<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR ALL PERIODS PRESENTED 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-31-1997 JUL-31-1997 JUL-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JUL-31-1997 JUL-31-1997 JUL-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1996 JAN-31-1997 APR-30-1997 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 <CASH> 2,963,568 697,933 2,950,607 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 32,985,981 38,089,023 45,570,272 <ALLOWANCES> 825,616 821,971 1,191,347 <INVENTORY> 10,639,392 9,954,697 12,466,643 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 49,953,291 52,832,908 64,911,853 <PP&E> 78,317,592 82,546,998 82,815,494 <DEPRECIATION> 44,113,753 46,319,382 46,533,188 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 90,415,841 95,516,216 107,379,933 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 34,127,441 38,760,043 47,890,682 <BONDS> 24,923,211 25,436,748 30,591,571 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 4,176,036 4,180,409 4,208,275 <OTHER-SE> 26,805,416 29,069,441 32,501,830 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 90,415,841 95,516,216 107,379,933 <SALES> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 72,156,092 143,593,120 224,080,990 <CGS> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 57,652,066 115,694,471 179,110,073 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,798,735 5,613,084 8,530,528 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 509,670 1,101,559 1,817,771 <INCOME-PRETAX> 5,122,280 9,091,374 15,164,924 <INCOME-TAX> 1,709,721 3,119,081 5,001,056 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 3,412,559 5,972,293 10,163,838 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 3,412,559 5,972,293 10,163,838 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.27 0.48 0.81 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.27 0.47 0.80