<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR ALL PERIOD SPRESENTED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUL-31-1998 JUL-31-1998 JUL-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUL-31-1998 JUL-31-1998 JUL-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1997 JAN-31-1998 APR-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 <CASH> 2,346,213 28,284,577 29,025,332 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 51,951,621 46,060,506 55,366,143 <ALLOWANCES> 1,220,536 1,307,254 2,017,900 <INVENTORY> 11,945,540 13,438,339 18,514,948 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 69,553,983 91,752,747 106,664,320 <PP&E> 88,861,267 89,871,045 95,231,834 <DEPRECIATION> 49,668,016 50,564,190 53,070,369 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 114,623,852 136,604,827 153,806,725 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 46,151,408 29,879,443 38,929,185 <BONDS> 29,512,072 19,737,646 22,818,672 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 4,223,826 4,894,357 4,896,172 <OTHER-SE> 42,904,700 81,566,150 86,236,009 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 114,623,852 136,604,827 153,806,725 <SALES> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 91,132,533 171,813,092 267,741,732 <CGS> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 71,320,503 134,956,874 208,616,434 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,122,734 6,323,371 9,905,266 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 636,189 1,097,845 1,554,358 <INCOME-PRETAX> 8,387,519 15,654,994 24,462,151 <INCOME-TAX> 2,649,482 5,051,336 8,515,488 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 5,738,037 10,603,658 15,946,663 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,738,037 10,603,658 15,946,663 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.45 0.78 1.15 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.45 0.77 1.13