CRH vs EME vs PWR Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Emcor and Quanta Services Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$96.61 +17.9% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.81B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$682.75 -13.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.26B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$621.10 -8.2% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$86.79B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 5, Emcor 4, Crh Public 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHEMEPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.81B $28.26B $86.79B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 18.3x 51.6x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 20.4x 41.4x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +22.1% +37.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 7.8% 4.5% CRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% — 11.7% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.3x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% EME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +1.0% +38.3% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +40.9%/yr +39.7%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 41.5% 45.3% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 59/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

CRHEMEPWR

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

AxisCRHEMEPWR
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 69 #17 of 52 29 #37 of 52
Growth – 69 #12 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 92 #4 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 59 #24 of 57 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 59 #12 of 28 44 #16 of 28
Overall 55 70 59
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • EME 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

PeriodCRHEMEPWRSPY
1 month +17.9%-13.2%-8.2% -2.3%
3 months -2.0%-16.5%-8.7% -0.7%
6 months -12.8%-25.0%-18.0% +4.8%
Year to date -22.6%+11.6%+47.2% +10.3%
1 year -18.9%+1.0%+38.3% +10.3%
3 years +69.8%+224.8%+267.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +19.3%+48.1%+54.3% +20.1%
5 years +95.2%+454.8%+431.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%+40.9%+39.7% +10.1%
10 years +200.5%+1,045.6%+2,080.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.6%+27.6%+36.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRHEMEPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%41.5%45.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%40.8%42.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.781.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.020.85 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-36.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-27.7%-20.9% -3.5%
52-week high $131.38$943.75$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$581.58$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.

MultipleCRHEMEPWR
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.2x 19.6xmedian 27.3x 55.5xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x 2.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 10.2x 12.9xmedian 13.1x 26.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 35.3x 20.4xmedian 22.4x 30.6xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 8.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.48 0.44median 0.63 1.68median 0.63

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 monthsCRHEMEPWR
Revenue $38.96B $19.84B $37.29B
Gross profit $14.12B $3.89B $5.88B
Operating income $5.34B $2.07B $2.55B
Net income $3.61B $1.54B $1.71B
Free cash flow $2.54B $1.48B $3.05B
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $34.65 $11.04
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $774.75M $2.32B
Total debt $19.62B – $6.99B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 44.55M 152.44M
Enterprise value $50.34B $24.53B $83.16B

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
MetricCRHEMEPWR
P/E 18.0x 19.6x 55.5x
P/FCF 25.3x 20.4x 30.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 18.7x 22.9x
P/S 1.7x 1.5x 2.5x
P/B 2.5x 7.1x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 10.7x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 12.9x 26.9x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 14.2x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF 31.0x 19.9x 32.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 18.3x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHEMEPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 22.1% 37.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 24.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 23.4% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.4% 27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 35.5% 61.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 39.4% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 36.6% 65.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 37.8% 64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.2% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 29.2% 124.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.9% 52.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.5% 29.0% 143.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.4% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHEMEPWR
Gross margin 36.2% 19.6% 15.8%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 11.5% 9.8%
Operating margin 13.7% 10.4% 6.8%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.5% 6.0%
Net margin 9.2% 7.8% 4.5%
FCF margin 6.5% 7.5% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 8.1% 10.9%
Return on equity 13.9% 36.9% 16.8%
Return on assets 5.9% 14.4% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 8.8% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 44.5% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHEMEPWR
Debt / assets 32.0% – 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 7.7x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 61.9% 67.6%
Equity / assets 42.4% 38.1% 32.4%
Interest coverage 6.3x – 8.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.73 5.97 4.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHEMEPWR
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.3% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.2% 3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.3% 2.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 42.2% 12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 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.

ConsensusCRHEMEPWR
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 41.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +10.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +13.1% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHEMEPWR
Held by institutions 84.4% 93.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,031 1,237 1,922
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -0.1% +13.5%
Institutions buying 556 661 973
Institutions selling 355 419 705
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.58 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.

CRHEMEPWR
CRH 1.00 0.26 0.20
EME 0.26 1.00 0.86
PWR 0.20 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, EME and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $65.81B, Emcor (EME) $28.26B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, EME and PWR?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 18.4x, Emcor (EME) 18.3x, Quanta Services (PWR) 51.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 16.3x, Emcor (EME) 20.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 41.4x). 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: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Emcor (EME) +22.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Emcor (EME) 7.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -18.9%, Emcor (EME) +1.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.3%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +14.3%/yr, Emcor (EME) +40.9%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emcor (EME) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 33.6%, Emcor (EME) 41.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, EME 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 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.