity and continued investment in turnkey data-center capabilities.
Guidance delta
Guidance was raised from the prior quarter's outlook to $17.5 billion of revenue, $1.5 billion of adjusted EBITDA and $8.79 of EPS for 2026.
Key takeaways
- Q1 revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS reached records, with margins expanding across segments.
- Backlog reached $20.3 billion, providing substantial contracted and prospective work visibility.
- Management identified data-center fiber, grid upgrades, BEAD broadband, renewables and pipelines as key demand areas.
- The company plans to expand turnkey data-center services, self-performance and M&A activity.
Management priorities
- Convert the record backlog and verbal awards into revenue.
- Expand turnkey data-center and fiber capabilities tied to AI-driven demand.
- Grow Power Delivery, Pipeline and Clean Energy organically while pursuing complementary acquisitions.
- Manage hiring, cash conversion and capital allocation across deleveraging, M&A and repurchases.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$186.06Current
$87Low
$289.64Average
$550High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 23, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Clear Street | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 13, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Roth Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Sep 17, 2025 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Craig-Hallum | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 8, 2022 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 4, 2020 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2019 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Avondale Partners | Market Perform | Market Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 18, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 22, 2014 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 22, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Gilford Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 10, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $186.06. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | Ati Modak | $274 | $180.96 | +47.3% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $191.02 | +72.0% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $194.46 | +72.0% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Manish Somaiya | $348 | $212.65 | +87.0% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $223.37 | +63.9% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $228.3 | +89.2% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Dimple Gosai | $313 | $212.85 | +68.2% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $321 | $246.18 | +72.5% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Ati Modak | $409 | $272.65 | +119.8% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $410 | $267.06 | +120.4% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $363 | $263.1 | +95.1% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $371 | $263.1 | +99.4% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $369 | $262.94 | +98.3% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Joseph Osha | $518 | $351.4 | +178.4% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $475 | $382.9 | +155.3% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $502 | $358.85 | +169.8% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $390.61 | +195.6% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Sangita Jain | $500 | $420.3 | +168.7% | May 13, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Joseph Osha | $480 | $420.3 | +158.0% | May 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $498 | $433.4 | +167.7% | May 5, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brian Brophy | $455 | $425.27 | +144.5% | May 4, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $493 | $419.98 | +165.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $518 | $419.2 | +178.4% | May 4, 2026 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $450 | $416.87 | +141.9% | May 4, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $460 | $417.41 | +147.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $425 | $369.97 | +128.4% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $401 | $358.14 | +115.5% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $362 | $304.53 | +94.6% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $356 | $305.23 | +91.3% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $326 | $298.02 | +75.2% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $298.02 | +77.4% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $242 | +39.7% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $274 | $244.57 | +47.3% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Sangita Jain | $264 | $236.35 | +41.9% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $215.86 | +45.1% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $253 | $204.79 | +36.0% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $254 | $204.16 | +36.5% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $244 | $211.21 | +31.1% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $201.86 | +29.0% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $236 | $201.86 | +26.8% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $205.38 | +15.6% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brian Brophy | $237 | $218.92 | +27.4% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $248 | $212.98 | +33.3% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $252 | $214.31 | +35.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $252 | $211.48 | +35.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $193.35 | +22.0% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $215 | $179.5 | +15.6% | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $177.93 | +12.3% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $177.93 | +12.9% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $184 | $143.57 | -1.1% | May 5, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $175 | $143.57 | -5.9% | May 5, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sangita Jain | $163 | $143.57 | -12.4% | May 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $123.89 | -22.1% | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Joseph Osha | $195 | $146.41 | +4.8% | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $173 | $136.54 | -7.0% | Nov 5, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Brent Theilman | $160 | $132.61 | -14.0% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz | $150 | $128.2 | -19.4% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $151 | $125.38 | -18.8% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brian Brophy | $121 | $101.09 | -35.0% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $132 | $111.39 | -29.1% | May 31, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sangita Jain | $120 | $106.53 | -35.5% | May 13, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Brent Thielman | $120 | $105.81 | -35.5% | May 7, 2024 |
| Craig-Hallum | Christian Schwab | $125 | $106.08 | -32.8% | May 6, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brian Brophy | $120 | $101.8 | -35.5% | May 6, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $120 | $106.08 | -35.5% | May 6, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sangita Jain | $113 | $101.8 | -39.3% | May 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Andrew Wittmann | $110 | $101.8 | -40.9% | May 6, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $96 | $86.7 | -48.4% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Andrew Wittmann | $105 | $84.85 | -43.6% | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Craig-Hallum | Christian Schwab | $96 | $87.68 | -48.4% | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook | $102 | $71.7 | -45.2% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Craig-Hallum | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $69.76 | -53.2% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $68.36 | -50.6% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $75.1 | -43.6% | May 9, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Noelle Dilts | $125 | $115.55 | -32.8% | May 10, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationMasTec, Inc. is a leading infrastructure construction firm that delivers a comprehensive suite of services, encompassing engineering, construction, installation, maintenance, and enhancement. The company primarily serves the communications, energy, utility, and broader infrastructure sectors throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are structured across distinct segments: Communications, Clean Energy and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Power Delivery, and Other. MasTec's construction activities involve building intricate underground and overhead distribution systems, essential for wireless and fiber-optic communication networks, as well as electrical grids. The company also develops clean energy infrastructure, including renewable energy facilities; pipelines for natural gas and other products, alongside extensive electrical and gas transmission and distribution systems.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-01T18:00:47.224842+00:00
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