APG vs IESC vs IRM Stock Comparison

APi, IES Holdings and Iron Mountain Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APG APi Group Corp
$45.31 +11.9% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$19.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$196.07 -42.2% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.81B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$115.17 +1.5% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.28B
P/E
81.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
2.99%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

IES Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (IES Holdings 6, APi 3, Iron Mountain 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGIESCIRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.27B $7.81B $34.28B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -84.9x 17.1x 81.9x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 18.1x 49.6x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +22.7% +17.4% IESC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 11.4% 5.5% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% — 7.6% IRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 6.7x APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.99% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.1% -50.0% +11.9% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.4%/yr +30.8%/yr +19.0%/yr IESC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 105.6% 33.3% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 47/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

APGIESCIRM

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

AxisAPGIESCIRM
Valuation 26 #84 of 113 59 #22 of 52 19 #92 of 113
Growth 79 #21 of 97 81 #8 of 37 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 54 #43 of 93 89 #5 of 37 66 #32 of 93
Financial Health 39 #77 of 126 89 #7 of 57 8 #116 of 126
Shareholder Returns 26 #50 of 67 33 #19 of 28 52 #33 of 67
Overall 45 70 47
  • APG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IRM ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGIESCIRMSPY
1 month +11.9%-42.2%+1.5% -2.3%
3 months +13.7%-73.0%-7.2% -0.7%
6 months +1.4%-68.7%-10.2% +4.8%
Year to date +18.4%-49.6%+38.8% +10.3%
1 year +23.1%-50.0%+11.9% +10.3%
3 years +145.8%+217.0%+86.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.0%+46.9%+23.1% +20.1%
5 years +198.3%+282.9%+138.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.4%+30.8%+19.0% +10.1%
10 years —+1,266.3%+258.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+29.9%+13.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPGIESCIRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%105.6%33.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%129.6%34.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.272.991.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.75-0.470.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-75.3%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-75.3%-13.4% -3.5%
52-week high $49.40$793.96$133.06 $779.14
52-week low $35.43$196.07$78.86 $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.

MultipleAPGIESCIRM
P/E now vs peer median -84.9xmedian 21.8x 17.1xmedian 27.3x 81.9xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.8x 4.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 12.3x 13.5xmedian 13.1x 20.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 14.2x 34.2xmedian 22.4x -69.8xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.4x 6.4xmedian 2.5x -26.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 1.00 0.23median 0.63 31.35median 1.00

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 monthsAPGIESCIRM
Revenue $8.91B $3.99B $7.56B
Gross profit $2.77B $1.05B $4.10B
Operating income $644.00M $492.85M $1.42B
Net income $367.00M $457.91M $434.46M
Free cash flow $673.00M $228.40M -$490.92M
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $11.29 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $373.00M $77.28M $204.79M
Total debt $3.57B – $17.35B
Shares (diluted) 432.00M 40.40M 299.85M
Enterprise value $16.49B $6.68B $33.80B

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
MetricAPGIESCIRM
P/E -84.9x 17.1x 81.9x
P/FCF 28.6x 34.2x -69.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 21.0x 20.7x
P/S 2.2x 2.0x 4.5x
P/B 5.5x 6.4x -26.8x
P/Tangible book 12.4x 6.6x -13.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 13.5x 20.2x
EV/EBIT 34.9x 15.1x 36.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.9x 6.8x
EV/FCF 33.4x 32.5x -104.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.0x 20.0x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 0.23 31.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESCIRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 22.7% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 19.3% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 29.0% 13.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 37.7% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% 39.1% 35.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 55.3% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 66.5% 867.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 67.8% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -246.6% 69.8% 897.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.2% 74.5% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 50.4% 31.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 41.6% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 23.2% 50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 25.1% -60.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESCIRM
Gross margin 31.1% 26.3% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 13.8% 33.6%
Operating margin 7.2% 12.4% 18.8%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.5% 6.7%
Net margin -2.6% 11.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 7.6% 5.7% -6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 9.3% 21.9%
Return on equity 10.5% 39.8% –
Return on assets 3.6% 21.4% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 6.8% – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 41.3% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.8x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGIESCIRM
Debt / assets 34.8% – 79.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x – -13.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 6.7x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – -35.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 46.0% 105.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% 54.0% -5.8%
Interest coverage 4.4x 140.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.94 7.97 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGIESCIRM
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.3% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 229.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -203.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 16.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%

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.

ConsensusAPGIESCIRM
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 49.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $2.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +18.0% +28.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +60.7% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGIESCIRM
Held by institutions 84.5% 96.8% 86.2%
Institutions holding 583 414 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +0.6% +1.9%
Institutions buying 307 224 600
Institutions selling 206 144 377
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.56 1.59

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.

APGIESCIRM
APG 1.00 0.39 0.32
IESC 0.39 1.00 0.27
IRM 0.32 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, IESC and IRM?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $19.27B, IES Holdings (IESC) $7.81B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $34.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, IESC and IRM?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -84.9x, IES Holdings (IESC) 17.1x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 81.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (APi (APG) 26.8x, IES Holdings (IESC) 18.1x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 49.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

IES Holdings (IESC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +16.4%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Iron Mountain (IRM) leads (APi (APG) 6.8%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +23.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) -50.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +11.9%. Over five years, IES Holdings (IESC) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +24.4%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +30.8%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iron Mountain (IRM) 2.99%. APi (APG) and IES Holdings (IESC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.6%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, IESC and IRM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, IES Holdings (IESC) leads on 6. 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.