CARR vs FIX vs PWR Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Comfort Systems Usa and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.52 +0.3% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
3 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,326.09 -20.3% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.44B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.61B
P/E
55.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 6, Quanta Services 3, Carrier Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRFIXPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.33B $43.44B $93.61B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x 26.6x 55.6x FIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 29.0x 40.0x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% -36.6% +37.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.9% 30.9% — FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 16.0% — FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 52.2x -2.0x — FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% +31.2% +41.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +70.8%/yr +39.3%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 57.0% 45.2% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 70/100 46/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

CARRFIXPWR

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

AxisCARRFIXPWR
Valuation 26 #41 of 55 33 #37 of 55 20 #42 of 52
Growth 38 #32 of 51 88 #7 of 51 78 #9 of 37
Profitability 17 #41 of 49 79 #11 of 49 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 17 #46 of 55 76 #14 of 55 41 #34 of 57
Shareholder Returns 69 #13 of 40 74 #11 of 40 19 #22 of 27
Overall 33 70 46
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodCARRFIXPWRSPY
1 month +0.3%-20.3%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -9.6%-21.9%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months -17.3%-27.9%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +5.1%+42.1%+50.5% +12.8%
1 year -8.6%+31.2%+41.6% +11.9%
3 years +17.2%+638.8%+285.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.4%+94.9%+56.8% +22.8%
5 years +6.3%+1,349.8%+423.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.2%+70.8%+39.3% +10.9%
10 years —+4,512.5%+2,124.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+46.7%+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCARRFIXPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%57.0%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%62.1%42.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.262.601.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.550.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-46.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-35.8%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $76.00$2,066.51$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$876.19$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.

MultipleCARRFIXPWR
P/E now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 20.3x 28.5xmedian 20.3x 56.7xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 8.8xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 286.3xmedian 12.6x 42.2xmedian 12.6x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 16.9x 19.0xmedian 16.9x 42.8xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 13.9xmedian 3.0x 9.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.13 0.36median 1.13 1.71median 0.60

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 monthsCARRFIXPWR
Revenue $22.79B $5.27B $37.29B
Gross profit $6.59B $1.42B $5.88B
Operating income -$1.09B $989.51M $2.55B
Net income -$1.73B $1.63B –
Free cash flow $2.38B $2.44B –
R&D $605.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.19 $46.42 $11.04
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $2.16B $2.32B
Total debt $11.47B $49.56M –
Shares (diluted) 821.80M 35.15M 152.44M
Enterprise value $38.70B $37.40B $93.61B

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
MetricCARRFIXPWR
P/E -25.3x 28.5x 56.7x
P/FCF 19.1x 19.0x 42.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 15.4x –
P/S 2.0x 8.8x 2.6x
P/B 4.4x 13.9x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 16.7x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 286.3x 42.2x –
EV/EBIT -51.1x 44.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 8.4x 2.6x
EV/FCF 23.4x 18.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 0.36 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRFIXPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% -36.6% 37.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 2.0% 24.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% -27.6% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 15.4% 27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% -11.2% 61.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 37.8% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.1% 94.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.6% 78.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -147.3% 96.0% 64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.7% 79.7% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.7% 223.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 71.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.1% 205.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 67.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRFIXPWR
Gross margin 28.9% 26.8% –
EBITDA margin 0.9% 19.9% –
Operating margin -4.8% 18.8% –
Pretax margin -6.4% 19.3% –
Net margin -7.9% 30.9% –
FCF margin 10.4% 46.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 57.0% –
Return on equity -14.0% 16.7% 16.8%
Return on assets -4.7% 6.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed -4.1% 30.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRFIXPWR
Debt / assets 34.2% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 52.2x -2.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 66.0% 67.6%
Equity / assets 31.0% 34.0% 32.4%
Interest coverage – 125.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.16 5.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRFIXPWR
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 1.2% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -45.6% 6.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.1% 4.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 75.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 57.9% –

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.

ConsensusCARRFIXPWR
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 40.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +25.2% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.69BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +33.8% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRFIXPWR
Held by institutions 87.4% 93.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,629 1,354 1,921
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.8% +13.5%
Institutions buying 806 742 972
Institutions selling 544 487 705
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.52 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.

CARRFIXPWR
CARR 1.00 0.40 0.37
FIX 0.40 1.00 0.84
PWR 0.37 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, FIX and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $44.33B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $43.44B, Quanta Services (PWR) $93.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, FIX and PWR?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) -24.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 26.6x, Quanta Services (PWR) 55.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 18.8x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x). 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: Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -8.6%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +31.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +70.8%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Quanta Services (PWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 57.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, FIX 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, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 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.