APG vs IESC vs PWR Stock Comparison

APi, IES Holdings and Quanta Services Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APG APi Group Corp
$40.33 -2.6% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$145.58 -57.4% 1M -64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.80B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$508.94 -29.3% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$76.66B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.09%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, IES Holdings 4, APi 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGIESCPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.15B $5.80B $76.66B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -75.6x 12.7x 45.4x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 13.4x 29.7x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +22.7% +37.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 11.4% 4.5% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% — 11.7% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 1.3x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% -64.5% +12.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +22.3%/yr +34.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 107.9% 48.9% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 75/100 53/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

APGIESCPWR

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

AxisAPGIESCPWR
Valuation 29 #81 of 114 80 #11 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Growth 83 #18 of 98 81 #8 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Profitability 54 #44 of 95 92 #4 of 38 78 #9 of 38
Financial Health 37 #80 of 126 91 #6 of 56 56 #25 of 56
Shareholder Returns 24 #54 of 71 29 #21 of 29 14 #25 of 29
Overall 45 75 53
  • APG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGIESCPWRSPY
1 month -2.6%-57.4%-29.3% -5.9%
3 months -2.2%-81.1%-23.8% -4.6%
6 months -9.6%-78.1%-32.2% +0.2%
Year to date +5.4%-62.6%+20.6% +7.5%
1 year +10.9%-64.5%+12.2% +8.2%
3 years +121.5%+132.1%+202.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.4%+32.4%+44.6% +19.0%
5 years +161.4%+173.6%+333.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.2%+22.3%+34.1% +9.4%
10 years —+893.7%+1,712.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+25.8%+33.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAPGIESCPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%107.9%48.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%133.4%50.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.282.831.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.600.25 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-81.7%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-81.7%-35.2% -5.9%
52-week high $49.40$793.96$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $36.07$145.58$413.17 $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.

MultipleAPGIESCPWR
P/E now vs peer median -75.6xmedian 21.1x 12.7xmedian 26.0x 45.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.9x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.7x 9.8xmedian 10.3x 22.3xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 15.3x 25.4xmedian 21.4x 25.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 4.7xmedian 2.6x 7.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.88 0.17median 0.56 1.37median 0.56

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 monthsAPGIESCPWR
Revenue $8.91B $3.99B $37.29B
Gross profit $2.77B $1.05B $5.88B
Operating income $644.00M $492.85M $2.55B
Net income $367.00M $457.91M $1.71B
Free cash flow $673.00M $228.40M $3.05B
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $11.29 $11.04
Cash & equivalents $373.00M $77.28M $2.32B
Total debt $3.57B – $6.99B
Shares (diluted) 432.00M 40.40M 152.44M
Enterprise value $14.37B $4.67B $73.12B

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
MetricAPGIESCPWR
P/E -75.6x 12.7x 45.4x
P/FCF 25.5x 25.4x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 15.6x 18.8x
P/S 1.9x 1.5x 2.1x
P/B 4.9x 4.7x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 4.9x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 9.8x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 31.6x 11.0x 32.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 30.2x 23.7x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 14.6x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 0.17 1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESCPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 22.7% 37.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 19.3% 24.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 29.0% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 37.7% 27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% 39.1% 61.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 55.3% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 66.5% 65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 67.8% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -246.6% 69.8% 64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.2% 74.5% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 50.4% 124.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 41.6% 52.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 23.2% 143.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 25.1% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESCPWR
Gross margin 31.1% 26.3% 15.8%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 13.8% 9.8%
Operating margin 7.2% 12.4% 6.8%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.5% 6.0%
Net margin -2.6% 11.4% 4.5%
FCF margin 7.6% 5.7% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 9.3% 10.9%
Return on equity 10.5% 39.8% 16.8%
Return on assets 3.6% 21.4% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 6.8% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 41.3% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGIESCPWR
Debt / assets 34.8% – 21.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 46.0% 67.6%
Equity / assets 33.9% 54.0% 32.4%
Interest coverage 4.4x 140.8x 8.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.76 6.82 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGIESCPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.3% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%

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.

ConsensusAPGIESCPWR
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.72FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $17.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% +18.0% +27.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.50BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 $42.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +49.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.3% +60.7% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGIESCPWR
Held by institutions 84.5% 96.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 583 414 1,923
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +0.6% +13.5%
Institutions buying 307 224 974
Institutions selling 206 144 705
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.56 1.38

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.

APGIESCPWR
APG 1.00 0.43 0.55
IESC 0.43 1.00 0.57
PWR 0.55 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, IESC and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.15B, IES Holdings (IESC) $5.80B, Quanta Services (PWR) $76.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, APG, IESC and PWR?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (APi (APG) -75.6x, IES Holdings (IESC) 12.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (APi (APG) 23.4x, IES Holdings (IESC) 13.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +16.4%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (APi (APG) 6.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: APi (APG) +10.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) -64.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +12.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +21.2%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.3%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +34.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.09%. 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) 32.5%, IES Holdings (IESC) 107.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quanta Services (PWR) 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.