CTRI vs APG vs IESC Stock Comparison

Centuri Holdings, APi and IES Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc.
$20.98 +5.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.12B
P/E
73.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win
APG APi Group Corp
$41.38 +7.9% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$225.53 -30.0% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.99B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

APi leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (APi 5, IES Holdings 5, Centuri Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRIAPGIESCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.12B $17.88B $8.99B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.4x -72.2x 19.7x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 24.5x 20.8x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.2% +14.1% +22.7% CTRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% -2.9% 11.4% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 6.7% — APG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.8x — APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +20.6% -45.1% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +23.3%/yr +35.3%/yr IESC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.7% 30.1% 105.3% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 69/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

CTRIAPGIESC

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

AxisCTRIAPGIESC
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 27 #83 of 113 49 #27 of 52
Growth 61 #15 of 37 76 #24 of 96 83 #7 of 37
Profitability 36 #24 of 37 54 #43 of 92 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 48 #30 of 57 46 #68 of 125 88 #8 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 15 #57 of 67 32 #18 of 26
Overall 48 44 69
  • CTRI ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • 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

PeriodCTRIAPGIESCSPY
1 month +5.3%+7.9%-30.0% +0.9%
3 months -13.7%+7.6%-54.6% +5.9%
6 months -40.4%-15.0%-60.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.9%+8.2%-42.0% +13.3%
1 year +3.3%+20.6%-45.1% +12.4%
3 years —+143.8%+268.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+34.6%+54.6% +23.5%
5 years —+185.0%+352.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+23.3%+35.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+1,444.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+31.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCTRIAPGIESCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.7%30.1%105.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%31.1%130.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.282.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.69-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-49.6%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.8%-16.2%-71.6% -0.9%
52-week high $41.80$49.40$793.96 $779.14
52-week low $19.13$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.

MultipleCTRIAPGIESC
P/E now vs peer median 73.4xmedian 27.7x -72.2xmedian 21.5x 19.7xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.8x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.4x 21.8xmedian 11.9x 15.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -139.2xmedian 23.7x 26.5xmedian 13.9x 39.3xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 1.04median 0.92 0.26median 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 monthsCTRIAPGIESC
Revenue $3.39B $8.44B $3.99B
Gross profit $263.34M $2.65B $1.05B
Operating income $92.78M $605.00M $492.85M
Net income $29.17M $346.00M $457.91M
Free cash flow -$15.22M $676.00M $228.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $-0.57 $11.29
Cash & equivalents $40.46M $851.00M $77.28M
Total debt $3.11B $3.52B –
Shares (diluted) 101.48M 437.00M 40.40M
Enterprise value $1.88B $14.92B $7.85B

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
MetricCTRIAPGIESC
P/E 73.4x -72.2x 19.7x
P/FCF -139.2x 26.5x 39.3x
P/Operating cash flow 28.6x 22.9x 24.2x
P/S 0.6x 2.1x 2.3x
P/B 2.4x 5.1x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 10.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 21.8x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 30.1x 34.0x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF -183.7x 30.4x 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.7x 26.3x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.04 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRIAPGIESC
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.2% 14.1% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 19.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 15.4% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 37.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.4% 24.7% 39.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,018% 39.5% 66.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% 67.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 880.2% -272.3% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -69.5% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.8% 20.7% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.3% 41.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -111.5% 18.8% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRIAPGIESC
Gross margin 7.8% 31.4% 26.3%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 11.2% 13.8%
Operating margin 2.7% 7.2% 12.4%
Pretax margin 0.8% 5.5% 14.5%
Net margin 0.9% -2.9% 11.4%
FCF margin -0.4% 8.0% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 9.3% 9.3%
Return on equity 3.4% 9.9% 39.8%
Return on assets 1.2% 3.7% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 8.7% 41.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRIAPGIESC
Debt / assets 29.9% 35.4% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF -47.2x 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 64.7% 46.0%
Equity / assets 36.2% 35.3% 54.0%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 140.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.49 2.93 8.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRIAPGIESC
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.

ConsensusCTRIAPGIESC
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 24.5xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +16.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +8.4% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRIAPGIESC
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.5% 96.8%
Institutions holding 254 581 412
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +5.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 166 306 224
Institutions selling 68 205 144
Buyers to sellers 2.44 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.

CTRIAPGIESC
CTRI 1.00 0.37 0.37
APG 0.37 1.00 0.40
IESC 0.37 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRI, APG and IESC?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) $2.12B, APi (APG) $17.88B, IES Holdings (IESC) $8.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRI, APG and IESC?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 73.4x, APi (APG) -72.2x, IES Holdings (IESC) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 31.8x, APi (APG) 24.5x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +25.2%, APi (APG) +14.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 0.9%, APi (APG) -2.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, APi (APG) leads (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 5.8%, APi (APG) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +3.3%, APi (APG) +20.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) -45.1%. Over five years, IES Holdings (IESC) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.3%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 53.7%, APi (APG) 30.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRI, 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, APi (APG) 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.