APG vs IESC Stock Comparison

APi and IES Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$40.80 +6.1% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$227.40 -29.8% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

IES Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (IES Holdings 5, APi 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPGIESCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.63B $9.06B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -71.2x 19.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 21.0x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +22.7% IESC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 11.4% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% -44.9% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +35.4%/yr IESC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 105.3% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

APGIESC

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

AxisAPGIESC
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 41 #31 of 52
Growth 76 #24 of 96 83 #7 of 37
Profitability 54 #42 of 91 92 #4 of 37
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 88 #8 of 57
Shareholder Returns 17 #56 of 67 27 #20 of 27
Overall 44 66
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGIESCSPY
1 month +6.1%-29.8% -0.2%
3 months +3.7%-58.2% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-62.2% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%-41.5% +12.9%
1 year +17.7%-44.9% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%+271.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+55.0% +23.3%
5 years +182.4%+355.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+35.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,457.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+31.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPGIESCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%105.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%130.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.282.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-71.4% -1.2%
52-week high $49.40$793.96 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$213.54 $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.

MultipleAPGIESC
P/E now vs peer median -71.2xmedian 21.2x 19.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 11.9x 15.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 13.7x 39.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.00 0.27median 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 monthsAPGIESC
Revenue $8.44B $3.99B
Gross profit $2.65B $1.05B
Operating income $605.00M $492.85M
Net income $346.00M $457.91M
Free cash flow $676.00M $228.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $11.29
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $77.28M
Total debt $3.52B –
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 40.40M
Enterprise value $14.67B $7.93B

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
MetricAPGIESC
P/E -71.2x 19.9x
P/FCF 26.1x 39.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 24.4x
P/S 2.1x 2.3x
P/B 5.0x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 30.0x 38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 19.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 37.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 39.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 66.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 67.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 41.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGIESC
Gross margin 31.4% 26.3%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 13.8%
Operating margin 7.2% 12.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.5%
Net margin -2.9% 11.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 9.3%
Return on equity 9.9% 39.8%
Return on assets 3.7% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 41.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGIESC
Debt / assets 35.4% –
Debt / equity 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 46.0%
Equity / assets 35.3% 54.0%
Interest coverage 4.3x 140.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.91 8.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGIESC
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

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.

ConsensusAPGIESC
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGIESC
Held by institutions 84.5% 96.8%
Institutions holding 581 412
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 306 224
Institutions selling 205 144
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.56

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.

APGIESC
APG 1.00 0.40
IESC 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG and IESC?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.63B, IES Holdings (IESC) $9.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

IES Holdings (IESC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +17.7%, IES Holdings (IESC) -44.9%. Over five years, IES Holdings (IESC) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.1%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.0%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do APG and IESC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.40, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, APG and IESC?

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 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.