ECG vs EME vs MTZ Stock Comparison

Everus Construction, Emcor and Mastec Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.68B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$172.60 -18.9% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.78B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 6, Emcor 4, Mastec 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECGEMEMTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.20B $29.68B $13.78B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 20.6x 27.9x ECG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 19.2x 18.2x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +18.9% +23.5% ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 7.7% 3.1% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.9% — 11.6% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 1.8x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -11.0% -18.5% ECG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +41.7%/yr +14.8%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 45.5% 53.6% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 64/100 61/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

ECGEMEMTZ

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

AxisECGEMEMTZ
Valuation 73 #15 of 52 57 #23 of 52 59 #22 of 52
Growth 81 #8 of 37 56 #17 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Profitability 83 #7 of 37 86 #6 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Financial Health 77 #14 of 57 70 #18 of 57 43 #33 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 54 #13 of 27 –
Overall 78 64 61
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECGEMEMTZSPY
1 month -16.0%-12.7%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -23.0%-10.4%-48.7% +3.5%
6 months -30.0%-24.8%-55.3% +7.0%
Year to date +14.7%+8.8%-20.6% +12.2%
1 year +4.6%-11.0%-18.5% +13.0%
3 years —+224.2%+191.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+48.0%+42.9% +23.1%
5 years —+471.3%+99.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+41.7%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years —+1,083.3%+506.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.0%+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECGEMEMTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%45.5%53.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%48.2%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.691.931.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.24-0.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-36.2%-61.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-29.5%-60.5% -1.8%
52-week high $169.16$943.75$437.51 $779.14
52-week low $80.42$581.58$171.09 $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.

MultipleECGEMEMTZ
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 25.7x 20.5xmedian 25.7x 27.3xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x 12.0xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 22.5x 25.1xmedian 22.5x 56.6xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.44median 0.56 0.11median 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 monthsECGEMEMTZ
Revenue $4.27B $18.60B $16.11B
Gross profit $555.38M $3.61B $2.08B
Operating income $330.71M $1.93B $895.00M
Net income $254.46M $1.44B $534.95M
Free cash flow $250.37M $1.17B $244.81M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $32.30 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $176.70M $924.41M $315.64M
Total debt $274.50M – $2.74B
Shares (diluted) 51.22M 44.55M 78.87M
Enterprise value $4.41B $26.07B $12.56B

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
MetricECGEMEMTZ
P/E 19.7x 20.5x 27.3x
P/FCF 20.0x 25.1x 56.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 22.8x 23.8x
P/S 1.2x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B 6.5x 7.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 9.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 13.4x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 15.5x 14.8x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF 20.4x 24.4x 66.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 22.1x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECGEMEMTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 18.9% 23.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.9% 18.5% 26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.2% 29.9% 53.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.7% 43.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.5% 30.2% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 43.8% 267.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 31.5% 85.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.0% 242.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% -0.6% -30.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.5% -3.1% -61.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECGEMEMTZ
Gross margin 13.0% 19.4% 12.9%
EBITDA margin 8.6% 11.5% 8.4%
Operating margin 7.8% 10.4% 5.6%
Pretax margin 7.7% 10.5% 4.2%
Net margin 6.0% 7.7% 3.1%
FCF margin 5.9% 6.3% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 6.9% 3.6%
Return on equity 32.6% 36.2% 15.2%
Return on assets 12.2% 14.6% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 23.9% – 11.6%
Return on capital employed 32.3% 41.9% 12.5%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.9x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECGEMEMTZ
Debt / assets 13.3% – 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – 11.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 59.8% 67.0%
Equity / assets 37.6% 40.2% 33.0%
Interest coverage 16.8x – 5.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.69 6.46 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECGEMEMTZ
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield – 1.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% –

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.

ConsensusECGEMEMTZ
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $9.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +10.7% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.57BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $19.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +13.1% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECGEMEMTZ
Held by institutions 84.9% 93.1% 74.0%
Institutions holding 537 1,235 908
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 262 659 513
Institutions selling 162 419 290
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.57 1.77

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.

ECGEMEMTZ
ECG 1.00 0.69 0.61
EME 0.69 1.00 0.65
MTZ 0.61 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECG, EME and MTZ?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everus Construction (ECG) $5.20B, Emcor (EME) $29.68B, Mastec (MTZ) $13.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECG, EME and MTZ?

Everus Construction (ECG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everus Construction (ECG) 20.5x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Mastec (MTZ) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (Everus Construction (ECG) 19.0x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%, Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everus Construction (ECG) returned the most: Everus Construction (ECG) +4.6%, Emcor (EME) -11.0%, Mastec (MTZ) -18.5%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Everus Construction (ECG) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%. Everus Construction (ECG) and Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Everus Construction (ECG) 62.2%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECG, EME and MTZ?

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