AGX vs EME vs MYRG Stock Comparison

Argan, Emcor and Myr Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGX Argan Inc
$352.77 -0.8% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$678.79 -11.3% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.56B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
MYRG Myr Group Inc.
$279.92 -2.1% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Argan leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Argan 5, Emcor 4, Myr 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGXEMEMYRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.99B $30.56B $4.38B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 21.2x 22.7x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 19.5x 21.6x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.0% +18.9% +22.8% AGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% 7.7% 4.5% AGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 21.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% AGX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% -9.7% +28.2% MYRG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +53.6%/yr +41.1%/yr +22.4%/yr AGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.9% 45.5% 49.7% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 65/100 64/100 AGX

Percentile Scorecard

AGXEMEMYRG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGXEMEMYRG
Valuation 63 #20 of 52 61 #21 of 52 69 #17 of 52
Growth 100 #1 of 37 56 #17 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 100 #1 of 37 89 #5 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Financial Health 64 #21 of 57 70 #18 of 57 75 #15 of 57
Shareholder Returns 40 #16 of 26 52 #13 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Overall 73 65 64
  • AGX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MYRG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGXEMEMYRGSPY
1 month -0.8%-11.3%-2.1% +0.9%
3 months -28.3%+1.0%-13.1% +5.9%
6 months -44.0%-18.5%-17.1% +8.5%
Year to date +12.6%+11.0%+28.1% +13.3%
1 year +20.6%-9.7%+28.2% +12.4%
3 years +691.1%+230.6%+150.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +99.4%+49.0%+35.8% +23.5%
5 years +755.0%+458.7%+174.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +53.6%+41.1%+22.4% +11.0%
10 years +536.2%+1,020.5%+850.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.3%+27.3%+25.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGXEMEMYRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.9%45.5%49.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.3%48.4%50.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.931.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.210.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-36.2%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.8%-28.1%-44.1% -0.9%
52-week high $798.55$943.75$501.13 $779.14
52-week low $292.22$581.58$203.61 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGXEMEMYRG
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 27.7x 21.0xmedian 27.7x 22.6xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 12.4x 13.6xmedian 12.4x 13.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 23.7x 25.6xmedian 23.7x 31.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.5x 7.4xmedian 2.5x 5.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.57 0.45median 0.57 0.72median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGXEMEMYRG
Revenue $1.19B $18.60B $4.31B
Gross profit $247.88M $3.61B $559.64M
Operating income $182.50M $1.93B $264.30M
Net income $179.31M $1.44B $193.20M
Free cash flow $545.70M $1.17B $137.11M
EPS (diluted) $12.66 $32.30 $12.29
Cash & equivalents $364.48M $924.41M $26.01M
Total debt – – $215.77M
Shares (diluted) 14.16M 44.55M 15.72M
Enterprise value $3.00B $26.95B $3.91B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGXEMEMYRG
P/E 27.6x 21.0x 22.6x
P/FCF 9.1x 25.6x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 23.3x 17.5x
P/S 4.2x 1.6x 1.0x
P/B 9.8x 7.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 10.0x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 13.6x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 15.1x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 8.1x 24.8x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 22.6x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.45 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGXEMEMYRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.0% 18.9% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 16.7% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.2% 18.5% 40.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 26.3% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 55.5% 29.9% 75.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.8% 41.7% 27.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.0% 30.2% 97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.9% 43.8% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.6% 31.5% 96.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 47.0% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 279.5% -0.6% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 108.5% 20.8% 26.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 289.0% -3.1% -12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 111.7% 20.3% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGXEMEMYRG
Gross margin 20.9% 19.4% 13.0%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 11.5% 7.9%
Operating margin 15.4% 10.4% 6.1%
Pretax margin 18.2% 10.5% 6.0%
Net margin 15.1% 7.7% 4.5%
FCF margin 45.9% 6.3% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% 6.9% 5.8%
Return on equity 36.6% 36.2% 24.6%
Return on assets 13.3% 14.6% 10.2%
Return on invested capital – – 21.8%
Return on capital employed 39.2% 41.9% 26.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.9x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGXEMEMYRG
Debt / assets – – 10.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 59.8% 61.1%
Equity / assets 36.2% 40.2% 38.9%
Interest coverage – – 45.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.47 6.51 5.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGXEMEMYRG
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.6% 4.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.1% 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 37.2% 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 25.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGXEMEMYRG
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.02FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $12.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.9%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 +72.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +10.7% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.36BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $4.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +13.1% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGXEMEMYRG
Held by institutions 99.2% 93.1% 99.3%
Institutions holding 559 1,235 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% -0.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 315 659 255
Institutions selling 185 419 170
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.57 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGXEMEMYRG
AGX 1.00 0.58 0.55
EME 0.58 1.00 0.70
MYRG 0.55 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGX, EME and MYRG?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argan (AGX) $4.99B, Emcor (EME) $30.56B, Myr (MYRG) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGX, EME and MYRG?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Argan (AGX) 27.8x, Emcor (EME) 21.2x, Myr (MYRG) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Argan (AGX) 25.2x, Emcor (EME) 19.5x, Myr (MYRG) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Argan (AGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Argan (AGX) +29.0%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Myr (MYRG) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argan (AGX) has the highest net margin (Argan (AGX) 15.1%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Myr (MYRG) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Myr (MYRG) returned the most: Argan (AGX) +20.6%, Emcor (EME) -9.7%, Myr (MYRG) +28.2%. Over five years, Argan (AGX) compounded fastest (Argan (AGX) +53.6%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.1%/yr, Myr (MYRG) +22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Argan (AGX) has the highest dividend yield: Argan (AGX) 0.01%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Myr (MYRG) 0.00%. Myr (MYRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Argan (AGX) 74.9%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Myr (MYRG) 49.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGX, EME and MYRG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Argan (AGX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.